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Introduction to standard, formal Japanese. Emphasis on speaking and listening skills. Exposure to Japanese culture, reading, and writing.

Corequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý103

Typically offered in Fall only

Continuation of basic skills. Emphasis on speaking and listening skills; inclusion of Japanese cultural factors in communication. Some reading and writing.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý101, Corequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý104

Typically offered in Spring only

Supplements conversational practice in ¹ó³¢´³Ìý101. Students are encouraged to use their speaking skills in a variety of situations. Special attention is given to correcting and improving pronunciation and intonation.

Corequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý101

Typically offered in Fall only

Supplements conversational practice in ¹ó³¢´³Ìý102. Extensive use of speaking skills in a variety of situations. Special attention given to correcting and improving pronunciation and intonation.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý101, Corequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý102

Typically offered in Spring only

Continuation of basic skills. Greater emphasis on reading and writing. More exposure to Japanese cultural traditions.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý102 or FLJ 105, Corequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý203

Typically offered in Fall only

Continuation of the learning of the basic skills. Emphasis on reading and writing as well as on spoken Japanese and on cultural patterns of behavior.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý201, Corequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý204

GEP Global Knowledge

Typically offered in Spring only

Practice in spoken Japanese through use of the language in a variety of situations. Increase vocabulary and develop fluency and ease in the structural patterns of the language.May be repeated for a maximum of three credit hours.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý102, Corequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý201, ¹ó³¢´³Ìý202 or ¹ó³¢´³Ìý301

Typically offered in Fall only

Supplemental intermediate conversational practice. Drills and situational exercises to build oral proficiency with patterns introduced in ¹ó³¢´³Ìý202.

Corequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý202

Typically offered in Spring only

Continued study of Japanese language. Primary emphasis on spoken Japanese, but attention also given to reading, writing and culture.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý202

Typically offered in Fall only

Continued training in the foundations of Japanese language. Primary emphasis on spoken Japanese, with increased attention to reading and writing.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý301

Typically offered in Spring only

A survey of literature in Japan from earliest recorded times through the sixteenth century. Examples from major eras and genres (folktales, poetry, philosophy, fictional narrative, theater, etc.) will be considered, with attention to historical and cultural contexts, as well as to contemporary scholarship and approaches toward traditional literature. Examples from literature outside Japan will be included for comparative purposes. No prior knowledge of Japanese required: Readings and discussions in English.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Spring only

A survey of literature in Japan from 1600 to late Nineteenth Century. Examples from major periods and genres (novels, poetry, philosophy, dram, miscellaneous narrative, etc.) will be considered, with attention to historical and cultural contexts, as well as to contemporary scholarship and approaches toward the literature. Examples from literature outside Japan will be included for comparative purposed. No prior knowledge of Japanese required: Readings and discussions in English.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Spring only

A survey in literature in Japan from the Meiji Era through World War Two. Examples from major periods and genres (novels, poetry, philosophy, drama, miscellaneous narrative, etc.) will be considered, with attention to historical and cultural contexts, as well as to contemporary scholarship and approaches toward the literature. Examples from literature outside Japan will be included for comparative purposes. No prior knowledge of Japanese required: Readings and discussions in English.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Spring only

Introduction to basic aspects of cultural practices in Japanese society, including education, work life, family relationships, everyday religious practices, aesthetic traditions, national identity and gender. Students will develop an understanding of the interrelationships between language and culture. The course is repeatable with different content topics.

Typically offered in Spring only

Continued training in the foundations of Japanese language, with emphasis on complex verb forms. Increased attention to reading and writing.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý302

Typically offered in Fall only

Elaboration on grammatical forms learned in the previous courses with applications in reading and writing, combined with more sophisticated vocabulary and idioms and attention to development of natural reading skills.

Prerequisite: ¹ó³¢´³Ìý401

Typically offered in Spring only