First, Japanese professional schools
1, Tsukuba University
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Tsukuba has specialized majors in literature, art and speech. Including French grammar, China linguistics, contrastive linguistics, Japanese linguistics, theoretical linguistics, generative grammar, Japanese pedagogy, cognitive science, procedural linguistics, historical linguistics, English, Korean, German and other languages. The professor's research direction covers a wide range.
2. Hokkaido University
The Media Tourism Research Department of Hokkaido University has three courses: speech communication theory, Japanese speech theory and speech acquisition theory. For example, some professors are studying the observation of English through procedural linguistics, examining the diversity and universality of language, looking at the suspicion of "multicultural symbiosis" from a historical perspective, the biological basis of language learning, and studying second language acquisition from personal factors.
3. Kyushu University
Kyushu University has a special lecture on speech teaching method, which may be of interest to many students. Professors are mainly engaged in foreign language education methodology, speech information service theory, applied linguistics, analysis of conversation structure, research on the relationship between speech, communication and culture, and acquisition of mother tongue ability.
Other schools also have more or less professors doing research in this field, and the range of choices is still very wide. If you are going to be a purely academic and really interested in linguistics, I suggest you get to know this major in advance, prepare relevant basic knowledge and professional knowledge, especially language ability, and write a research plan to attract Japanese professors.
Second, the employment prospects of Japanese majors
1, study abroad consultant
If you have experience in studying abroad, it is very suitable to be a consultant in a study abroad institution or a study abroad consulting institution. You can share your experience with children who want to study abroad, and you can also show your advantages, which is of great benefit to your work. If your language ability is good, you can also do document translation in public institutions. As a consultant studying abroad, the salary is generally relatively high, which is really a good choice for a small partner who wants a high salary.
2. Employees of foreign enterprises
For large Japanese companies, because they need to meet the work needs of various regions, they need a lot of language talents in sales and translation. If you can write written documents, write emails and make reports, these are all extra points in the workplace and can also help you get promoted in the workplace. But in addition to language, work-related content is also very important, such as office software operation, and it is also important to understand business-related work.
3. Translation
Translation is one of the tasks that Japanese learning partners often do, but in fact, not many people can persist in doing translation until the end, because as we all know, both translators and interpreters can't work for a long time because of lack of contact and can only take orders occasionally. If they are lucky, they can enter the system and do simultaneous interpretation, but you will find that this job is actually boring and error-prone, so if you don't have enough enthusiasm for Japanese, you can't do anything else.
Third, apply for study abroad benefits in Japan
1, scholarship benefits
According to the nature of the school, different disciplines and majors, the average annual tuition fee for international students is only 30,000 ~ 70,000 yuan, and the scholarship system of Japanese universities is gradually enriched and improved. In addition to scholarships from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Japanese government, there are also many private scholarships established by schools and enterprise groups. It can be said that the tuition fees for studying in Japan are very low.
2. The benefits of work-study program
Studying in Japan not only has low tuition fees, but also has a very good welfare policy for work-study programs! Because the tuition fee for studying in Japan is low, but the living expenses are slightly higher, Japan stipulates that the minimum wage for Japanese students is about 800 yen/hour. Therefore, for China students with ordinary family conditions, when filling in the application materials, the income from weekly work can be regarded as one of the sources of living expenses.
3. National medical insurance benefits
Japan is a country where all people participate in medical insurance. All residents living in Japan, including foreigners, are obliged to participate. The medical insurance premium for international students or low-income people will be greatly reduced or reduced. If these people get sick, the Japanese government will bear 70% to 80% of the medical expenses, while the insured only needs to bear 20% to 30% of the medical expenses. Only about16 people in the United States participate in the government's medical insurance plan, and the average cost of seeing a doctor is twice that of Japan, and ambulances are also charged (Japanese ambulances are not charged).
Even in Japan, it costs10 million yen to see a doctor every month, and the actual payment is only about 40 thousand yen.