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Major Exploration of Japanese Major

What is Japanese major? The study of the language, cultures, and literature of Japan

Requirement It Require 24 fundamental language credits, the classes are: Japanese 126, Japanese 246, Japanese 326, Japanese 327

Pre-advanced language (6 credits): Japanese 497B, Japanese 497D

Advanced language (12 credits)

Upper level culture/literature (9 credits)

Literature culture electives (6 credits)

In-major university requirements: Junior Year writing (offered in Fall) Integrative experience or Japanese 499D (offered in Spring)

Career Possibilities: (1)Business interpreter (2)Japanese novel translator   (3)Japanese language teacher

The People I know My friend (Peishan Xu) Interpreter for Japanese visitors

Stephen M. Forest Professor in Umass Amherst

The Future Career I plan: Japanese novel translator. Because I like to read Japanese novels and want to share it with the people who interested in Japanese but doesn't understand Japanese.

Question and Concerns

(1) I don't know if this major can help me to be a good translator

(2) I don't know if I can learn it well, because to learn a new language is difficult.