Japanese

今日は！

Japanese – What kind of language is it, really?

Surprisingly, there are quite a few Japanese words in the German vocabulary—kimono, manga, geisha (by the way, it's pronounced with three syllables: ge-i-sha), sushi (the initial "s" should be voiceless, not voiced), or harakiri (interestingly, this word doesn’t actually exist in this form in Japanese—the common term is seppuku). If you start collecting such words, you’ll quickly end up with 30 or 40 of them. And with that, you’ve already taken the first step toward learning a language that is entirely different from our Indo-European languages—and, by the way, also very different from Chinese.

The course offerings for learning Japanese are structured as follows:

UNIcert® Basic Level:

• Foundational Course
• Elementary Course
• Intermediate Course

UNIcert® Level I:

• Advanced Course
• Certificate Course

Further Courses:

• Sôgô Kôza 

The programme typically only starts in the winter semester.

If you have any questions regarding Japanese courses, please contact us by email at:japanisch(at)szsb.uni-saarland.de.

The course offerings for learning Japanese are structured as follows:

UNIcert® Basic Level:

• Foundational Course
• Elementary Course
• Intermediate Course

UNIcert® Level I:

• Advanced Course
• Certificate Course

Further Courses:

• Sôgô Kôza 

The programme typically only starts in the winter semester.

If you have any questions regarding Japanese courses, please contact us by email at:japanisch(at)szsb.uni-saarland.de.

The Japanese tutorial is a voluntary service offered by the Language Centre. It gives you the opportunity to meet once a week in a small group with Japanese-speaking tutors to revise dialogues from class, or to receive support with writing characters or texts. However, please note: grammar questions should be addressed to your lecturer.

You may take part in the tutorial if you are enrolled in a Japanese course. Please contact your course instructor for further information. For advanced learners (N2 level or above), and subject to sufficient availability, individual tutorials may also be possible. In this case,mailto:japanisch(at)szsb.uni-saarland.de?subject=Japanisch-Tutorium.

Cultural Institutions Online

• Japanese Cultural Institute in Cologne: www.jki.de
• German-Japanese Society: www.vdjg.de
• www.djg-saarbruecken.de (Saarbrücken)

Studying or Interning in Japan

• Scholarship information from the Japanese Embassy: www.de.emb-japan.go.jp/...
• Details on funding programs can be found on the website of the Japanese Cultural Institute (with additional links): www.jki.de/foerderprogramme/uebersicht
• Japan exchange programme offered by the International Office of Saarland University

Sie haben noch Fragen zu den Japanisch-Kursen? Kommen Sie am besten vorbei zu einem persönlichen Gespräch! 

Die Japanisch-Sprechstunde findet im Sommersemester 2026 dienstags 16-17 statt.

Wir bitten Sie, sich vorher unter diesem Link anzumelden. Geben Sie dazu noch Ihren Namen und grob Ihr Anliegen an! Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!

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Team for Teaching and Course Programme

• Christopher Keiichi Schmidt
  • christopher_keiichi.schmidt(at)uni-saarland.de
  • Phone (at UdS): +49 681-302 4692

Lecturers

• Atsuko Futakuchi
  • atsuko32525(at)yahoo.co.jp
• Torsten Jachmann
  • jachmann(at)lst.uni-saarland.de
• Mayumi Stolzenberger-Kawada
  • dankekawada(at)hotmail.com
• Hideki Yamaguchi