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Courses - Fall 2023
JAPN
Japanese Department Site
JAPN101
Elementary Japanese I
Credits: 6
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate Foreign Language Placement Test (FLPT) score.
Introduction to basic patterns of contemporary spoken Japanese and to the two phonetic syllabaries (Katakana and Hiragana).
JAPN201
Intermediate Japanese I
Credits: 6
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in JAPN102; or or appropriate Foreign Language Placement Test (FLPT) score.
Contemporary spoken and written Japanese.
JAPN301
Advanced Japanese I
Credits: 6
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in JAPN202; or permission of instructor.
Advanced conversation, oral comprehension, and selected readings.
JAPN311
Traditional Japanese Language and Culture
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in JAPN202; or permission of instructor.
Introduction to classical Japanese language (kobun) through representative texts and genres from the literary traditions of the Heian period (794-1185) to the Early Modern period (1600-1868). Taught in Japanese and English.
JAPN325
Modern Japanese Literature and Film (In Translation)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Explores and questions the significance of some of modern Japan's most dynamic historical transformations, pressing social issues, and modes of cultural expression. Covers the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the 21st century.
JAPN345
Mapping Premodern Japan
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
GenEd: DSSP
Credit only granted for: JAPN498M, JAPN498T, or JAPN345.
Formerly: JAPN498T and JAPN498M.
Mapping Premodern Japan investigates travel in Japan through concentrated study of a key route in the premodern period. We will explore the role travel played in larger social, political, economic, and cultural structures and how stories of travel shaped ideas of identity, place, and national culture. We will analyze scholarship, conduct research, and learn the process for developing authentic scholarship in Cultural Studies. The course will culminate in a digital humanities final project in which students will conduct research on the major site of study and present their findings using digital storytelling. Taught in English.
JAPN386
(Perm Req)
Experiential Learning
Credits: 3 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Must have a Learning Proposal approved by the Office of Experiential Learning Programs, faculty sponsor, and student's internship sponsor.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
JAPN398D
Special Topics in Japanese Linguistics; The Sounds and Dialects of Japanese
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Introduction to Japanese sounds, focusing on dialectal differences. Topics covered in the course include the pronunciation of (Tokyo) Japanese, sound changes such as vowel devoicing, and pitch accent.
JAPN407
The Art of Translation
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (JAPN401, JAPN402); or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Theory and practice of translation. Variety of genres. Japanese to English.
JAPN499
(Perm Req)
Directed Study in Japanese
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Contact department for information to register for this course.