Translation major is a very powerful and popular major in Japan, and many students come to Japan to study translation major. So now let's take a look at what it's like to study in Japan as a translation major.

I. Overview of Translation Major

Translation major is one of the popular majors in studying in Japan. With the development of Japanese higher education and the continuous expansion of the study abroad market, translation major has been welcomed by many students. But in Japan, translation and translatology are not independent disciplines. There are not many translation majors in Japanese comprehensive universities, and most of them involve linguistics and speech education. If students want to learn translation, on the one hand, they can transfer to some related disciplines, such as Japanese linguistics, contrastive linguistics, applied linguistics and Japanese pedagogy, on the other hand, they can also transfer to other humanities disciplines, such as history, literature and culture, depending on their own situation. On the other hand, translation research can be carried out within the framework of its own discipline research. As mentioned above, contrastive linguistics and literature are inextricably linked with translation.

Only Japanese junior college can do counterpart translation (2 years). Japanese school is a language school that can teach translation. If you want to study translation in university, it is not impossible. This belongs to the field of education. Choose to specialize in linguistics and take Japanese as an elective. You can choose to take the education certificate as a teacher (Japanese teachers belong to civil servants) or take the postgraduate exam in linguistics.

Second, the application requirements of translation major

postgraduate

1, Japanese proficiency level 2 or above.

2. GPA

3. Research plan

4. English scores, generally speaking, TOEFL scores are above 80, preferably above 85, so that you can have the confidence to challenge famous universities like Dongda and Peking University.

The application conditions and requirements of different colleges and universities will be different, so students need to confirm according to the actual information of official website, and make targeted preparations.

Third, the employment prospects of Japanese translation masters

At present, there is a great demand for Japanese talents in China, especially some advanced Japanese translators or experienced Japanese translators, which will be different according to the different requirements of employers. The general requirement for dating is Japanese level 1, and of course there are some Japanese exams. Actually, it was founded by Japanese non-governmental organizations, which seems unconvincing, but it is very popular in China now. I think the best is the Japanese International Proficiency Test, because it is very standardized.

As for what major to study, it depends on your own interests and social needs. Is the competition for Japanese-related majors in Japan too fierce? In fact, whatever you do in the future has certain limitations, especially in Japan. Of course, it is still possible for us to teach Japanese in universities after returning to China. However, as far as I know, it is really not easy to find a job in Japan. Even many people in Japan are temporary workers, and this trend is of course developing, unless people with professional expertise generally can't get a work visa. If you really plan to work in Japan, then you should study some employment situation in Japan, some problems that need to wait, and so on. In terms of major, we should make the most reasonable and wise choice. In fact, there are many Japanese professionals who study economics or software after arriving in Japan, which varies from person to person. However, very few people can find jobs. In fact, the most scarce professional translators in our country probably have five directions: conference interpretation or court interpretation. From this point of view, the employment prospects of translation masters in the market are really very good, and the overall demand for graduates is also very strong. Master's degree contains a lot of gold, and now the degree of internationalization of economy and trade is getting higher and higher, and there is a great demand for translation. This kind of professionals have a very good market in the market. As long as the ability is enough, it will be easy, the salary will be high, and there will be many more opportunities to go abroad.