Japanese

Even though Japan has been in an economic recession for the past few years, it has been and probably will again be an economic power house among Asian countries. Therefore a number of students are understandably interested in studying Japanese.

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Southern Connecticut State University offers first and second year Japanese. A student who wishes to use Japanese in his/her career may combine the language with another area of study. Business is one obvious choice. A student might, for example, earn a degree in Liberal Studies, with

	two years of Japanese,
	one minor in business administration and
	a second minor in computer science..

Click on Liberal Studies for more information about this program. At some point such a student might be interested in graduate study in business administration.

Study in Japan is also highly desirable. Click on National Registration Center for Study Abroad to locate possible schools for language study.

Possible interesting opportunity: "Japan Exchange and Teaching Program." an annual salary for approximately $33,000 per year is provided to cover the cost of the participant's accomodations, living expenses, and mandatory health insurance. For more information, see Short Term Job Adventures, in the Foreign Languages Department Career Library.

To get a general sense of some of the kinds of jobs which can be available to speakers of Japanese, click on: Monster Job Search.

	Where it says "Location Search," choose "select all."
	Where it says "Category Search," choose "select all."
	Where it says "Key Work Search," type in "Japanese"
	Then press "Search Jobs" button.

Related interesting sites:

O-Hayo Sensei, The Newsletter of (English) Teaching Jobs in Japan
A bi-weekly newsletter that lists teaching positions in Japan at conversation and public schools, colleges and universities. You can preview some of the current jobs at no cost, but the full list requires a subscription to the publication.

Japanese On-Line is associated with Thunderbird University and School of Business. Its purpose is to teach Japanese language and culture on-line. This program teaches Japan's language and culture through the experiences of an expatriate family newly transferred to Tokyo. Learning is based on serialized lessons showing everyday experiences of a high school senior, Jason Miller, and his parents from Seattle, Washington. As Jason and his parents meet new friends, neighbors, teachers and business associates, more information will be provided to viewers about life, culture and Japan's history.