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BA Japanese, Intercultural Communication and Linguistics
About this course
Japanese is one of the world's most fascinating and linguistically distinctive languages, with a writing system that combines three separate scripts, a grammatical structure very different from European languages, and a rich literary and cultural tradition spanning centuries of poetry, prose, theatre, and visual art. Combined with intercultural communication and linguistics, the degree extends your study of Japanese into a broader theoretical engagement with how languages work, how people communicate across cultural and linguistic difference, and what those differences reveal about human thought and social organisation. At York St John University, this four-year full-time programme includes a year studying in Japan as a structural component. Immersive experience in Japan is one of the most valuable aspects of a Japanese language degree: sustained engagement with the language in its natural context, with the opportunity to observe and participate in everyday Japanese life, accelerates linguistic development and deepens cultural understanding in ways that classroom study alone cannot match. You will develop communicative Japanese skills alongside study of Japanese culture, history, and society, and engage with linguistics and intercultural communication theory that contextualises your language learning within a broader understanding of how communication works. You will build reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in Japanese, engage with Japanese literature and media, and develop theoretical frameworks for understanding linguistic structure, code-switching, identity, and cross-cultural interaction. These are skills that equip you to work effectively in Japan or in international contexts where Japanese speakers are involved. Graduates from Japanese and linguistics programmes pursue careers in translation and interpreting, international business, diplomacy, teaching, tourism, gaming, publishing, and organisations operating across Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The combination of language competence, cultural knowledge, and communication theory is valued by a range of employers. Postgraduate study in Japanese, linguistics, international relations, or intercultural studies is a natural next step.
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