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Department of Oriental Language and Literature

About the Department 

The eastern part of Taiwan has been considerably influenced by Japanese culture and Hualien is a popular Japanese tourist destination.

In the past, there were no university or college language departments in the eastern region offering Japanese studies. Therefore, in 2001, the Department of Oriental Language and Literature was established within Tzu Chi University’s College of Humanities and Social Science.

The Department cultivates students specializing in both Japanese and Chinese. Thus, while nurturing students as foreign language talents, the Department of Oriental Language and Literature does not neglect teaching students Chinese.

To meet the needs of academic professionalism, the department set up the Chinese Group and Japanese Group separately, in 2004, and established a graduate institute in 2011.

Mission

 To carry forward humanistic spirit and foster knowledge and skills in Chinese / Japanese language and literature.

Educational Aims

Graduate Institute

  1. To cultivate humanistic spirit and train independent thinking.
  2. To develop and apply Chinese / Japanese language and culture research.

Undergraduate Division

  1. To cultivate humanistic spirit and train independent thinking.
  2. To build basic research skills in Chinese/Japanese language, literature, thought, and culture.
  3. To develop language use, literature creation, and language teaching.

Chinese Group

  1. To cultivate humanistic spirit and train independent thinking.
  2. To build basic research skills in Chinese language and culture research.
  3. To develop language use, literature creation, and language teaching.

Japanese Group

  1. To cultivate humanistic spirit and train independent thinking.
  2. To build basic research skills in Japanese language and culture research.
  3. To develop language use and literature creation.