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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). |
| 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 101A | 4TH YEAR JAPANESE | LI, M. | 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 | JAPAN LIT:ADV TEXTS | AMA, M. | A reading course designed for students with near-fluency in written Japanese. Prerequisite: Japanese 101C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit three times as topic varies. (VII-B) |
| JAPANSE 203 | JAPAN LIT : ADV TEXTS | AMA, M. | Prerequisite: Japanese 101C or equivalent, or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. |
| JAPANSE 213A | READINGS IN MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE | FUJII, J. | In this seminar-workshop, we will read modern Japanese literature (mostly in English, with short selections in Japanese) and explore the process of producing our own work by engaging secondary works, critical theory, and (umh) the real world. Each week our meetings will be organized around ‘exercises’ that focus on different aspects of this process: translation, engaging secondary material, framing topics, etc. In the second quarter, each of us will complete a seminar-length paper through a process of mutual critique and support. |
| JAPANSE 290 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | STAFF | |
| JAPANSE 299 | DISSERTATN RESEARCH | FOWLER, E.B. | |