Offered By	ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Academic Contact	Duck-Young Lee

Description

Japanese Linguistics covers all aspects of linguistics as they pertain to the Japanese language—from issues in phonetics, phonology, and syntax to sociolinguistics, the history of the Japanese language and its teaching as a foreign language. A Japanese linguistics major provides students with a solid foundation upon which to develop interests in the Japanese language, its use and its structure. The Japanese linguistics major is designed to complement the Japanese language major. Knowledge of the Japanese language is required for some but not all courses in the Japanese linguistics major. Students are expected to have some familiarity with the Japanese language to be able to complete the major.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of a Bachelor degree with a major in Japanese Linguistics, graduates will be able to:

• Collect, organize and analyze linguistic data
• Understand and analyze the link between language and various dimensions of culture.
• Understand the social functions of language and the roles they play in culture.
• Form hypotheses about Japanese language structure/language use and test those hypotheses against new data.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of processes of language change and variation, and the role of language in reflecting and constructing social identities.
• Demonstrate a knowledge if issues in Japanese language policy and be able to take a role in the discussion of such issues

 

Course Lists

The course lists in the "Requirements" section below is a definitive list and includes all courses that can be counted towards the major, whether or not they are offered in the current year. For a list of courses that will be offered in the current year, please see the Summary of Courses page.

 

Requirements

This Japanese Linguistics major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

12 units from the completion of these compulsory courses:

LING1001             Introduction to the Study of Language (6 units)

JPNS2007             Japanese Linguistics (6 units)

 

6 units from the completion of a course from the following list:

LING1002             Language and Society (6 units)

LING2003             Introduction to Syntax (6 units)

LING2010             Phonetics: Sounds of the World’s languages (6 units)

 

A minimum of 18 units from the following courses:

ASIA2001             Language in Asia (6 units)

ASIA3012             Readings in Asian Societies and Histories A (6 units)

ASIA3013             Readings in Asian Societies and Histories B (6 units)

JPNS2009             Japanese Lexicon (6 units)

JPNS2019             Japanese Phonetics and Phonology (6 units)

JPNS2024             Japanese Grammar (6 units)

JPNS3011             Language Variation and Change in the Japanese Archipelago (6 units)

JPNS3012             Teaching Japanese: Content (6 units)

JPNS3013             Japanese English Translation (6 units)

JPNS3014             Teaching Japanese: Method (6 units)

 

A maximum of 12 units from completion of courses in the LING or LANG subject areas

 

Please Note: To see the pre-2012 rules for this major, students can navigate to the 2011 version of Study@.

 

Study Options

Students may take courses outside of this list with advanced permission from the Undergraduate Convenor, provided the courses contribute to the major’s learning outcomes. The College of Asia & the Pacific encourages students to consider applying to take a Vice Chancellor’s undergraduate course (VCUG) as part of this major.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.