A Happy Future for You

The Department of Tourism Japanese Language trains competent Japanese professionals who are fluent in Japanese through short-term intensive Japanese conversation interpreter training, and have specialized knowledge and culture in a wide range of tourism-related fields ranging from Japanese history, geography, culture and customs. It operates a curriculum that focuses on real life in Japan to improve on-site training, and lectures in Japanese are actively conducted by native Japanese speaking professors. In addition, intensive education is systematically provided for various exam preparations and transfer admissions, such as JLPT, JPT, international Japanese guides and tour interpreter guides.

Curriculum | 2 Years

1. Understanding University Life (1)(2), Elementary Japanese Conversation(1)(2), Elementary Japanese Reading(1)(2), Elementary Japanese Listening Comprehension(1)(2), Introduction to Tourism, Tourism Resources Commentary, Japanese Grammar (1)(2), Japanese Character Vocabulary (1)(2), Understanding Japanese Culture, Japanese Writing, Japanese Lab (1), JLPT Practice (1), Self-Development Ability, Korean History, Information Ability, University Seminar
2. Career and Professional Ethics (1)(2), Japanese Conversation for Tourism (1)(2), Tourism Related Laws, Current Events Japanese, Japanese Lab (2), Japanese Sentence Pattern Practice (1)(2), Intermediate Japanese Reading (1)(2), Intermediate Japanese Listening Comprehension (1)(2), Intermediate Japanese Conversation (1)(2), JLPT Practice (2)(3), Tourism Interpreter Guide Freelance Startup

Department Strengths

Get a Jump on the Competition with our Specialized Program!

• The Best Japanese Education from an Outstanding Faculty of Experts
• Thorough Preparation for the Workforce through Learning Based on On-Site Training
• Transfer to 4 Year Universities on Jeju, Study Abroad or Moving on to Graduate School
• Advising Professor Assigned to Each Student and Will Continue Advising Duties After Graduation
• Active Academic, Cultural and Student Exchange Programs with Tama University in Tokyo, Japan (About 30 Students Have Been Dispatched as Exchange Students since the Establishment of the Department)
• Active academic and cultural exchange and exchange student system with Tama University in Tokyo, Japan
• Active Participation in Cultural Events Related to Korea and Japan inside and outside of Jeju and Producing a Large Number of Winners in Various Contests
• Foreign Language Interpretation Department (2+2) Bachelor's Degree Program (Night Program)

Careers and Educational Opportunities

• Licenses
  Tour Interpreter Guide, Domestic Tour Guide, Hotel Manager, Hotel Service Personnel, Hotel Operator
• • Career Fields
  Domestic and International Tour Guide, Tour Interpreter Guide, Hotel Operator, Hotel Manager, Duty Free Shops, Casinos, Airline Company Personnel, Flight Attendant, Various Tourism Enterprises, Trade Companies and Other Enterprises
• Overseas Employment Program
  Providing Opportunities for Self-Development through Overseas Employment for Students, and Providing Vocational Education with High International Sense and Field Suitability through Improvement of Language and Practical Skills in Majors (About 35 graduates working in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, Nagano, etc.)
• • Awards Received by Current Students and Graduates
  "Japanese Composition Test" Contest and "Japanese Song Contest" Hosted by the Japanese Consulate General in Jeju "Jeju Youth Academic Field Trip to Japan" Hosted by the "Great 21st Century East Asia Exchange", Opportunities to Experience Japanese Culture for 10 Days and 9 Nights by Winning the First Prize at Josai International University's "Japanese Speech Contest"