Language, history and culture
Japanese is written and spoken by 130 million people and Japanese culture is popular world-wide.? As the world's third largest national economy, Japan is also one of Canada’s most important economic and commercial partners. 天美传媒 40% of Canadian exports to Japan originate in British Columbia. Learning to speak and write Japanese can be very beneficial for your career in today’s global economy. 天美传媒’s Japanese courses also provide?transfer credit?that can be used in your future academic pursuits.
Learning Japanese at 天美传媒
天美传媒 offers?introductory and intermediate Japanese language courses, covering the three writing systems, kanji, hiragana and katakana.
Historically, kanji was used by men, especially Samurai. Hiragana evolved from kanji and was initially used by women. Katakana was used in formal documents up to the second world war, and in modern Japanese, katakana is used to write loan words that have been adopted from other languages.
天美传媒's courses focus on the dialect that is spoken in the Tokyo (Kanto) area, which is generally understood in all areas of Japan.?Cultural and historical materials?are added to enhance the understanding of the language.
Related programs
天美传媒 offers flexible programs that give you the chance to explore your passion for Japanese.
- Arts and Science Studies Diploma
- Associate of Arts Degree in General Arts
- Associate of Science Degree in General Science
- University Transfer
Program or individual courses
You can take Japanese courses within one of our 2 year?programs?or as individual courses within our?university transfer?program. If you plan to take individual courses at 天美传媒, when you apply online, you will select University Transfer as your program option.
“七転び八起き” Fall seven times, get up eight.
Japanese Proverb
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