Japanese Language, Literature and Translation, English Language

Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Name
Japanese Language, Literature and Translation, English Language
Program code
23257
Qualification awarded
Bachelor of Philology, Eastern languages and literatures (including translation), major – Japanese
Length of programme
4 years
Number of credits
240
level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework
6
Qualification level
First (Bachelor)
Discipline
Humanities
Speciality
KnowledgeField EN
Specific admission requirements
Complete general secondary education
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
Certificate of completion of general secondary education
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements
Graduates who have successfully defended a qualification project and passed a comprehensive exam are issued a standard document on the award of a Bachelor of Philology in specialization "Eastern Languages and Literatures (including translation), major - Japanese".
Programme learning outcomes
PLO 1. To communicate fluently on professional issues with specialists and non-specialists in the official (Ukrainian) and foreign (Japanese and English) languages orally and in writing, using the language knowledge for the effective intercultural communication. PLO 2. To process information effectively: to locate it in various sources, including professional literature and electronic databases, to critically analyse it, interpret, organise, classify and systematise. PLO 3. To organise the process of learning and self-education. PLO 4. To understand the fundamentals of human being, nature, and society functioning. PLO 5. To cooperate with colleagues, representatives of other cultures and religions, supporters of different political views, etc. PLO 6. To use information and communication technologies to solve complex specialised issues and problems in the field of professional activity. PLO 7. To understand the main philological issues and the ways to solve them by using appropriate methods and innovative approaches. PLO 8. To know and comprehend the language system, general features of literature as an art of speech, and history of the Japanese language and literature, to be able to apply this knowledge in professional activity. PLO 9. To describe the dialect and social varieties of the Japanese language, to outline the sociolinguistic situation. The full list of learning outcomes in the educational program is presented in the section "Program Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Examination regulations and grading scale
The final evaluation is carried out on a single 100-point scale. Grades Excellent (90-100), Good (75-89), Satisfactory (60-74), Unsatisfactory (0-59) are assigned based on the results of exams, completion of coursework and qualification work of the bachelor, internships. During the exam, the student receives a final score, which consists of the sum of points for the semester (maximum 60, minimum 36) and points for the exam (maximum 40, minimum 24). The grades Pass (60-100), Fail (0-59) are assigned based on the results of individual assignments, laboratory work, practical and seminar classes with credit as the form of final control. Specific measures and the scheme of assessment are set out in the work programs of academic disciplines and correspond to the principles of "Regulations on the organization of the educational process in KNUTS". To maintain academic integrity, participants in the educational process are guided by the norms of the "Ethical Code of the University Community".
Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)
Work placement
The educational program provides for a mandatory work experience (communication and translation) internship in Japanese and English. Places of internship: Japanese Language and Literature Center of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; the Scientific Library of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; National Museum "Chernobyl", Ukraine-Japan Center named after Igor Sikorsky.
Work-based learning
Director of the course
Olena Volodymyrivna Gayevska
Department of The Far East and Southeast Asia Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Occupational profiles of graduates
The Bachelor of Philology can work in the scientific, literary, publishing and educational fields; in print and electronic mass media, prepare and translate documents, edit and correct texts, in the field of advertising and PR technologies; in various foundations, unions, humanitarian foundations, museums, art and cultural centers, etc. Knowledge of Japanese and English offers employment opportunities in various sectors of the economy where translation services, communication and text creation in these languages are required, as well as in travel companies and international organizations.
Access to further studies
Study at the graduate (Master's) courses according to the second cycle degree program FQ-EHEA, Level 7 EQF-LLL and Level 8 HPK

