Study Programs Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages

Foreign Language

Make new connections. Transcend cultural boundaries. Build community. Immerse yourself in the study of fascinating languages such as Japanese. At LCIC, you'll find a safe space to embark on a linguistic adventure, thanks to a supportive community that facilitates your learning journey within and beyond the classroom. Our proficiency-oriented and standards-based language program emphasizes doing rather than knowing.

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language (BAFL) program, offering majors in Japanese and Korean, is designed to develop graduates with functional proficiency in a foreign language and the ability to communicate effectively across social, academic, professional, and cultural contexts.

The program provides systematic training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, supported by the study of grammatical structures and appropriate language use. Language instruction is complemented by cultural studies that examine the history, literature, and contemporary society of Japan and Korea, enabling students to develop informed intercultural perspectives.

Emphasis is placed on the application of the target language in professional communication, translation and interpretation, and academic research. The program prepares students for careers that require multilingual competence and cultural understanding, as well as for further studies in language-related fields.

Program Objectives

The Bachelor of Arts program aims to produce graduates who can:

engage in lifelong learning and understanding of the need to keep abreast of the developments in the field of language study.
effectively communicate orally and in writing using English and Japanese.
Acquire a functional grasp of grammar for communicative purposes.
Appreciate the history, literature, and culture of Asian languages.
Demonstrate different language skills and vocabulary needed to carry out business negotiations.
translate and interpret various types of communications; and
Conduct research and other academic activities using the target language.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, the graduates should be able to:

PO 1
Demonstrate functional proficiency in the Foreign Language in social, professional, academic, and cultural contexts;
PO 2
Apply different strategies of communication in the Foreign Language in various communicative contexts; and
PO 3
exhibit awareness and appreciation of the foreign language culture.

Career Pathways

Graduates of the BAFL program may pursue careers in:

Education and Language Training
Translation and Interpretation
International Business and Trade
Tourism and Hospitality
Media, Communications, and Creative Industries
Government, NGOs, and Cultural Institutions
Graduate and Professional Studies

Major in Japanese
Major in Korean

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE

(Major in Japanese)

Effective Academic Year

FIRST YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS
1st SEMESTER	GE 1	Understanding The Self	3	3
	GE 2	Readings in Philippine History	3	3
	GE 5	Purposive Communication	3	3
	JC 1	Introduction to Language Studies	3	3
	JC 2	Introduction to Japanese History and Culture	3	3
	FL 1	Introduction to Japanese Language	3	3
	PE 1	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 1	2	2
	NSTP 1	Civic Welfare Training Service I	3	3
	TOTAL		23	23

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	LAB	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
2nd SEMESTER	GE 3	The Contemporary World	3	0	3
	GE 4	Mathematics in the Modern World	3	0	3
	GE 6	Art Appreciation	3	0	3
	FL 2	Basic Japanese I	3	2	5	FL 1
	FL 3	Basic Japanese II	3	2	5	FL 2 / JLPT N5
	JC 3	Japanese Business and Workplace	3	0	3
	PE 2	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 2	2	0	2	PE 1
	NSTP 2	Civic Welfare Training Service II	3	0	3	NSTP 1
	TOTAL		23	4	27

SECOND YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	LAB	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
1st SEMESTER	GE 7	Science, Technology, and Society	3	0	3
	GE 8	Ethics	3	0	3
	GEE 1	The Entrepreneurial Mind	3	0	3
	JC 4	Cross Cultural Communication	3	0	3
	FL 4	Intermediate Japanese I	3	2	5	FL 3
	FL 5	Intermediate Japanese II	3	2	5	FL 3 / FL 4
	PE 3	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 3	2	0	2	PE 2
	TOTAL		20	4	24

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	LAB	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
2nd SEMESTER	GEE 2	Great Books	3	0	3
	RIZ 1	Rizal's Life, Work, and Writings	3	0	3
	FL 6	Japanese Civilization	3	0	3
	FL 7	Advanced Japanese I	3	2	5	FL 5 / JLPT N4
	LE 1	Language Elective I	3	0	3
	PE 4	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 4	2	0	2	PE 3
	TOTAL		17	2	19

