梅光学院大学

JAPANESE LITERATURE MAJOR

A variety of highly evaluated Japanese literature courses taught by excellent professors
　 •Our Japanese literature major has ranked high in the esteem of the Japanese public and that of foreign countries.
•Our targets of study cover ancient, medieval, and modern Japanese literature. It is possible for students to study ancient writings, traditional Japanese poetry, Japanese legends, modern prose and verse, Japanese linguistics, and Chinese classics. Few graduate schools in Japan have such a variety of courses.
•In 2007, we established a course in which master's degree students who want to become teachers can receive a special teaching license.

Classes in 2009

・Study on Classical Literature Ⅰ・Ⅱ― Study on The Tale of Genji
・Study on Classical Literature Ⅲ・Ⅳ― Study on Konjaku Monogatari
・Study on Modern Literature Ⅰ・Ⅱ― Study on Souseki Natsume's work
・Study on Modern Literature Ⅲ・Ⅳ ― Analyses based on key words
・Seminar on Classical Literature Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Study on The Ten Thousand Leaves
・Seminar on Modern Literature Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Reading of Modern Poems
・Study on Japanese Linguistics Ⅲ・Ⅳ ― Research on terms & expression in Notes on A Pillow
・Seminar on Japanese Linguistics Ⅲ・Ⅳ ― Various issues of Japanese Linguistics
・Study on Teaching of Japanese Ⅰ・Ⅱ* ― Research on teaching materials of Classical and Modern Japanese Literature
・Special Lecture on Chinese Literature Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Study on Kobun Shinpo
・History of Christianity Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Study on the Bible
・Study on Education Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Study on Western educational thoughts and systems

※ indicates a class which is required for students who belong to Teaching Course.

Professors of Japanese Literature Major:

Dr. Hisashi Miyata (Ph.D. in Japanese Literature)
　•Study interest-- Konjaku Monogatari

Prof. Toru Kitagawa
　•Study interest--Modern Japanese literature

Dr. Yasumasa Sato (Ph.D. on Japanese Literature)
　•Study interest--Works by Soseki Natsume

Prof. Shinji Nakano (President of Baiko Gakuin University and Graduate School)
　•Study interest--Modernization in Japan and Japanese Literature

Prof. Kazuo Seki
　•Study interest--Japanese Linguistics

Prof. Kikuo Okada
　•Study interest--Research on The Ten Thousand Leaves

Prof. Akira Kuramoto
　•Study interest--Research on Japanese literature of the Edo period

Dr. Yuriko Ando (Ph.D. in Japanese Literature)
　•Study interest--Research on ancient annotations of The Tale of Genji

Prof. Kenichiro Nakao
　•Study interest--Research on Chinese Classical Literature