Description

The Japanese Linguistics Minor is designed to provide students with an opportunity to establish a basis of linguistic knowledge of the Japanese language. It covers a variety of topics in Japanese linguistics in cooperation with the School  of Language Studies in CASS. Students are expected to have some familiarity with the Japanese language, and this Minor will also enhance students’ Japanese language skills by further looking at the structure of the language.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this minor a student will be able to:

• demonstrate a knowledge of current general linguistic issues,
• demonstrate a knowledge of a wide range of issues in Japanese linguistics,
• demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of specific issues of Japanese linguistics in accordance with the student’s interests, and
• analyse and discuss general phenomena in Japanese linguistics

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.