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A graduate of the Chinese language program could pursue a career in:

Chinese teaching
Translation or interpreting
Tourism and the hospitality industry
Civil service/government; Department of Foreign Affairs; Department of Tourism; Department of Telecommunications; Department of Culture and Education
Private sector: Human Resources; Secretarial; Public Relations; Banking
Diplomatic corps: Cultural, Education and Public Relations sections
Self-employment: Translation; Language School; Travel agency; Teaching agency

The curriculum of the Chinese study program:

Refers to the needs of industry and business;
Arranges subjects according to groups.

Core Group
This group is designed to provide students with ability in the Chinese language that consists of grammar, listening, speaking, writing and reading from basic to advanced level so that they have sufficient knowledge and skills to thrive in the work place.

Elective Group
This group aims to widen the insight and knowledge of students according to their interests and curiosity in areas such as Chinese foreign research, Chinese Art, and Chinese poetry. By covering various topics and events they will have greater opportunities to be able to compete in the work place.

Concentration Subject (Stream)
This group aims to guide students in preparing for their future by choosing the preferred field for their profession after graduation. Hence, students will have a strong foundation when they choose their occupation due to their language skills.

Established in 2002, the Chinese study program is the newest study program in the Faculty of Letters. New students on this course do not need any prior knowledge of the language as they will begin the course from a basic level program and develop their language skills from there. After completing the four-year course, students will be able to communicate in Chinese and to read about 2000 - 3000 characters, as well as understand more than 10,000 vocabulary items made up of two or more characters.

In addition to improving language skills, students will also have the opportunity to study aspects of Chinese culture including history and geography, and Chinese literature. This will provide student with an insight into Chinese culture and increase their opportunities to communicate and socialize in Chinese in the work place.

In line with economic growth in the Asia Pacific region, the Chinese language has become the second most important language after English. The use of the Chinese language has developed rapidly in Indonesia. At present, skilled workers, fluent in oral and written Chinese, are urgently required. The use of the Chinese language was forbidden for almost 32 years in Indonesia and as a result only the older generation is able to speak the language.

With this in mind, BINUS UNIVERSITY has resolved to educate the next generation and prepare them to meet this urgent market requirement. As a result, the university opened the Chinese study program in accordance with international standards, and incorporates materials published by the Beijing Language Centre and Culture University (BLCU), a university with an international reputation that specifically educates students to a standard of proficiency in language and other aspects of Chinese.

General Objective
The Chinese department is an academic program that provides graduates who are proficient in Chinese language used in various fields. In order to reach this goal, the Chinese department offers four professional groups: teaching, business, broadcasting and culture. Students will specialize in one of the programs, whose the purpose is both to widen the knowledge of the students and to guide them to be able to apply their knowledge in the preferred field.

Specific Objective
Graduates of the Chinese study program are expected to achieve the following competences:

Speaking Chinese fluently by having the standard of HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) Level 6 as a minimum);
Mastering 2000 - 3000 characters and knowing more than 10,000 items of vocabulary;
Having knowledge of the culture, history, geography, literature, and economic situation in China;
Having the ability to translate Chinese texts, both oral and written;
Having the ability in industrial and business correspondence;
Being able to operate computer applications in Chinese and English language;
Understanding of Chinese teaching, commerce, translation and broadcasting.

The curriculum used in the Japanese Studies program has been developed in line with the national curriculum.
Generally, the subjects are divided into the following groups of subjects, commencing in the fifth semester.

Interpretation
The objective of this group is to for students to become competent to interpret Japanese language into Indonesian language and vice versa.

Office (Japanese in Business Industry)
The objective of this group is for students to understand the in Japanese corporate system and to use appropriate expressions and vocabulary in various business situations.

Core Group
The objective of this group is to provide fundamental knowledge in Japanese language such as linguistics, culture, history, society and literature. The subjects included in this group are Japanese Language (1 - 4), Writing and Reading Japanese characters (1 - 4), speaking and listening (1 - 4), Images of Japan, Japanese society and culture, Japanese Computer (1 - 2), Japanese History, Modern and Classical Japanese literature, Experiencing Japanese culture, Business manners, Japanese language competency test (Level 3 and 4), Japanese Phonology and Morphology, Analysis of text (1 - 2), Intermediate Japanese characters (1 - 2), Composition and speech (1 - 2), Translation from Indonesian to Japanese and Japanese to Indonesian, Contemporary Japanese Society, Japanese Syntax, Japanese Semantics, Advanced Japanese (1 - 2), and dissertation writing.

