Department of East Asian Languages and Literature

Development Characteristics
►	Cultivating talents of foreign trade and economics to meet theneeds of gional economical evelopment and integration.
►	Cultivating talents of international with international views to attendseniorcivil service examinations, such as trade and economic professionals and diplomats.
►	Encouraging students to enroll in teacher education programme and cultivating professional secondary school language teachers.
►	Cultivating researchers and moving forward to postgraduate programs.

Goals

■	Targets of Language Education
	►	Cultivating advanced East Asian language professionals equipped with research ability
	►	Equipping students with an international vision, independence and adaptability to the changing global environment
	►	Nurturing talents of humanities and social sciences and enhancing their understanding of professional ethics
	►	Enhancing higher education in the research domains of foreign languages, humanities and social sciences
	►	Cultivating teachers for applied East Asian languages, humanities and social sciences

■	Development of Professional (Research) Abilities
	►	Application of languages, humanities and social sciences
	►	Communication and expression
	►	Combined application of applied languages, humanities and social sciences, and high technology (like calculators and computers)
	►	Data collection and integration; applied analysis
	►	Advanced communication skills in international occasions and an international vision for multiculturalism
	►	Rational thinking: problem-solving; innovative thinking: self-learning

Postgraduate Opportunities
► Researchers (principally those pursuing higher education) of East Asian languages and social sciences
► Senior civil service examinees
► Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese interpreters/translators/teachers
► Trade, economics, culture, media and business professionals

Future Outlook

■	To launch a postgraduate programme in East Asian Languages and Literature
	►	Theoretical and empirical research in East Asian languages and social sciences
	►	Comprehensive analysis and information technology research on East Asian languages and social sciences
	►	Research in the application and analysis of language and social sciences

Courses Offered
■ Compulsory Courses

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

► Japanese Studies Program (A total of 56 credits of Department - Level Compulsory Courses, including 8 credits of Second Foreign Language)

►	Elementary Japanese (1)(2)
►	Elementary Japanese Conversation (1)(2)

►	Intermediate Japanese (1)(2)
►	Intermediate Japanese Conversation (1)(2)
►	Japanese Listening and speaking (1)(2)

►	Advanced Japanese (1)(2)
►	Japanese Writing (1)(2)

►	Graduation Project: Japan (1)(2)
►	East Asian Language: Practice (Japanese)

► Korean Studies Program (A total of 56 credits of Department - Level Compulsory Courses, including 8 credits of Second Foreign Language)

►	Elementary Korean (1)(2)
►	Elementary Korean Conversation (1)(2)

►	Intermediate Korean (1)(2)
►	Intermediate Korean Conversation (1)(2)
►	Korean: Listening and Speaking (1)(2)

►	Advanced Korean (1)(2)
►	Korean Writing (1)(2)

►	Graduation Project: Korean (1)(2)
►	East Asian Language: Practice (Korean)

► Vietnamese Studies Program (A total of 56 credits of Department - Level Compulsory Courses, including 8 credits of Second Foreign Language)

►	Elementary Vietnamese (1)(2)
►	Elementary Vietnamese Conversation (1)(2)

►	Intermediate Vietnamese (1)(2)
►	Intermediate Vietnamese Conversation (1)(2)
►	Vietnamese: Listening and Speaking (1)(2)

►	Advanced Vietnamesea (1)(2)
►	Vietnamese Writing (1)(2)

►	Graduation Project: Vietnamese (1)(2)
►	East Asian Language: Practice (Vietnamese)

■	Remarks:
	►	Minimum number of credits for bachelor degree: 128
	►	Our students are required to complete two hundred hours of training in domestic corporations or study language in a foreign country during the summer/winter vacation in their third or fourth year. Students have to get a pass or a qualified certificate in their training.
	►	Education Abroad Programme: The Department encourages students to study abroad to enrich their cultural and international perspective. We arrange short-term study in our partner schools in Japan, Korea and Vietnam for students to improve language learning and widen vision.
	►	Certification: To improve their foreign language proficiency, students have to fulfill the following graduation requirements: Japanese Language Proficiency Test – Level 2; TOEFL (PBT 510, CBT 180, IBT 64), or GEPT (High- Intermediate) Stage 1, or GEPT (Intermediate) Stage 2, or TOEIC 590, or IELTS 6, or FLPT 70.