B.A. French and Japanese

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Bachelor's degree

In Cardiff

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Cardiff (Wales)

Japan is an exciting country, and one that inspires much interest. It remains the world's most powerful economies with businesses and other organisations continuing to need graduates who can understand Japanese as well as Japan. As a student of French and Japanese at Cardiff, you will study the Japanese language and society alongside French and French cultural modules. Your third year will be spent abroad with approximately half the year spent in Japan and the other in France, providing you with the opportunity to truly immerse yourself into the language and culture of both countries. The Cardiff Japanese Studies Centre strives for excellence in all areas of its operations with a number of research-active staff.

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Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Rd, CF23 6XD

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English Language Requirements Take IELTS test

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  • Japanese Language

Course programme

Course Content Year One

In the first year you will take modules in the Japanese language, which are designed to introduce the language and its writing system. You will also study key points from Japanese history, so that further study of the modern country can be pursued in later years.
The remainder of your modules will be taken from modules within the School of Modern Languages covering the French language as well as cultural modules relating to France.

Details of modules are as follows:

  • Elementary Japanese-Autumn
  • Elementary Japanese-Spring
  • Japanese History
    • Year Two

    In the second year you will take further modules in Japanese, which are designed to increase the facility with which you can comprehend and use more advanced Japanese. At the same time, your knowledge of Japan and Japanese society is increased through lectures and seminars on modern Japanese society. The remainder of your modules will be taken from modules within the School of Modern Languages covering the French language as well as cultural modules relating to France.

    Details of modules are as follows:

  • Intermediate Japanese-Autumn
  • Intermediate Japanese-Spring
  • Contemporary Japanese Society
    • Year Three

    In the third year of study, you will spend approximately half the year in the relevant European country and half in Japan. The time in Japan is spent studying in a Japanese university with which the Centre has an exchange agreement. By this stage you should have a sufficient command of the spoken language to operate comfortably in Japan and gain the maximum benefit from your period of study there.

  • Study Programme in Japan
    • Final Year

    You will then return to Cardiff for the final year to take a further modules in Japanese. More advanced study of the Japanese language during this year is accompanied by study of a key aspect of modern Japan.

    Modules are as follows:

  • Advanced Japanese-Autumn
  • Japanese for Humanities
  • Japanese studies Dissertation

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    B.A. French and Japanese

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