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Language Taster Sessions: Experience Japan 2012As part of Experience Japan 2012, we are co-hosting a series of taster sessions at DCU, UCD and Chester Beatty Library:
Adult's Sessions
- University College Dublin at 6.30pm on Wed 4 April (80 minutes class)
- Chester Beatty Library at 2pm on Sat 7 April (80 minutes class)
- Dublin City University at 6.30pm on Wed 11 April (80 minutes class)

Children's Sessions (age 6-9 yrs old)
- Chester Beatty Library at 11am on Sat 7 April (40 minutes class)These classes are designed for absolute beginners in Japanese and given people an opportunity to get a flavour of the language.Please email language@experiencejapan.ie to make a reservation - Space is limited
For further information on this year’s programme of events, please see the Experience Japan 2012 website: http://experiencejapan.ie/w/?page_id=6, and Facebook for updates www.facebook.com/pages/Experience-Japan/364831154258.

Why study Japanese?

Provides an opportunity to access an East Asian Culture
Interest in Japanese culture, such as films, manga, sport, books, anime, food, fashion, music, theatre, computer games
Offers an opportunity to gain an insight into a radically different culture, giving the student access to new and interesting ways of interpreting the world
Employment opportunities in Japan are plentiful for Anglophones (tourism, cultural production, film companies, publishing houses, magazines)
Opportunities for further study, in Ireland, in Japan, or in other countries
Access to continental Asian economies, where Japanese is used commercially
The spoken language is quite easy to master, while the written language provides an interesting and rewarding challenge to motivated students
Develops cognitive capacities in students, which may assist in their acquisition of other languages, and in their study of other subjects.

Japanese at DCU

DCU is the only university inside Dublin offering Japanese as part of a four year degree course
The first Japanese degree programme started in 1987 at NIHE (DCU) and has established itself as the main university for Japanese studies in the Republic of Ireland
We have eight partner universities in Japan. This year abroad gives students valuable experience in immersing themselves in a different culture
There are scholarship opportunities for students going to Japan for year abroad

Students who have no knowledge of Japanese previously can take Japanese as a major language in the BA in Applied Language and Intercultural Studies degree programme.

BA Programmes

You can study Japanese on the following degree programmes at DCU:

BA in Applied Language and Intercultural Studies
BA in Business Studies International

If you wipsh to find out more about the kind of Japanese modules offered at DCU, click here and click on modules starting with 'JA' (e.g. JA110 Japanese Language 1)

Comments and experiences

Sarah O'Farrell, 4th Year Student, Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (Japanese/French specialization) Graduating 2011

"Teaching at DCU is interactive, because we have small class sizes and the lecturers use different teaching and learning styles. It's always interesting; there are presentations, debates, and games"

What our Graduates Say

Dr. Colm Caffrey, graduated from BA in Applied Languages
(Japanese/German) 2004
Japanese-English Translator,
World Intellectual Property Office, Geneva

"I really believe that the attention to detail, approachability and support of the lecturers from the Japanese department is second to none and an excellent preparation for working life."

Roisin McGowan, Japanese and English teacher

Graduated BA International Business and Languages (Japanese) 2005
MA International Security & Conflict Studies 2007

I always said "I'm not a language person" until I began to study Japanese at DCU ten years ago. At that time, I didn't really know what to expect, but now I can't imagine my life without it! Studying Japanese allowed me to make friendships that would otherwise have been impossible and to view the world through a new perspective. The skills, opportunities, and friends and that I have gained through studying Japanese have changed my world.

Roisin McGowan and Simon Forsyth

Simon Forsyth, Japanese lecturer (Graduated BA International Marketing and Languages (Japanese) 2005)

When I started learning Japanese at DCU ten years ago, I really couldn't have foreseen the massive change it would bring to my life. Since graduating I have had the privilege of joining my old teachers as a colleague, and it's an amazing feeling seeing new students each year getting to grips with this language so different from our own, knowing from my own experience that if they put in the effort, they'll soon find that becoming good at Japanese is not only achievable but incredibly rewarding too.