This course unit will introduce the history and origins of translation and the development of translation and interpretation. Thorough knowledge about translation sub fields and categories will be given. Further, translation methodologies will be introduced with he fundamentals and ethics of translation and interpretation.
This course unit will focus on contemporary Japanese literature. Not only getting to know contemporary authors and their works but we will specially focus on literary appreciation as well. We will observe the characteristics of postwar literature and the themes discussed in them. Further, a focus will be given to cinema and animation as well.
This course will give lots of opportunities to develop listening and speaking skills. The focus will be given engage in active conversation by giving opinions and listen and understand the opinions of other people. Also the students will be guided to use meaningful and appropriate expressions in different situations in daily life and understand various changes of informal speech. Special attention will be given to develop public speaking skills.
The course unite focuses on reading and writing in the intermediate level. New Kanji and vocabulary will be introduced that are used in this level. Grammar and sentence patterns of intermediate level will be taught. Also There will be lots of opportunities to understand more about Japanese lifestyle and Japanese thinking through various reading activities.