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Graduate Program in Japanese Language and Culture
The program's goal is to prepare graduates who will become leaders in the academic world of Japanese language education in their own countries. Launched in 2001, the first of its kind in Japan, this program offers an entirely new and interdisciplinary approach to Japanese language education and Japanese Studies by helping students gain a thorough understanding of Japanese culture and society. GRIPS offers the program in conjunction with the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute (JFJLI), Urawa. JFJLI is a leading educational institution in Japan with a long tradition of excellence in Japanese language education and in teaching Japanese to foreign educators. The curriculum consists of 4 categories; (1) Japanese Language, (2) Japanese-Language Education, (3) Japanese Society, Culture and Region, and (4) Special Theme Research. Through the Association of Japanese Language and Culture organized by GRIPS and JFJLI, students will have 2 opportunities a year to make in public about the current Japanese Language education of their home countries and Special Theme Research. For details, please refer to website of the Association of Japanese Language and Culture (*Please see with Internet Explorer) and Program Guideline of Japan Foundation (http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/dl/guidelines_e.pdf).
The Graduate Program in Japanese Language and Culture is designed for foreign teachers of the Japanese language abroad.
The courses are divided into three fields: Japanese language; language education; and society, culture, and region studies. Students have the opportunity to return to their home countries to conduct research as well as to take part in internships to improve their teaching methods.
| Category | Required or Elective | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
I Language |
Required Courses | Academic Japanese | Kida, Ikuta, Tsuboyama |
| Study of Japanese Language I | Kida, Maruyama | ||
| Study of Japanese Language II | Hamakawa, Kindaichi, Maruyama | ||
| Linguistics | Ikuta, Asahi | ||
|
II Language Teaching |
Required Courses | Japanese Language Education | Kondoh, Kida, Ikuta, Shirai |
| Methods of Japanese Teaching I | Yokoyama, Furukawa | ||
| Research Method in Language Learning | Kondoh, Shimada | ||
| Studies in Teaching Profession | Kida, Ikuta | ||
| Research on Second Language Acquisition | Kubota, Yokoyama | ||
| Elective Courses | Methods of Japanese Teaching II |
Kida, Ikuta, Wang, et al. |
|
| III Society, Culture and Region | Required Courses | Education and Culture in Modern Japan | Konno |
| Social System of Modern Japan | Hashimoto, et al. | ||
| Elective Courses | Intercultural Communication | Ikuta, Kim | |
| Research of Language Education Policy | Noyama | ||
| Japanese Cultural Education Research | Tsuboyama | ||
| IV Special Theme Research | Required Courses | Seminar for Special Theme I | TBA |
| Seminar for Special Theme II | TBA | ||
| Elective Courses | Seminar for Special Theme III | TBA | |
| Special Theme Thesis | TBA |
Graduates of this program are expected to become leaders in Japanese studies in their respective regions. To list a few of the career paths taken by graduates of this program:
• Lecturer, Department of Chinese and Japanese Studies, University of Delhi (India, 2002)
• Lecturer, The Japan Foundation Jakarta (Indonesia, 2004)
• Assistant Professor of Japanese & Student Advisor, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh, 2005)
• Japanese Lecturer, Translation and Interpretation Section Leader, Department of Japanese Studies, The University of Hanoi (Vietnam, 2006)
• School Director, Alianca Cultural Brasil-Japao (Brazil, 2007)
| Country | Typical Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | Baku National University |
| Bangladesh | University of Dhaka |
| Brazil | Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture |
| China | Shenzhen Polytechnic; Chang'an University; Qufu Normal University; Mongolian High Middle School of Fuzin Mongolian County, Liaoning Province, Shandong Normail University; Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| Cuba | University of Havana |
| Germany | The Japanese Culture Institute, Cologne |
| Hungary | Terezvaros Bilingual School |
| India | Delhi University; University of Pune; Indo Japanese Association, Pune |
| Indonesia | Yogyakarta Technology University; Japan Foundation Jakarta |
| Jordan | JICA Jordan Office |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh Ablai Khan University; Kazakh National University named after Al-farabi |
| Kenya | Kenyatta University |
| Korea | Jeju Tourism Industrial High School; Gwacheon Jungang High School |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Arabaev Kyrgyz State University; Institute of Oriental Studies |
| Madagascar | University of Antananarivo |
| Malaysia | University Technology Malaysia; Kuching Science Secondary School |
| Mongolia | National University of Mongolia; Mongolian University of Technology and Science |
| Myanmar | University of Foreign Languages, Mandalay; Yangon University of Foreign Languages |
| Paraguay | Japanese Association, La Paz | Peru | Peruvian Japanese Association |
| Philippines | Nihongo Center Foundation, Inc.; University of Philippines | Russia | Siberia and Hokkaido Cultural Center |
| Sri Lanka | Sabaragamuwa University |
| Thailand | Songkla University; Chiang Mai University |
| Ukraine | University of Kyiv; Kiev National Linguistic University |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan-Japan Center for Human Development; Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies |
| Vietnam | University of Pedagogy; Vietnam National University, Hanoi-University of Languages and International Study; Hanoi University |
See here(Japanese only).
Graduate Program in Japanese Language and Culture
Fosters leaders in the field of Japanese language education
Program Director
Associate Professor Aya Kondoh
Associate Director
Professor Masahiro Konno
Degrees Offered
Master of Japanese Language and Culture
Master of Japanese Language Education
Scholarships
For International Students Only
• Japan Foundation
Language of Instruction
Japanese
Time Schedule
Program duration...1 year
Enrollment...October
Graduation...September
Application Deadline
September (October) - December
Application Result Notification
April
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