Paper short abstract:

Every language has its specific variant to acquire or present academic knowledge. Here we consider the process of learning Japanese and German as a "scientific language" by Japanese university students learning German.

Paper long abstract:

Every language has its specific variant to acquire or present academic knowledge. Here we consider the process of learning Japanese and German as a "scientific language" by Japanese university students learning German. 
Both "academic Japanese" and "academic writing" for university students are well established fields in Japanese language education. As far as the teaching of German in Japan is concerned, it has its own traditional status, making it difficult to introduce innovative teaching approaches. Therefore, in the current study we examine methodological possibilities of acquiring German as a "scientific language" along with content in specialized fields such as literature, linguistics, and history, rather than just foreign language skills.