Elective Group
The objective of this group is to provide students with the practical knowledge required for business and other fields related to Japanese language. Subjects include: Interpretation from Indonesian into Japanese and Japanese into Indonesian, Public Relations, Comic translation, Japanes business letter writing, Japanese Business Conversation (1 - 2), Translation of lyrics of Japanese songs and lines of Japanese films and animations, Public Speaking, Japanese teaching methodology, Japanese drama, Japanese tourism and Japanese language competency test (Level 2).

Concentration Subject (Stream)
There are two concentrations in this department:

Translating
a. Direct interpreting Japanese - Indonesia / Indonesia - Japanese
b. Japanese Comic Translating
c. Japanese Animation / film translating
d. Japanese song / lyric translating
Office
a. Public Relation
b. Japanese business correspondence
c. Public Speaking
d. Japanese business conversation

Obviously, learning and acquiring foreign languages is very vital in the global age. As one of the world’s leading economies, Japan plays a major role in the world of industry. Japanese companies can be found all over the world, including Indonesia, where it is the largest investor. This means the ability to understand the Japanese language and culture is a must for those who want to develop their careers in Japanese multinational companies.

The Japanese Studies program at BINUS UNIVERSITY, which was founded in September 2001, provides instruction in the four language skills (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). Other skills, such as translation and interpretation, and other work-specific knowledge, are also taught.

Apart from studying, the Japanese department organizes several activities such as Taiko (Japanese traditional drum), Odori (Japanese traditional dance) and Tezukuri (handmade products), as well as workshops featuring Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, origami and many others.

General Objective
The objectives of the Japanese Studies program are to prepare students to be leading Japanese language professionals in various fields, especially in industry, interpretation, and translation. To achieve these objectives, the program runs two courses called Interpretation and Office.

Specific Objective
The specific objectives of the program are to for students to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese Literature with the following knowledge and competencies:
Knowledge of Japanese linguistics, culture, society, history and literature;
Ability to communicate in Japanese in a business environment;
Ability to translate and interpret from Indonesian to Japanese and vice versa;
Ability to conduct presentations in Japanese.

The English department prepares its graduates to be fluent in English in order to embrace academicals and English-related career opportunities. The curriculum is focused on language skills and analysis of literature and culture, covering English Grammar, Applied Linguistics and Literary Genres. In response to professional opportunities, subjects related to tourism, teaching and office responsibilities are also offered for more practical use of English.

In specific, the curriculum:
Combines an academic atmosphere with active study so that graduates have solid knowledge and reliable skills in Language, Literature and Culture;
Develops the knowledge and skills of the students in a foreign language discipline;
Develops the attitude and critical reasoning of students;
Encourages the students to develop an attitude of independent learning which will continue into their professional lives in their approach to lifelong learning;
Provides students with the knowledge of research techniques so that those who wish to will have the skills to study at post-graduate level.

Core Group
This group is designed to equip students with the ability to use English for communication purposes, and consists of grammar, listening, speaking, writing and reading from basic to advanced level in order that the graduates have sufficient knowledge and skills to enter the world of work.

Elective Group
This group offers optional courses as Broadcasting, Editing, Advertising, Popular Culture, and Public Speaking, which can be taken up separately. It has the purpose to widen the insight and knowledge of the students according to their interest and curiosity in certain knowledge areas as mentioned above. By covering various topics they will have greater opportunity to be able to apply their future occupation in addition to the language skills acquired during the study.
Teaching
Included in this group are Class Management and Education Media, Material Design and Testing, Teaching Methodology.
Business
Included in this group are Public Relations, Leadership and Organization, and Organizational Behavior.
Tourism
Included in this group are Tourism Management and Planning, Tourism Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management.

Concentration Subject (Stream)
There are two concentrations in this department:
Literature
Focuses on the analysis of works of literature, the foundations of subjects such as Poetry Analysis, Drama Analysis, and Literary Criticism
Applied Linguistics
Underlines the importance to linguistics awareness and analysis of language-related phenomena, which takes advantage of subjects such as English Phonology, English Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics and English for Specific Purposes.

