Note: The Department Waitlist policy for all courses is 2 - Go to the department office to get on a waitlist, and then attend the first class meeting. Policies and procedures for handling the waitlist will be explained there.
Students wanting to begin language study, at a level other than first year, must take a placement exam to be held on September 2.
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Culture Courses/Literature Courses
250/Asian Studies 252. Undergraduate
Seminar in Japanese Culture. No knowledge of Japanese language is
required. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission.
See Asian Studies 252.
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Language Courses
101. Beginning Japanese. Native
or near-native speakers of Japanese are not eligible for this course. (5).
(LR).
The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking,
listening, writing, and reading) as well as becoming familiar with aspects
of Japanese culture which are necessary for language competency. Recitation
sessions are conducted in Japanese emphasizing speaking/reading in Japanese
contexts at normal speeds. Analyses, explanations, and discussions involving
the use of English are specifically reserved for lectures. It is expected
that, by the end of the year, students will have basic speaking and listening
comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar, reading and writing
skills in Hiragana and Katakana, and will be able to recognize
and produce approximately 140 Kanji in context. Texts: Situational
Functional Japanese Vol. 1-2. Tokyo: Tsukuba Language Group, 1991. WL:2
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