Bachelor’s Degree (Eastern Languages), Major in Japanese (Revised in 2017)

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1. DEGREE NAME AND AREA OF STUDY

Full name : Bachelor of Arts (Eastern Languages)
Short name : B.A. (Eastern Languages)

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

The Bachelor of Arts Program in Eastern Languages (Revised in 2017) aims to produce graduates who have the following qualifications:
(1) Have knowledge and skills in Chinese and Japanese languages, and be able to effectively apply them to working.
(2) Be able to think, analyze,and be creative by applying knowledge and experience related to Chinese and Japanese languages to apply in their working and problem solving.
(3) Have skills in communication in Chinese, Japanese, and English languages, research analysis, use of information technology and modern management.
(4) Have moral, ethical and academic and professional ethics. Be responsible to the society and have social readiness skills which are necessary for work and living in a transforming society.

3. CURRICULUM

Total credit of study is 141 credits consisting of:

General education course
Specific requirement course
  - Core course
- Mandatory course
- Elective course
Free elective course

30 credits
105 credits
24 credits
60 credits
21 credits
6 credits

4. COURSES

General Education Courses (30 credits)
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. Please click on each course name to see the course description.

	Credits
Language Courses 000 101 English I 000 102 English II 000 103 English III 000 104 English IV	12 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Social Sciences Courses 000 153 Local Wisdom	3 3 (3-0-6)
Mathematics and Science Courses 000 174 Learning Skills 000 175 Creative Thinking and Problem Solving 000 160 Basic Computer and Information Technology	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) No credit*
*000 160: Students must learn by themselves in the university's e-Learning system or apply for training on various topics specified by the university. Classroom instruction is not provided and credits are not counted. Students must take the test in the e-Testing system according to the criteria set by the university.
Faculty’s General Education Courses	9
Social Sciences Courses HS 420 001 Cross-cultural Literacy HS 430 001 Community-Based Learning Language Courses (Foreign Language 1) Students are required to register for one of the following foreign language courses (3 credits) or any additional courses offered later. HS 311 001 Chinese I HS 321 001 Basic Japanese I HS 331 001 Korean I HS 911 101 Khmer I HS 921 101 Laotian I HS 931 101 Burmese I HS 941 101 Vietnamese I HS 951 101 Bahasa Indonesia I	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Note: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study)

Specific Requirement Courses (105 credits)
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.

	Credits
Core Courses Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.	24
HS301801 East Asia Culture HS301802 East Asia History HS301803 Introduction to Linguistics HS301804 East Asia Literature Analysis HS303805 Seminar in East Asia Languages HS303806 Research Methodology in East Asia Languages Asia Languages HS304807 Business Culture in East Asia HS304808 Current Issue in East Asia	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Mandatory Courses	60
Students are required to register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 60 credits.
HS 321 101 Japanese I HS 321 102 Japanese II HS 321 301 Japanese Phonetics and Phonology (#HS321101) HS 322 103 Japanese III (#HS321102) HS 322 104 Japanese IV (#HS321102) HS 322 201 Japanese Listening and Speaking I HS 322 202 Japanese Listening and Speaking II (#HS321102) HS 322 211 Japanese Reading and Writing I (#HS321102) HS 322 212 Japanese Reading and Writing II (#HS321102) HS 322 302 Japanese Syntactical Analysis I (#HS321102) HS 322 401 Japanese, Society and Culture (#HS321102) HS 323 105 Japanese V (#HS321102) HS 323 106 Japanese VI (#HS322104) HS 323 203 Japanese Listening and Speaking III (#HS322202) HS 323 204 Japanese Conversation and Discussion (#HS322202) HS 323 213 Japanese Reading and Writing III (#HS322212) HS 323 214 Kanji for Japanese Major Students (#HS322401) HS 323 215 Japanese Reading and Critical Writing (#HS322104) HS 323 601 Japanese Translation I (#HS322104) HS 323 796 Practicum (#HS323105) HS 324 107 Japanese VII (#HS323106)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (0-6-3) *Not counted 3 (3-0-6)
Elective Courses	21
(1) Elective courses of the Japanese major	18
Students are required to choose to register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 18 credits.
HS 324 303 Japanese Syntactical Analysis II (#HS323601) HS 324 501 Masterpieces of Japanese Literary Works HS 324 602 Japanese Translation II (#HS323601) HS 324 603 Japanese for Interpreters (#HS323106) HS 324 604 Japanese for Business (#HS323106) HS 324 701 Japanese for Tourism in the Mekong Sub-region (#HS323106) HS 324 702 Japanese for Hotel Staff (#HS323106) HS 324 703 Japanese for Secretary (#HS323106) HS 324 785 Cooperative Education in Japanese (#HS323106) HS 324 901 Japanese Writing and Discussion Paper Research (#HS303806)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 9 3 (3-0-6)
(2) Restricted elective courses (Foreign Language 2)	3
Students are required to register and pass at least one of the following foreign language courses. The chosen language course must conform with the language course registered in the General Education category.
HS311002 Chinese II (#HS311001 or #HS311102)* HS321002 Basic Japanese II (#HS321001) HS331002 Korean II (#HS331101 or #407101) HS911102 Khmer II (#HS911101 or #HS427111) HS921102 Laotian II (#HS921101 or #427212 or #427212) HS931102 Burmese II (#HS931101 or #427311) HS941102 Vietnamese II (#HS941101 or #427411) HS951102 Bahasa Indonesia I (#HS951101 or #427511)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
*Chinese majoring students must not choose HS311002 Chinese Language 2.
Note 1: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study) Note 2: *Student must pass the course #XXX XXX first.

