| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
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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 100A | CLASSICAL JAPANESE | KLEIN, S. | This is the first course in a two-quarter series designed to introduce the student to classical Japanese grammar through the reading of selected literary genres, including Sei ShÅnagon’s /Pillow Book /(/Makura no S//Å//shi/), Kamo no ChÅmei’s /Ten-Foot Square Hut /(/HÅjÅki/), medieval tale literature and early modern fiction. Emphasis throughout will be on reading comprehension, with special emphasis on a thorough understanding of traditional grammar and syntax. Some attention will also be given to figurative language, literary conventions, and thematic reading. Students will be quizzed regularly and will take at least two midterms and a comprehensive final examination. |
| JAPANSE 101A | 4TH YEAR JAPANESE | FUJII, J. | Japanese 101A is the first quarter of fourth year of Japanese language instruction and, accordingly, is intended for students who have completed JA 3C or its equivalent. The primary objective of the Japanese 101 A-C sequence is to help students gain a measure of independence from “textbook Japanese” and to become increasingly comfortable with the rich variety of written forms that constitute the fabric of everyday, as well as a more studied literate Japanese life. In contrast to earlier (1-3 ABC series) instruction with its balanced approach to speech, listening comprehension, writing, and reading, this quarter continues the emphasis in reading comprehension of a variety of materials in order to develop the capacity to become a self-sufficient reader of Japanese. In addition, we shall address the practice of translation as a skill (rather than as a pedagogical practice). |
| JAPANSE 212A | STDS TRAD JP PO/DRA | KLEIN, S. | |
| JAPANSE 290 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | FOWLER, E. | |