Subjects

As part of the curriculum, students study the following disciplines

Japanese Language: Basic Level (1st semester)
Code: ННД. 08.01.,
Japanese Culture-Oriented Linguistics (1st semester)
Code: ННД.11.02.,
Introduction to the Japanese Philology
Code: ННД.13.04.,
Basic Learning of Chinese Characters in Japanese
Code: ННД.10.,
Japanese Language: Intermediate Level (3rd semester)
Code: ННД. 08.02.,
Fundamentals of the Theory of Japanese Translation
Code: ННД.09.01.,
Fundamentals of Translation Practice (3rd semester)
Code: ННД.09.02.,
Oral and Ancient Japanese Literature
Code: ННД.12.01.,
Medieval Japanese Literature
Code: ННД.12.02.,
Lexicology of the Japanese Language
Code: ННД.21.,
Practice of the Japanese Translation (5th semester)
Code: ННД.09.03,
Japanese Language: Advanced Level (5th semester)
Code: ННД. 08.03.,
Theoretical grammar of the Japanese language
Code: ННД.22,
Stylistics of the Japanese language (translation aspect)
Code: ДВС.2.04,
Ethnocultural Specifics of the Japanese Phraseology
Code: ДВС.2.03,
Translation of the Japanese Economic and Commercial Texts
Code: ДВС.2.02,
Eastern Language: Functional Level
Code: ННД. 09.04.,
Ukrainian-Eastern Language Translation
Code: ННД.10.04.,
Linguistic Tradition of Japan
Code: ДВС.1.10,
Fundamentals of the Japanese Linguocultural Studies
Code: ДВС.1.11.,
The Japanese Speaking Etiquette
Code: ДВС.1.09.,
Translation of the Japanese Legal and Diplomatic Texts
Code: ДВС1.12,
History of the first Eastern language
Code: ННД.16.,
Linguo-Didactic Fundamentals of the Japanese Language Learning
Code: ДВС.1.15.,
XIXth Century Japanese Literature
Code: ДВС.1.16.,
Oral Japanese-Ukrainian Bidirectional Translation
Code: ДВС.1.18.,
Academic Japanese
Code: ДВС.1.13.,
The Japanese-Ukrainian Audiovisual Translation
Code: ДВС.1.14,
The Japanese-Ukrainian Written Translation
Code: ДВС.2.06,
Introduction to University Studies
Code: ННД.01,
Scientific Worldview
Code: ННД.02,
Fundamentals of Ecology
Code: ННД.03,
Ukrainian and Foreign Culture
Code: ННД.04,
Philosophy
Code: ННД.05,
Social and Political Studies
Code: ННД.06,
Articles of Labor Law and Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
Code: ННД.07,
Japanese Language: Basic Level (2nd semester)
Code: ННД. 08.01.,
Japanese Language: Intermediate Level (4th semester)
Code: ННД. 08.02.,
Japanese Language: Advanced Level (6th semester)
Code: ННД. 08.03.,
Fundamentals of Translation Practice (4th semester)
Code: ННД.09.02.,
Practice of Japanese Translation (6th semester)
Code: ННД.09.03,
Ukraine and the East: Historical Connections
Code: ННД.11.01,
Japanese Culture-Oriented Linguistics (2nd semester)
Code: ННД.11.02.,
English Language (1st semester)
Code: ННД.16,
English Language (2nd semester)
Code: ННД.16,
English Language (3rd semester)
Code: ННД.16,
English Language (4th semester)
Code: ННД.16,
English Language (5th semester)
Code: ННД.16,
English Language (6th semester)
Code: ННД. 16,
Eastern European Language in Business and Academic Domains (7th semester)
Code: ДВВ.02.04,
Ancient Literature
Code: ННД.15.01,
Trends in the Development of the World Literary Process
Code: ННД.15.02,
Ukrainian Language: Fundamentals of Editing
Code: ННД.14.01,
Oriental Reminiscences in the Ukrainian Literature
Code: ННД.14.02,
Latin
Code: ННД.13.01,
Fundamentals of Linguistics: Synchronism
Code: ННД.13.02,
Fundamentals of Linguistics: Diachronism
Code: ННД.13.03,
Fundamentals of the Japanese-English Translation
Code: ДВС.2.01,
Translation of Advertising Texts
Code: ДВС.2.05,
The Japanese-Ukrainian Written Translation
Code: ДВС.1.17,
Second Eastern Language (Korean) (5th semester)
Code: ДВС.2.13,
Second Eastern Language (Korean) (6th semester)
Code: ДВС.2.13,