Description

Learn Japanese whilst gaining a greater understanding of English and its place in our multicultural world.

Combine your interest in Japanese culture and language with the study of linguistics on our Japanese, English Language & Linguistics programme. Designed to give you extensive Japanese language skills and a deep understanding of Japanese culture, culminating in a year spent in Japan, you will explore a range of topics in English language and linguistics by considering questions such as ‘what is language?’

This programme is designed to help you gain Japanese language skills (no prior experience necessary), a deep understanding of Japanese culture and the ability to communicate interculturally - all underpinned your knowledge of contemporary, sociocultural language practices.

On this course you will undertake two years of studying in the Japanese language before your year abroad. We initially use a communicative Japanese teaching style before developing a content-and-language, integrated learning approach – studying aspects of Japanese cultures, communities and societies through the medium of Japanese. Combined with your experience of living and studying abroad you will develop as a confident user of Japanese.

Explore issues relating to contemporary communication through modules on real-life conversation, language in the media and queer and feminist theory. Gain theoretical expertise and real-life experience in intercultural communication, studying how language relates to speakers’ intentions, social attitudes to language and the way language choices can express identities and cultural values.

By the end of the programme, successful students reach upper B2/C1 Independent/Proficient User Level on the JF standard for Japanese language education. You will be able to have conversations, give presentations, join in discussions and write coherently, communicating effectively for a range of academic, social and professional purposes.