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Students majoring in Japanese Language & Culture acquire proficiency in both verbal and written Japanese while gaining insights into Japan's rich cultural and literary heritage spanning over 30 millennia.
The East Asian Languages and Cultures Department is dedicated to fostering expertise in Japanese and Chinese languages while promoting interdisciplinary, cross-cultural comprehension of East Asian societies. Through our comprehensive program encompassing language studies, literature, cinema, and cultural exploration, we enhance students' linguistic capabilities and critical thinking, broaden their cultural awareness of East Asian civilizations, and nurture their ability to thoughtfully engage with diverse perspectives. The department maintains that multilingual and multicultural fluency are essential for responsible global citizenship and building a more equitable, sustainable, and empathetic world.