The advancement of technology has overcome limitations in distance and time. We are now living in a borderless world. Beside technology, language is seen as the way to mitigate the distances. There are increasing demands in the work place, including the need to communicate in English in written or oral communications. Accordingly, English has become a crucial tool in apprehending the world´s professional and academic opportunities.
English Department graduates will be eloquent speakers of English with high applicability in any academic or English-related professions; with distinctive features of technological acumen. In compliance to BINUS UNIVERSITY´s vision to produce good and smart scholars, the English Department to produce graduates with:
Good Characters
Good communication skills
Applicable skills for the workplace
Global competitiveness
Enthusiasm for continuous study

Specific Objective
The English Department focuses on the learning process with the following competences and features:
Active learners of English, with solid knowledge and reliable skills in Language, Literature and Culture;
Critical thinkers, with good analytical and logical reasoning;
Independent learners who take responsibility for their own learning with the use of multi-channel learning opportunities;
Research abilities to undertake simple enquiries with good investigative ability;
Language experts who are expected to become a mainstay in the development of language both in Indonesia and abroad;
Good technical skills, organizational skills, managerial skills and computer skills – all crucial for global competition and academic pursuits.

ENGL 310 Sociolinguistics (Cr. 3)

This course introduces students to the basic concepts of sociolinguistics. It aims to explore the relevance of sociolinguistics to language teaching through studying diglossia, bilingualism, multilingualism, world Englishes, language policy and planning, regional and social variation, language and gender, speech acts, and language in education.
Prerequisite: ENGL 301

ENGL 311 Drama (Cr. 3)

The course offers a critical study of selected plays significant to the development of drama as a literary genre. Emphasis is placed on the influence of classical and European theater on dramatic works in the English language. This course focuses on dramatic types, themes, and techniques in relation to patterns of behavior and belief.

ENGL 312 Shakespeare (Cr. 3)

A critical reading from a selection of Shakespeare’s major plays. Emphasis is placed on Shakespeare’s power as poet and dramatic craftsman. Theme and character interpretation are studied against the background and conditions of the Elizabethan theater.

ENGL 313 The Novel (Cr. 3)

This course focuses on the novel as a literary genre, and incorporates reference to contemporary conventions and traditions. Emphasis is given to a range of style and content, and major novels are studied and analyzed. Some critical writers are included.

ENGL 314 Poetry (Cr. 3)

This course introduces a critical reading of poetry in English from the age of Chaucer to the present. This course is designed to foster in the student both a critical understanding and an appreciation of poetic art. Emphasis is placed on the study of content, form, and theme of poetry. Students apply analytic and critical principles to selected poems.

ENGL 315 Main Influences in American Literature (Cr. 3)

This course provides a study of major American writers from the 17th century to the early part of the 19th century. Selected works are read and analyzed in detail. The course includes a consideration of the important phases in American literary and cultural history, insofar as these affected the works of major writers of the period.

ENGL 320 Historical Survey of English Literature III (Cr. 3)

This course offers a detailed study of the major pre-Romantic and Romantic writers, from 1775 to 1824. The poetic works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats are considered. The focus of prose study is on the essayists period, and early criticism of the period.

ENGL 321 American Literature 1850 - Present (Cr. 3)

A continuation of ENGL 315, this course is a survey of the most famous literary figures and works of the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century America. The course aims at helping students to become fully aware of the American tradition in literature, and to trace current cultural and literary developments. Students are encouraged to examine the differences and similarities among the various literary eras.

ENGL 322 Advanced Oral Communication (Cr. 3)

This course is designed to investigate the various elements of oral communication and to apply them through practice and experience. The student will demonstrate various techniques of interpersonal relationships: the interview, small group discussion, debating and public speaking.

ENGL 323 Oral Interpretative Reading (Cr. 3)

The objective of this course is to develop skills for recreating an author’s experience recorded in a literary piece and for communicating that experience to an audience through oral reading. Students will improve their command of oral English, augment their powers of literary interpretation and increase their skills in public performance.

ENGL 324 Literature of the Victorian Age (Cr. 3)

This course consists of a detailed study of representative works of Victorian writers within the social and intellectual context of the age. The course focuses on the works of major writers of the period: Dickens, Ruskin and Tennyson. Students are encouraged to compare and contrast the attitudes expressed in the texts with those in the present-day society.

ENGL 325 Literary Criticism (Cr. 3)

The main objective of this course is to study and analyze selected critical essays from classical to modern times. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thought through the various ages of English literature. Students are encouraged to read the selected essays analytically, apply them to selected English literary texts, and cultivate an interest in critical reading in general.

ENGL 328 Women in Literature (Cr. 3)

The images of women depicted in literature written by men as well as women provide us with an understanding of the stereotypes and roles of women in society and how they have changed over time. The course examines literature by and about women, including poetry, essays, novellas and novels. Readings will include twentieth-century literature by celebrated Arab, European, and American women writers. Students will also be introduced to feminist literary theories, including feminist psychoanalytic theory, feminist stylistics, and minority women’s theory, as well as the analysis of women’s issues in their struggle for personal and social freedom. Students will apply these theories to a variety of literary works.