Free Elective Courses (6 credits)
Students are required to register not less than 6 credits of free elective courses offered by Khon Kaen University or another educational institution. The course registration must be approved by the Program Committee.

5. SAMPLE STUDY PLAN

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 101 HS 301 801 HS 301 802 HS 311 101 HS 311 201 HS 420 001 HS XXX XXX	English I East Asia Culture East Asia History Elementary Chinese I Chinese Listening and Speaking in Everyday Life Cross-Cultural Literacy General Education Course (Foreign Language 1)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3
	Total credits	21

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 102 000 174 HS 301 803 HS 301 804 HS 311 102 HS 311 202 HS XXX XXX	English II Learning Skills Introduction to linguistics East Asia Literature Analysis Elementary Chinese II Communication Chinese Listening and Speaking Elective Course (Foreign Langugae 2)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 103 HS 312 103 HS 312 203 HS 312 205 HS 312 207 HS 312 XXX XXX XXX	English III Intermediate Chinese I Chinese for Conversation and Discussion Chinese Comprehensive Reading Chinese Writing Major Elective Course Elective Courses	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 104 HS 312 104 HS 312 204 HS 312 206 HS 312 601 HS 312 XXX XXX XXX	Englsih IV Intermediate Chinese II Academic Chinese Listening and Speaking Chinese Critical Reading Business Chinese Conversation Major Elective Course Elective Courses	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 3
	Total credits	21

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 303 805 HS 313 105 HS 313 208 HS 313 301 HS 313 602	Seminar in East Asia Languages Advanced Chinese I Chinese News Reading Chinese Grammar Business Chinese	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	15

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 303 806 HS 313 106 HS 313 603 HS 313 604 HS 313 796 HS 313 XXX	Research Methodology in East Asia Languages Advanced Chinese II Chinese for Tourism Business Chinese Writing Practicum Major Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) *Not counted 3
	Total credits	15

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 153 000 176 HS 430 001 HS 304 807 HS 304 808 HS 314 209	Local Wisdom Creative Entrepreneurs Community-Based Learning Business Trade Culture in East Asia Current Issue in East Asia Thai to Chinese Translation	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	18

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 2*
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 324 785 or HS 324 901 HS 324 XXX	Cooperative Education in Japanese Japanese Writing and Discussion Paper Research* Major Elective Course*	9 3 6
	Total credits	9

*Students are required to study at least 9 credits by selecting either ** HS 324 901 and ** HS 324 xxx courses or by the ** HS 324 785 course.

Total = 141 Credits

6. QUALIFICATION

An applicant must have completed 6 years of high school (Matayom 6).

7. COOPERATION

1) Kochi University, Japan
2) Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan
3) Yamagichi University, Japan
4) Nanzan University, Japan

8. PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Ms. Prawpun Pholboon (prafon@kku.ac.th)
Ms. Patra Phamornsinlapatham
Mr. Shinohara Nobuaki
Ms. Maturote Patship

Head
Member
Member
Member and Secretary

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