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| JAPANSE 1A | FUNDAMENTALS | STAFF | The objective of Japanese 1A-1B-1C is to guide students in developing facility in basic Japanese. Studnts will be introduced to the fundamentals of the language needed to survive in Japan in basic daily life situations. Students will learn most of the basic grammar of Japanese and to read and write Hiragana, Katakana, and about 250 Kanji (Chinese characters).
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| JAPANSE 2A | INTERMEDIATE | STAFF |
The objective of the Japanese 2A-2B-2C series is to help students to improve their communication skills in more complicated situations and on more abstract topics. Students will learn more advanced grammatical patterns and useful expressions in Japanese and to expand their vocabulary. Students will learn about Japanese culture and society, and are expected to express their thoughts orally and in writing. About 400 more Kanji will be introduced. Prerequisite: Japanese 1C or equivalent. |
| JAPANSE 3A | ADVANCED JAPANESE | STAFF | In the Japanese 3A-3B-3C series, students learn more sophisticated expressions and Kanji compounds needed to work on more complex materials in Japanese. Students are exposed to more authentic materials in preparation for their further studies in Japanese. Various facets of reading and listening will be introduced through materials concerned with Japanese society, culture, tradition, history, economics, politics and current trends. Students will learn to read about and discuss these topics, and to express their thoughts in writing. About 300 new Kanji characters will be introduced, along with Kanji compounds formulated from both new and previously learned Kanji. |
| JAPANSE 100A | CLASSICAL JAPANESE | MORIOKA, A. | Japanese grammar through the reading of selected literary works, such as poems from Kokinshu and Shin Kokinshu, tales from early vernacular collections, and essays by Sei Shonagon and Kamo no Chomei. Emphasis throughout will be on reading comprehension, with special emphasis on a thorough understanding of traditional grammar and syntax, with some attention also given to figurative language and literary conventions. Students will be quizzed regularly and will take at least two midterms and a comprehensive final examination. "Prerequisites include Japanese 3C or its equivalent (third year Japanese)." |
| JAPANSE 101A | 4TH YEAR JAPANESE | MORIOKA, A. | J101A is the first quarter of a year-long sequence that serves as fourth-year Japanese. Students receive exposure to a wide variety of writing styles in a course focused on reading comprehension and vocabulary building, though some attention is also paid to aural comprehension, composition, and translation. Prerequisites include Japanese 3C or its equivalent (third year Japanese). |
| JAPANSE 115 | JPN LIT:AVANCED TEXTS | FOWLER, E. |
This is an upper-level reading course, typically conducted in a seminar format and designed for students with a high degree of fluency in written Japanese. Topics vary from year to year. Please consult with instructor for details. Class discussion forms the core of the course. The purpose of Jpn. 115 is *not* to aid the student in language acquisition (the goal, of course, in lower-level sequences), and this course should thus not be considered a continuation of fourth-year Japanese. Weekly reading assignments are far lengthier than for the 101 A-B-C series. The focus is less on deciphering texts than on examining how texts work as literature and as commentaries on society. Japanese is the course's lingua franca; the final paper may be written in either Japanese or English. |
| JAPANSE 203 | JPN LIT: ADV TEXTS | FOWLER, E. | |
| JAPANSE 290 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | FOWLER, E.B. | |