THIRD YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	LAB	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
1st SEMESTER	GEE 3	Living in the IT Era	3	0	3
	FL 8	Advanced Japanese II	3	2	5	FL 7
	FL 9	Technical Writing in Japanese	3	0	3	FL 7 / FL 8
	COG 1	Specialized Course 1	3	0	3
	LE 2	Language Elective II	3	0	3	LE 1
	TOTAL		15	2	17

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
2nd SEMESTER	FL 10	Special Topics in Japanese Language	3	3	FL 8 & FL 9
	FL 11	Composition in Japanese Language	3	3	FL 9 / JLPT N3
	FL 14	Methodology in Language Research	3	3	3rd year status
	COG 2	Specialized Course 2	3	3
	LE 3	Language Elective III	3	3	LE 2
	TOTAL		15	15

FOURTH YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
1st SEMESTER	FL 12	Reading in Japanese Language	3	3
	FL 13	Introduction to Japanese Literature	3	3
	FL 15	Language Research	3	3	FL 14
	COG 3	Specialized Course 3	3	3
	COG 4	Specialized Course 4	3	3
	LE 4	Language Elective IV	3	3	LE 3
	TOTAL		18	18

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	LAB	NO. OF HOURS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
2nd SEMESTER	FL 16	Pre-Service Training (Practicum / OJT)	6	0	600	Completion of all subjects / JLPT N2
2nd SEMESTER	TOTAL		6	0	600

Specialized Courses (Cognates)

A. Translation Theories

1. Theories of Translation
2. Literary Translation
3. Language and Text Analysis
4. Non-literary Translation

B. Language Teaching

1. Theories of Acquisition
2. Language, Culture & Society
3. Teaching Methods
4. Special Topics in Education

C. International Business

1. Non-literary Translation
2. Business Culture
3. Business Comm in Japanese
4. Business Communication in Japanese Language 2

Note: For FL 16 (Practicum), the student can choose from the following field of specialization:

Practicum A: Practicum for Pre-Service Translators / Interpreters
Practicum B: Practicum for Pre-Service Teachers / Educators
Practicum C: Practicum for Pre-Service Foreign Language and International Business Relation Officer

FIRST YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
1st SEMESTER	GE 1	Understanding The Self	3	3
	GE 2	Readings in Philippine History	3	3
	FC 1	Introduction to Language Studies	3	3
	JL 1	Introductory Japanese I	3	3	/ JL 2
	JL 2	Introductory Japanese II	3	3	/ JL 1
	NSTP 1	Civic Welfare Training Service 1	3	3
	PE 1	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 1	2	2
	JEH 1	Language Enhancement 1	(6)	0
	TOTAL		20	20

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
2nd SEMESTER	GE 3	The Contemporary World	3	3
	GE 4	Mathematics in the Modern World	3	3
	FC 2	Cross-Cultural Communication	3	3
	JL 3	Basic Japanese I	3	3	JL 2 / JL 4
	JL 4	Basic Japanese II	3	3	JL 2 / JL 3
	NSTP 2	Civic Welfare Training Service 2	3	3	NSTP 1
	PE 2	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 2	2	2	PE 1
	JEH 2	Language Enhancement 2	(6)	0
	TOTAL		20	20

SECOND YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
1st SEMESTER	GE 5	Purposive Communication	3	3
	GE 6	Art Appreciation	3	3
	GE 7	Science, Technology, and Society	3	3
	GEE 1	The Entrepreneurial Mind	3	3
	JL 5	Intermediate Japanese I	3	3	JL 4 / JL 6
	JL 6	Intermediate Japanese II	3	3	JL 4 / JL 5
	PE 3	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 3	2	2	PE 2
	JEH 3	Language Enhancement 3	(6)	0
	TOTAL		20	20

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
2nd SEMESTER	GEE 2	Great Books	3	3
	GEE 3	Living in the IT Era	3	3
	GE 8	Ethics	3	3
	RIZ 1	Rizal's Life, Work, and Writings	3	3
	JL 7	Intermediate Japanese III	3	3	JL 6 / JL 8
	JL 8	Intermediate Japanese IV	3	3	JL 6 / JL 7
	PE 4	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 4	2	2	PE 3
	FE 1	Language Elective I	3	3
	JEH 4	Language Enhancement 4	(6)	0
	TOTAL		23	23

