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Our unique combination of four different (but closely related) concentrations in Language Communication, Interpreting and Translation Studies, Intercultural Communication Studies, and Environmental Communication complies with two broader research fields: "Language and Communication Studies" and "Intercultural Communication Studies." Multifaceted instruction allows students to gain broader range of specialty and research skills.
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| The specialization in Language and Communication Studies consists of two concentrations: "Language Communication" and "Interpreting and Translation Studies." Language Communication course is designed to focus on communicative phenomena that are deeply embedded in social, cultural and historical contexts. In Interpreting and Translation Studies, substantial practical training will be offered, along with in-depth theoretical researches. |
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| Students are directed to study not only language in isolation, but also how language use is intertwined with culture, society, and environment. |
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| Actual communicative events mediated by language in community, work place and other contexts are intensively studied, with particular focus on cultural contexts. |
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| In Language Communication, courses are designed to focus particularly on the social and cultural contexts of language use. We offer courses that fully cover contemporary trends in the study of language communication, such as sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, cross-cultural pragmatics, linguistic anthropology, and cultural semiotics. Students are encouraged to integrate their theoretical understanding of communication with their own practical interests, which may include language education, multilingualism, language and power, language and identity, and many other issues related to language in culture and society. |
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| Interpreting and Translation Studies not only emphasizes practical aspects of interpreter and translator training, but it also provides students with opportunities to explore linguistic and cultural issues in interpreting and translation, including intercultural communication and literacy. |
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| The specialization in Intercultural Communication Studies also consists of two concentrations: Intercultural Communication Studies and Environmental Communication. In Intercultural Communication Studies, students are encouraged to pursue both intercultural communication theories and their applications. In Environmental Communication, students explore relationship between humans and natural environment from the perspective of communication. |
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| Bringing together various approaches from such disciplines as sociology, psychology, and cultural anthropology, students are instructed to examine how various cultural factors influence communicative phenomena at both micro (e.g., perception, personal values, interpersonal awareness, etc.) and macro (e.g., mass media, international exchanges, etc.) levels. |
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| "Intercultural Communication Studies" is characterized by its interdisciplinarity, parts of which are linguistics, psychology, and anthropology. Also in line with its practical orientation toward problem-solving, Intercultural Communication Studies course vigorously pursues for integration of theoretical concerns and case studies. |
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| In response to the needs of current educators and business experts, the program also addresses issues such as curriculum development for intercultural training and international understanding in business and educational settings. |
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| Based upon improvement of relationship among natural environment, humans and society, the course articulates philosophy, contents, and methods for environmental education toward sustainable future. |
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| Combining perspectives of environmental education (such as "language and nature") and environmental communication (such as "roles of interpreters in environmental issues"), we quest for the possibility of "environmental culture" in our societal imagination. |
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