Major / Curriculum
Major / Curriculum
Literary Translation Major （Major 1）
In the Literary Translation major, the program will have students obtain skills and proficiency to carry out competent and idiomatic translation as a professional translator majoring in literary translation.
The required and elective credits are 36 for graduation.
E-J:English to Japanese
J-E: Japanese to English
First year: 18 credits (Including “Translation Grammer: Basic Rules” and “Graduation Projects I”) Second year: 18 credits
| Competence | Courses | Required / Elective | Credits | Required |
| Specialise in Literary Translation (Expert Competence) |
Synopsis Writing | Required | 2 | 2 |
| LiteratureI-(1) Fiction and Non-fiction (E-J) | Elective | 2 | 12 | |
| LiteratureI-(2) Fiction and Non-fiction (E-J) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Translating Picture Books (E-J) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Translating Informational Texts (E-J) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Translation for Subtitles: Drama (E-J) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Translational J-E Basic Rules (J-E) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Translational J-E Expression Rules (J-E) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Course of Other Major | Elective | 2 | ||
| Language-Common Technical Courses (Language Competence) |
Translation Grammar: Basic Rules | Required | 1 | 1 |
| Translation Grammar: Written Expression | Required | 2 | 2 | |
| Plain Written English | Elective | 2 | 1 | |
| Summarize Translation Grammar (E-J) | Elective | 1 | ||
| Translation Business Courses (Managerial Competence) |
Practical Legal Knowledge for Translators | Required | 1 | 1 |
| Translation Business Management | Elective | 1 | 1 | |
| Starting up Translation Business | Elective | 1 | ||
| IT Courses (IT Competence) |
Building Web Pages | Elective | 1 | 2 |
| Text Processing for Translators | Elective | 1 | ||
| Translation Research Studies | Required | 1 | ||
| Cultural Courses (Cultural Competence) |
History of Translation in the World | Elective | 2 | 4 |
| Intercultural Communication | Elective | 2 | ||
| Translation Studies | Elective | 2 | ||
| Graduation Projects | Graduation Projects I | Required | 2 | 2 |
| Graduation Projects II | Required | 8 | 8 | |
| Total | 36 | |||
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Akio Kobayashi PhD, Professor of Sophia University ,English Literature, Translation |
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Ken Inoue MA, Professor of Tokyo University, Chairperson of International Comparative Literature Association, Translation |
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Shosaku Maeda MA, Former Professor of Tezukayamgakuin University, Linguistcs, Translation |
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Yasushi Shibata BA, Nonfiction Translation, Translation Grammar |
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