THIRD YEAR

N4 or Equivalent

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
1st SEMESTER	JL 9	Pre-advanced Japanese I	3	3	JL 8 /
	JL 10	Pre-advanced Japanese II	3	3	JL 8 /
	JL 21	Japanese Culture and Civilization	3	3
	JL 22	Introduction to Japanese Literature	3	3
	JCG 1	Specialized Course I	3	3
	FE 2	Language Elective II	3	3	FE 1
	JEH 5	Language Enhancement 5	(6)	0
	TOTAL		18	18

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
2nd SEMESTER	JL 11	Advanced Japanese I	3	3	JL 10 / JL 9
	JL 12	Advanced Japanese II	3	3	JL 10 /
	FL 31	Methodology in Language Research	3	3
	JCG 2	Specialized Course 2	3	3
	JCG 3	Specialized Course 3	3	3
	FE 3	Language Elective III	3	3	FE 2
	JEH 6	Language Enhancement 6	(6)	0
	TOTAL		18	18

FOURTH YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
1st SEMESTER	JL 13	Advanced Japanese III	3	3	JL 12 / JL 11
	JL 14	Advanced Japanese IV	3	3	JL 12 / JL 11
	FL 32	Language Research	3	3	FL 31
	JCG 4	Specialized Course 4	3	3
	FE 4	Language Elective IV	3	3
	JEH 7	Language Enhancement 7	(6)	0
	TOTAL		15	15

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	LAB	UNITS	PREREQUISITE / COREQUISITE
2nd SEMESTER	FL 33	Practicum / OJT	600		6	Completion of all subjects
	JL 115	Advanced Topics in Japanese I*	(3)	(0)	(3)	JL 14
	JL 116	Advanced Topics in Japanese II*	(3)	(0)	(3)	JL 14
	JL 117	Advanced Topics in Japanese III*	(3)	(0)	(3)	JL 14
	TOTAL		600		6

* For advanced students with prior Japanese language proficiency.

Specialized Courses (Cognates)

A. Business Communication

a. Non-literary Translation
b. Business Culture
c. Business Communication in Japanese Language 1
d. Business Communication in Japanese Language 2

SUMMARY OF UNITS

YEAR LEVEL	1^ST SEM	2^ND SEM
First Year	20	20
Second Year	20	23
Third Year	18	18
Fourth Year	15	6
TOTAL	73	67
TOTAL UNITS: 140

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE

(Major in Korean)

Effective Academic Year

FIRST YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNIT/S	PREREQUISITES / COREQUISITES
1st SEMESTER	GE 1	Understanding The Self	3	3
	GE 2	Readings in Philippine History	3	3
	FC 1	Introduction to Language Studies	3	3
	KL 1	Introductory Korean I	3	3	/ KL 2
	KL 2	Introductory Korean II	3	3	/ KL 1
	NSTP 1	Civic Welfare Training Service 1	3	3
	PE 1	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 1	2	2
	KEH 1	Language Enhancement 1	(6)	0
TOTAL			20	20

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNIT/S	PREREQUISITES / COREQUISITES
2nd SEMESTER	GE 3	The Contemporary World	3	3
	GE 4	Mathematics in the Modern World	3	3
	FC 2	Cross Cultural Communication	3	3
	KL 3	Basic Korean I	3	3	KL 2 / KL 4
	KL 4	Basic Korean II	3	3	KL 2 / KL 3
	NSTP 2	Civic Welfare Training Service 2	3	3	NSTP 1
	PE 2	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 2	2	2	PE 1
	KEH 2	Language Enhancement 2	(6)	0
TOTAL			20	20

SECOND YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNIT/S	PREREQUISITES / COREQUISITES
1st SEMESTER	GE 5	Purposive Communication	3	3
	GE 6	Art Appreciation	3	3
	GE 7	Science, Technology, and Society	3	3
	GEE 1	The Entrepreneurial Mind	3	3
	KL 5	Intermediate Korean I	3	3	KL 4 / KL 6
	KL 6	Intermediate Korean II	3	3	KL 4 / KL 5
	PE 3	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 3	2	2	PE 2
	KEH 3	Language Enhancement 3	(6)	0
TOTAL			20	20

