| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
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| JAPANSE 1C | FUNDAMENTALS | STAFF | The objective of Japanese 1A-1B-1C is to guide students in developing facility in basic Japanese. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of the language needed to survive in Japan in basic life situations. Students will learn most of the basic grammar of Japan and to read and write Hiragana, Katakana, and about 175 Kanji (Chinese characters). Prerequisite: Japanese 1B or equivalent. |
| JAPANSE 2C | 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 expand their vocabulary. Students will learn about Japanese culture and society, and are expected to express their thoughts orally and in writing. About 332 more Kanji will be introduced. Prerequisite: Japanese 2B or equivalent. |
| JAPANSE 3C | ADVANCED JAPANESE | SITHIAMNUAI, E. | 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 facts 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. Prerequisite: Japanese 3B or equivalent. |
| JAPANSE 101C | 4TH YEAR JAPANESE | OSADA, K. | Japanese 101C is the third quarter of fourth-year Japanese language instruction and is intended for students who have completed JP101A and B or their equivalent. This course builds on the foundation of linguistic skills and kowledge of Japanese culture that students have aquired in their first three years of language. Most of the lectures and discussions will be conducted in Japanese. |
| JAPANSE 180 | ADV CLASSICAL JPNSE | KLEIN, S. | A continuation of J100A and B (Classical Japanese). We will be reading several different kinds of premodern Japanese poetry, prose, and drama, including selections from Ise monogatari (Tales of Ise), a kyōgen play, and perhaps a ghost story by Ueda Akinari or a section from the “Aoi” chapter of Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji), depending on student interest.
Prerequisites: J100 A and B or permission of instructor
Requirements: class participation, class presentations, short translation exercises, final paper/translation. |
| JAPANSE 212B | TRAD POETRY/ DRAMA | KLEIN, S. | |