Dalian University of Technology

Brief Introduction

The Japanese major was founded in 2001. Now it has 23 full-time teachers, 7 Japanese teachers. Over 1/3 of the faculty have received doctorates from prestigious Japanese universities, and all the teachers have studying or research experiences in Japan. The Japanese major aims to cultivate inter-disciplinary Japanese language talents who have a good command of Japanese language skills, intercultural communication competence that constantly improves with the times, appropriate grasp of science and engineering knowledge. These students are expected to demonstrate innovative thinking as well as basic research capabilities, and should be able to serve the society with their knowledge and skills. Following the students-oriented teaching philosophy, the Japanese major emphasizes on the combination of science and arts and of knowledge and practice. Also, it actively promotes international cooperation to provide students with more opportunities to participate international or foreign-related activities. As of now, the Japanese major has signed agreements with a number of Japanese universities on overseas studying and academic exchange, sending 2/3 of the students to Japan on exchange programs and providing numerous opportunities on short-term, Japan-bound exchanges. The Japanese major has established long-term collaboration with government agencies such as Dalian Foreign Affairs Office and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (Dalian), and Japan-funded enterprises in Dalian.

Main Course

Compulsory courses :

Comprehensive Japanese, Advanced Japanese, Japanese Speaking, Japanese Viewing and Listening, Japanese Writing, Japanese Reading Comprehension, Japanese Interpretation, Intertranslation of Japanese and Chinese, Modern Japanese Grammar, An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics, Modern Japanese Literature, Introduction of Japan, Intercultural Communication