|
Japanese language
courses were first offered at VU in the fall of 1986. Since then
the program in Japanese has grown to three full years of core
language courses, and courses on literature in translation offered
every spring semester. As befits the popularity of Japanese on
the VU campus, a minor in the language, comprising 16 credit hours,
has been in place since the early 1990s.
Outside the
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the Japanese
program is an essential element in the University's majors in
East Asian Studies and International Economic and Cultural Affairs.
Graduates of these programs who have studied Japanese have gone
on to succeed in business, government service and advanced study.
Most have benefited from yet another essential feature of our
program: the assistance of the University's International Studies
office that maintains close links between VU and institutions
in Japan, such as Kansai Gaidai and Osaka International University,
specializing in overseas study opportunities for students from
the US. The exceptionally high level of fluency and cultural awareness
among returning students has helped to make the study-abroad experience
an unofficial -- but essential -- part of the minor in Japanese.
|
