Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth

Declared as deemed to be University under Section - 3 of UGC Act 1956.
Accredited by NAAC with "B++" Grade

Department of Japanese Language

Degree Programs

Home Programs Offered MA Courses

Master of Arts in Japanese Language
(Program Code 197)

Duration: Two Years (Four Semesters)

Minimum qualification:
1. Graduation in any field and N-2 or Old Level L-2 or NATT Q2 and above.
2. Bachelors of Arts in Japanese language from TMV.
3. Passing an Entrance exam is compulsory (Entrance exam is conducted after results of Final exam of Third Year B.A. students)

Lectures will be conducted 4 times a week

Timings: 7.45 am to 12.00 pm

Academic Calendar 2024-25 FYBA-MA

Academic Calendar 2024-25 SY-TY-BA-MA

Examination Pattern:

Choice Based Credit System has been adopted as per Vidyapeeth Rules. 60:40 Pattern i.e. External (theory) 60 marks and Internal 40 marks. Internal includes Tutorials, Assignments, Presentation and Viva-voce

Evaluation Scheme

Assessment Criteria
External Internal Total
60 40 100

Rules of Passing:

College has started Choice Based Credit System and adopted 60:40 patterns. Choice Based Credit System pattern includes External Evaluation of 60 marks and Internal Evaluation of 40 marks and student should secure minimum 50% marks individually for External and Internal Evaluation, i.e. 30 marks for External and 20 marks for Internal respectively.

Fee structure:
Department of Japanese
Fees for Academic year 2024-25
M.A. Japanese (Regular) (Course Code : 197)
Year Eligibility Admission Examination Tuition Laboratory / Practical Library Total
First 1000 2000 3000 50000 3000 1000 60000
Second 2000 3000 51000 3000 1000 60000
Library Deposit 2000/-
Department of Japanese
Fees for Academic year 2023-24
M.A. Japanese (Regular) (Course Code : 122)
Year Eligibility Admission Examination Tuition Laboratory / Practical Library Total
First 1000 2000 3000 60000 3000 1000 70000
Second 2000 3000 60000 3000 1000 70000

For program outcomes of MA Japanese click here.

Program contents

"MA in Japanese Language" is an advanced study of a wide diaspora of topics such as

This program aims at learning Japanese communication at basic level.

1.Basic Linguistics and Japanese linguistics (Topics include IPA, Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics etc.)

2.Research Methodology basics, a project or dissertation which basically trains the students in writing in structural and logical manner

3.Teaching methodology with topics such as historiography and SLA, course design, evaluation, mock teaching classes

4.Japanese current affairs

5.Japanese History, Social Geography

6.Japanese Literature

7.Translation and Interpretation

8.Business Japanese

9.Choice based electives such as Tourism, English and Indology (Semester IV)

First Year M.A.

Course Structure

Academic Year 2024-25
M.A. Japanese
Semester I
Kindly choose any one subject from Sr.No. 5
Sr. No. Course Code Course Name Course Type Credits INT EXT
1 24 BAJ 11 Teaching Methodology I Core 4 40 60
2 24 MAJ 12 Geography of Japan Core 4 40 60
3 24 MAJ 13 General Linguistics Core 4 40 60
4 24 MAJ 14 Research Methodology RM 4 40 60
5 24 MAJ 15 OR
24 MAJ 16		 Translation
OR
Academic Writing 		Elective 4 40 60
Total 20 200 300
Semester II
Kindly choose any one subject from Sr.No. 5
Sr. No. Course Code Course Name Course Type Credits INT EXT
1 24 MAJ 21 Teaching Methodology II Core 4 40 60
2 24 MAJ 22 History of Japan I Core 4 40 60
3 24 MAJ 23 Japanese Linguistics I Core 4 40 60
4 24 MAJ 24 *On Job Training OJT 4 100 -
5 24 MAJ 25 OR
24 MAJ 26		 Japanese Arts
OR
Japanese Politics 		Elective 4 40 60
Total 20 260 240
Second Year M.A.

Course Structure

Semester III
Kindly choose any one subject from Sr.No. 5
Sr. No. Course Code Course Name Course Type Credits INT EXT
1 24 MAJ 31 Teaching Methodology III Core 4 40 60
2 24 MAJ 32 History of Japan II Core 4 40 60
3 24 MAJ 33 Interpretation Core 4 40 60
4 24 MAJ 34 Research Project I RP 4 40 60
5 24 MAJ 35 OR
24 MAJ 36		 Japanese Culture
OR
Japanese Society 		Elective 4 40 60
Total 20 200 300
Semester IV
Kindly choose any one subject from Sr.No. 5
Sr. No. Course Code Course Name Course Type Credits INT EXT
1 24 MAJ 41 Japanese Business Strategies Core 4 40 60
2 24 MAJ 42 Literature of Japan Core 4 40 60
3 24 MAJ 43 Japanese Linguistics II Core 4 40 60
4 24 MAJ 44 Research Project II RP 6 40 60
5 24 MAJ 45 OR
24 MAJ 46		 Indology
OR
Japanese Work Culture 		Elective 4 40 60
Total 22 200 300