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College of Japanese Language and Culture, School of Humanities and Culture
In recent years, non-Japanese people’s interest in the Japanese language and culture has been rapidly growing. It is also important for Japanese people to have an accurate understanding of their own language and culture, in order to build an interdependent multicultural society in Japan. In our College, students learn to view the Japanese language and culture comprehensively and in relation to other languages and cultures of the world. Our aim is to train students to become exponents of culture with specialized knowledge and the ability to communicate the Japanese language and culture both to people of other languages and cultures and to the next generation.
The College of Japanese Language and Culture consists of two major fields of study: the Japanese language and Japanese culture. However, this College has only one major—Japanese language and culture—which is not sub-divided into individual areas of specialization. All students follow the same general program of study.
- 【Field of the Japanese language】－Objective analysis－
If you teach Japanese to a non-native learner, you must be able to explain clearly even those things that you take for granted as a native speaker. This requires developing the habit of observing and analyzing the language that you use unconsciously in everyday life. Courses in the Japanese language field are based on this point of view.
- 【Field of culture】－A window to international exchange－
"Culture" is thought, art, literature, politics, economics, education…all social phenomena, including everyday life itself. However, Japanese culture wasn’t formed in isolation, and in order to truly understand it, it is also necessary to learn about past intercultural exchange. For students who want to become Japanese language teachers, gaining an understanding of education for learners who have grown up in different cultural environments and education for the promotion of international understanding is especially important.
The College of Japanese Language and Culture has many different international students. There are Japan Studies international students selected by the Japanese government and sent to the University of Tsukuba, short-term international students sent by their home universities under the terms of Student Exchange Agreements, and self-supporting international students. International student life and intercultural communication in the true sense of these terms become possible only when Japanese and international students study together.