ENGL 331 Literature of the Modern Period (1914-1965) (Cr. 3)

This course introduces the students to American and British literature from 1914 to 1965. Selected texts from different genres (including movies) are discussed closely. The students are also exposed to the important literary theories of this period and the historical developments occurring during this important literary period.

ENGL 332 Literature of the Post-modern Period (1965-present) (Cr. 3)

This course is a continuation of ENGL 332. It covers the contemporary literary period starting in 1965. Selected texts representing different literary genres (including movies) are studied and analyzed in the course. The students are introduced to the most recent literary theories to help them appreciate the literary works of this period.

ENGL 389 Senior Seminar in Language and Literature (Cr. 1)

The seminar is designed to provide seniors with an opportunity to review, organize and integrate material from previous major courses or to do some original research on a topic which is of interest to them.

ENGL 399 Topics in Language and Literature (Cr. 1-3)

A student may select an area of interest for deeper study. The student may work on a research topic, do original writing, or study in depth a specific period or literary genre. An outline of the proposed study project must be approved by the supervising instructor with whom the student must meet for regular conferences. The completed study must be submitted by the end of the semester.

ENGL 100 Intensive English (Cr. 4)

This course is offered for students who have failed the English component of Bethlehem University Entrance Exam. It is a comprehensive course which covers the basic language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The course aims at helping students to attain the language proficiency required for ENGL 120 and for success in their university education.

ENGL 120 English Language Skills I (Cr. 3)

This course integrates the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. It aims at improving the students’ language skills in preparation for their university study. This course is designed to focus primarily on the reading strategies necessary for success in a university environment. It seeks to provide opportunities to increase students’ reading speed, and to apply the following reading skills: skimming, scanning, guessing meaning from context, identifying pro-form reference, and extracting main ideas and specific details from a text. Listening, the second component is explicitly taught. The focus is on listening for main ideas and specific details. The writing component focuses on answering and formulating questions, on self-editing and revision skills, as well as on evaluating the structural integrity of paragraphs (i.e. organization, cohesion, and unity). Finally, the course seeks to provide opportunities for oral communication. The focus is on asking questions and on answering teacher and student-initiated questions. Issues pertaining to grammar will be addressed only as needed.

ENGL 121 English Language Skills II (Cr. 3)

This course is designed to complement and expand upon the skills introduced in ENGL 120. The course seeks to provide opportunities to apply the following readings skills: previewing and predicting, inferencing, note taking, and text outlining/underlining, and highlighting. In listening, the focus is on listening and organizing notes effectively. The writing component focuses on writing paragraphs, short reports and summaries. Finally, the course seeks to provide further opportunities for oral communication. The focus is on giving brief reports and summaries. Issues pertaining to grammar will be addressed only as needed.

ENGL 123 English for Specific Purposes (Cr. 3)

A content-based course designed for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students. It aims to expand upon the skills introduced in ENGL 120 using materials related to the students’ professional field. The course focuses mainly on the reading and writing subskills necessary for success in a university environment.

ENGL 203 English Writing Skills I (Cr. 3)

This course introduces prospective English majors to the processes of writing, namely pre-writing, writing and rewriting. It also approaches writing as a cyclical process that involves analysis, feedback and revision. Focus is placed on the characteristics of good paragraph writing, i.e. unity, coherence, cohesion, economy, precision and appropriateness. The course provides ample opportunities for students to learn and practice the linguistic, mechanical and rhetorical conventions of writing. It also introduces students to the process of writing an essay. Editing and revision strategies are practiced throughout the course. Readings are used as source materials that are essential for writing activities.

ENGL 204 English Writing Skills II (Cr. 3)

This course is a continuation of ENGL203. It adopts a process approach to the teaching of essay writing, where students produce multiple drafts through four recursive processes: formulation, reformulation, revision, and rewriting. In each stage students engage in revision for content and editing for grammar and mechanics. Students are introduced to the three major types of writing: expressive, persuasive and referential. More emphasis is placed on referential writing and the main strategies of development, namely cause and effect, comparison and contrast, classification, process and extended definition.

ENGL 205 Oral Communication Skills (Cr. 3)

This is a skill development course. The aim of the course is to improve the oral communication skills of the student based on the latest theories of communication. Acknowledge of oral communication theory will be the foundation on which the interpersonal communication, group discussions and public speaking skills of the student will be broadened.

