Course Listings
111. Beginning Japanese. 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.
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.
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. 4 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. Prerequisite: Japanese 112 or placement. Every year.
212. Intermediate Japanese II. 4 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. Prerequisite: Japanese 211 or placement. Every year.
230 A/C. Japanese Women Writers of the 20th Century. 4 semester hours.p> In the Western imagination, Japanese women have been cast as gentle, voiceless creatures living in shadows of their husbands. But the fiction written by Japanese women presents a female image that is as vibrant as it is varied. This course will examine the various manifestations of the female image in the female-authored modern Japanese fiction from the turn of the century to the present. All readings are in English. Every year. 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 moern 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.
