Degree Options

Students have the option of minoring in Japanese

JAPANESE — Requirements for Minor
Twenty-two semester hours distributed as follows:

• Japanese 211, 212, 311, and 312.
• Japanese 430 or one four-semester-hour course in Japanese communication, linguistics, or literature
• Recommended in Other Departments
  
  Students are encouraged to broaden their understanding of Japan through East
  Asian Studies classes offered in many departments.
  

2009-2010 Course Listings

112F. Beginning Japanese II. 5 semester hours.

Continued introduction of fundamental listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, together with the relevant sociolinguistic information. Prerequisite: Japanese III or placement. Every year.

130. Japanese Topics. 4 semester hours.

Topics, chosen by the instructor, designed to be of interest to the entire campus community. Taught in English, readings in English. Some sections writing intensive. Offered as need arises. This course may be repeated for credit.

111. Beginning Japanese I. 5 semester hours.

Introduces the fundamental communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as sociolinguistic information necessary for effective communication with Japanese natives. Every year.

150A/C. Survey of Japanese Literature. 4 semester hours.

Introduction to major literary works written in Japan between the year 900 and the present. Designed to be of interest to the entire campus community. Taught in English, readings in English. Every year.

211. Intermediate Japanese I. 5 semester hours.

Further development of the fundamental communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as the sociolinguistic information necessary for effective communication with Japanese natives.90 minutes of independent work in the Foreign Language Learning Center required. Prerequisite: Japanese 112 or placement. Every year.

212. Intermediate Japanese II. 5 semester hours.

Continued development of the fundamental communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as the sociolinguistic information necessary for effective communication with Japanese natives.90 minutes of independent work in the Foreign Language Learning Center required. Prerequisite: Japanese 211 or placement. Every year.

230. Japanese Topics. 1-6 semester hours.

Topics, chosen by the instructor, designed to be of interest to the entire campus community.  Taught in English or in Japanese, as designated by the instructor. Some sections may be writing intensive.  Offered as need arises.  This course may be repeated for credit.

Students may be awarded 5 or 6 semester hours for study abroad only

241:  Foreign Language Learning Center Tutor Training. 2 semester hours.

This two-credit, half semester course is designed to train incoming and potential foreign language tutors for employment in Wittenberg’s Foreign Language Learning Center (FLLC). Students who complete the course will receive a certificate from the College Reading and Learning Association stating that they are certified level 2 tutors. This course is mandatory for employment in the FLLC. Every year. There are no course prerequisites for this course, but students must be recommended by a language faculty member.

250 A/C. Japanese Literature and Aesthetics. 4 semester hours.

Interdisciplinary study of contemporary and pre-modern literature, visual and performing arts in Japan. Discussions of the intellectual, emotional and aesthetic conflicts arising from the encounter of the traditional Japanese world view with modern industrial civilization. Taught in English, texts in English. Alternate years.

311. Advanced Japanese I. 4 semester hours.

The goal of the course is to develop culturally and socially appropriate proficiency in the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Prerequisite: 212 or placement. Every year.

312. Advanced Japanese II. 4 semester hours.

A continuation of 311, the goal of the course is to develop culturally and socially appropriate proficiency in the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.Prerequisite: 311 or placement. Every year.

330. Japanese Topics. 4 semester hours.

Topics, chosen by the instructor, designed to be of interest to the entire campus community. Taught in English, readings in English. May be writing intensive. Offered as need arises. This course may be repeated for credit.

380. Methods for Teaching Foreign Language (K-12). 4 semester hours.

Course to acquire an understanding of the history and rationale for foreign language instruction and of the relationship between theories of language learning and classroom practice. The student learns to plan, implement, and evaluate language instruction for students at the elementary and secondary school levels, and to enrich curriculum content to promote appreciation of the customs, values and history of other cultures. Field experience is included. Prerequisite: Completion of two 200-level courses in the target language or by permission of the instructor. Alternate years.

430. Topics in Japanese Language and Literature. 4 semester hours.

This course is designed to meet the needs of Japanese language students who have surpassed the highest levels of Japanese language study available in existing courses at the university.  Course design will vary in accordance with student need, and may include select readings and conversation activities.  Prerequisite: Japanese 312 or permission of the instructor.

490. Independent Study. Variable credit.

This course may be repeated for credit.

491. Internship. Variable credit.