ENGL 206 English Grammar I (Cr. 3)

This course reviews the fundamental syntactic categories of English grammar that are essential for the understanding of the simple sentence. It aims to further students’ knowledge of English grammar through exploration and analysis. The course covers the following areas: word classes, verbs and verb phrases (including tense and aspect), nouns and noun phrases, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and prepositional phrases, and word order.

ENGL 210 Introduction to English Literature (Cr. 3)

This course aims at introducing students to the different genres and terminology of English literature, fiction, poetry and drama. It encourages appreciation of literary texts through discussion and analysis. Students are trained to respond to such texts (orally and in writing) critically and creatively.

ENGL 211 Historical Survey of English Literature I (Cr. 3)

The main objective of this and the subsequent related courses (ENGL 212 and 320) is to introduce students to the riches of English literature and to acquaint them with the development of that literature within a related historical and cultural background. This is achieved by beginning where English literature began, in the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval periods, and proceeding to the Renaissance. Representative selections of Old English (in translation), Medieval and Renaissance literature are studied in this course.

ENGL 212 Historical Survey of English Literature II (Cr. 3)

This course is a continuation of ENGL 211. It continues to chart the developments in English literature until 1800 by means of a wide selection of representative works. The course also examines the social, cultural and historical backgrounds which helped to shape the particular nature of these works.

ENGL 213 English Language Skills III (Cr. 3)

This is a content-based course. It is designed to round out the student’s English requirements. The course seeks to provide additional opportunities to improve and apply the reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills presented in ENGL 120 and 121.

ENGL 218 Reading for Academic Purposes (Cr. 3)

The aim of this course is to improve the student’s critical reading ability by developing the skills required for reading at university level and providing practice in a variety of reading sub-skills and strategies for dealing with more difficult texts. Although the focus will be on analytical skills that help critical thinking, the integrative skills of text attack and schema developing will form an integral part of the course.

ENGL 227 Research Methods (Cr. 3)

This course acquaints students of English language and literature with the basics of research methods and offers them training in doing practical research. It focuses on the design and basic components of research, both in language and literature. These components are: formulation of a question, topic, problem or hypothesis, collection of data or evidence, as well as analysis and interpretation of data. Besides lectures, practical sessions are held to provide students with the opportunity to apply the research skills they acquire during the course.

ENGL 231 English Business Communication (Cr. 3)

This course is intended exclusively for the students of Business Administration and Accounting. It stresses both written and spoken communications. Business letters, resumes, memorandums, and formal reports are practiced. Interpersonal communication skills, interviews, group work and formal presentations are part of the oral component of the course.

ENGL 301 Introduction to Linguistics (Cr. 3)

This course introduces the students to the basic concepts of linguistics with accompanying readings on modern linguistic theories. Emphasis is given to an analysis of the English language phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.

ENGL 303 English Grammar II (Cr. 3)

This course is a continuation of ENGL206. It covers the following areas: tense and aspect, sentence constituents, coordination, subordination, reported speech, conditional clauses, modality, clause types and their corresponding illocutionary acts, and thematic and information structures realized by passivization, there-constructions and clefts.

ENGL 304 Contrastive Study of Arabic and English (Cr. 3)

This course focuses on English as the target language. It involves a contrastive study of Arabic and English phonological, morphological and syntactic structures.
Prerequisite: ENGL 301

ENGL 305 Second Language Acquisition (Cr. 3)

This course deals with the main aspects of second language acquisition (SLA) and guides students into the rapidly developing area of published SLA research. The course also deals with the implications SLA research has on the teaching of foreign languages.
Prerequisite: ENGL 301

ENGL 307 Error Analysis (Cr. 3)

This course focuses on English as the target language. Emphasis is placed on performance errors of Arab speakers in their production of English from an error-analysis approach.

ENGL 308 Language Testing In the Classroom (Cr. 3)

This course guides students in procedures for planning, writing, administering and analyzing classroom language tests. The testing of specific skills is addressed: reading, listening, writing, speaking, grammar and vocabulary. The emphasis of the course is not only on understanding the principles of language testing but on how these principles can be applied in practice.

ENGL 309 The Bible As Literature (Cr. 3)

The primary purpose of this course is twofold: (1) to provide students with the knowledge of the Bible as a unique literary achievement, and (2) to provide students with necessary biblical background that will enhance their appreciation of literature. The course approaches the Bible (Old and New Testaments) from two basic directions. The first is to build a substantial background of literary allusions, and the second is to study the varied literary forms. Texts will be approached from the viewpoint of “higher” criticism. or literary criticism, which brings to its consideration of the text the research findings of comparative literature, biblical history and ethnology. Literary style and form are of basic concern.