Introduction
The Department of Japanese of Faculty of Arts and Humanities is established for nurturing professionals equipped with knowledge of Japanese language and culture. Department of Japanese offers systematical training on general Japanese language skills from beginner to advanced levels, and language courses with emphasis on business, as well as content cultural courses. In their future careers, students graduating from Department of Japanese will be able to utilize Japanese language with a comprehensive understanding of Japanese culture.
Features
- All teaching staff is experienced and capable to teach in multiple languages including Japanese language.
- Students are able to practice their language skills inside and outside the classroom on a daily base with native speaking teaching staff and internship Japanese students.
- Students are provided opportunities to study in Japan by participating in summer programmes and one-year exchange programmes.
- Certificate of Minor in Japanese Studies is also available.
Signature Activities
Beyond regular course study, the Department offers opportunities for students to utilize Japanese with native speakers outside of class.
Speech Contest
Japanese Speech Contest in Hong Kong
Guest Lectures
Guest lectures on Japanese language and culture/p>
Research
Our staff have engaged in and are working on following projects:
- Shinto and Japanese Nationalism
- Opportunities and Challenges in Japanese Language Education in the Greater Bay Area: GenAI and Language Policy Perspectives
- The Development of Discourse Markers from Etymologically-Related Words in Chinese and Japanese
- The Interaction of Lexical and Grammatical Aspect in Japanese
