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NEW BEGINNING, NEW INSPIRATION
DIVISIONS & DEPARTMENTS
DIVISION OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
| Location | #1412, Humanities and Social Sciences·Business Administration Bldg., Daeyeon Campus |
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| TEL | +82-51-629-5390~5391 |
| FAX | +82-51-629-5393 |
| Web Site | https://japanese.pknu.ac.kr/ |
Our division has established various educational programs by making it our goal to raise Japanese-related professionals. We nurture researchers to maintain and develop inter-understanding and cooperative relationship with our culture by deepening research on Japan through scientific and structural studies on Japanese and Japanese literature.
Department of Japanese Language and Literature
We aim to nurture students to understand Japanese professionally from a literal point of view. We also aim to nurture intellectuals througn professional studies in Japanese and Japanese literature by introducing various works of Japanese literature.
Department of Japanese Studies
We aim to nurture intellectuals who can establish a Korea-Japan relationship that is appropriate for global informational era of the 21st century by understanding Japanese politics, economics, society, history and culture, both overall and structurally.
Types of Certified Licenses
JLPT, JPT, national qualification test of tourism related work, tourist translators, translators, teachers of grade 2 (completing educational course) etc.
Possible Careers After Graduation
Many of students work for trade companies in Korea and Japan, and in tourism companies, or as translators and secondary teachers where Japanese-related professionals are required. Students may also enter graduate school to become researchers. Furthermore, there are many opportunities to have a short-term Japanese training program during vacations and currently international exchanges with many Japanese universities are actively occurring.
Faculty
| Name | Department | Position | Phone | Major | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son, Dong Ju | Division of Japanese Language and Literature | Professor | 629-5394 |  | (Major)Japanese language (modern Japanese grammar) |
| Choi, Yeon Hee | Division of Japanese Language and Literature | Professor | 629-5398 | | (Major)Japanese literature (modern and contemporary Japanese literature) |
| Yoon, Il | Division of Japanese Language and Literature | Professor | 629-5402 | | (Major)Japanese literature (modern and contemporary Japanese literature) |
| Shin, Jong Dae | Division of Japanese Language and Literature | Professor | 629-5401 | | (Major)Japanese studies (Japanese history) |
| Cho, Jung Min | Division of Japanese Language and Literature | Professor | 629-5404 | | (Major)Japanese literature (Japanese postwar literature/Japanese culture) |
| Kim, Soongbae | Division of Japanese Language and Literature | Associate Professor | 629-5395 | | (Major)Japanese politics/ Korea-Japan relations |
| Jang, Yun Ah | Division of Japanese Language and Literature | Associate Professor | 629-5399 | | (Major)Japanese language (modern Japanese grammar) |
| Kishimoto, Mariko | Division of Japanese Language and Literature | Associate Professor | 629-5346 | | (Major)Japanese language (modern Japanese grammar) |