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNIT/S	PREREQUISITES / COREQUISITES
2nd SEMESTER	GEE 2	Great Books	3	3
	GEE 3	Living in the IT Era	3	3
	GE 8	Ethics	3	3
	RIZ 1	Rizal's Life, Work, and Writings	3	3
	KL 7	Intermediate Korean III	3	3	KL 6 / KL 8
	KL 8	Intermediate Korean IV	3	3	KL 6 / KL 7
	PE 4	Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness (PATH-FIT) 4	2	2
	FE 1	Language Elective I (Japanese)	3	3
	KEH 4	Language Enhancement 4	(6)	0
TOTAL			23	23

THIRD YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNIT/S	PREREQUISITES / COREQUISITES
1st SEMESTER	KL 9	Pre-advanced Korean I	3	3	KL 8 /
	KL 10	Pre-advanced Korean II	3	3	KL 8 /
	KL 21	Korean Culture and Civilization	3	3
	KL 22	Introduction to Korean Literature	3	3
	KCG 1	Specialized Course I	3	3
	FE 2	Language Elective II (Japanese)	3	3	FE 1
	KEH 5	Language Enhancement 5	(6)	0
TOTAL			18	18

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNIT/S	PREREQUISITES / COREQUISITES
2nd SEMESTER	KL 11	Advanced Korean I	3	3	KL 10 / KL 9
	KL 12	Advanced Korean II	3	3	KL 10 /
	FL 31	Methodology in Language Research	3	3
	KCG 2	Specialized Course 2	3	3
	KCG 3	Specialized Course 3	3	3
	FE 3	Language Elective III	3	3	FE 2
	KEH 6	Language Enhancement 6	(6)	0
TOTAL			18	18

FOURTH YEAR

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNIT/S	PREREQUISITES / COREQUISITES
1st SEMESTER	KL 13	Advanced Korean III	3	3	KL 12 / KL 11
	KL 14	Advanced Korean IV	3	3	KL 12 / KL 11
	FL 32	Language Research	3	3	FL 31
	KCG 4	Specialized Course 4	3	3
	FE 4	Language Elective IV	3	3
	KEH 7	Language Enhancement 7	(6)	0
TOTAL			15	15

	CODE	DESCRIPTIVE TITLE	LEC	UNIT/S	PREREQUISITES / COREQUISITES
2nd SEMESTER	FL 33	Practicum / OJT	600	6	Completion of all subjects
	KL 115	Advanced Topics in Korean I*	(3)	(3)	KL 14
	KL 116	Advanced Topics in Korean II*	(3)	(3)	KL 14
	KL 117	Advanced Topics in Korean III*	(3)	(3)	KL 14
	KL 118	Advanced Topics in Korean IV*	(3)	(3)	KL 14
TOTAL			600	6

*for advance students with prior Korean language proficiency

Specialized Courses (Cognates)

A. Business Communication

a. Non-literary Translation
b. Business Culture
c. Business Communication in Korean Language 1
d. Business Communication in Korean Language 2

SUMMARY OF UNITS

YEAR LEVEL	1^ST SEM	2^ND SEM
First Year	20	20
Second Year	20	23
Third Year	18	18
Fourth Year	15	6
TOTAL	73	67
TOTAL UNITS: 140

Faculty

Jennylyn Cui, LPT MST

Program Chair, Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language

Tatsuyo Toyota

Japanese

Hanna Kim, M.A

Korean

Kaito Mochida

Akihiro Iwasaki

Charina Saito

Jay Paul Cabanilla, LPT

Jessamine Vasquez

Gwang-Ill Kim, M.A

Speech Laboratory

The Speech Laboratory supports students in the Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language program, majoring in Korean and Japanese, by providing guided practice in oral communication. It is designed to develop accurate pronunciation, listening comprehension, and spoken fluency through structured language activities and interactive exercises aligned with target-language use in academic and professional contexts.