Courses in Japanese (Division 401) Japanese 101. Beginning Japanese. (Language Courses) Native or near-native speakers of Japanese are not eligible for this course. An introductory course in the Japanese language consisting of oral-aural and written drills, laboratory work, reading, and composition. Hiragana, katakana, and a limited number of Chinese characters are progressively introduced following the acquisition of control of the sound system and a minimal number of basic structural patterns. Japanese 102. Beginning Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 101. II. (5). (LR). Laboratory fee ($9) required. An introductory course in the Japanese language consisting of oral-aural and written drills, laboratory work, reading, and composition. Hiragana, katakana, and a limited number of Chinese characters are progressively introduced following the acquisition of control of the sound system and a minimal number of basic structural patterns. A continuation of Japanese 101. Japanese 150/Asian Studies 152/History 142. Introduction to Japanese Civilization. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) A knowledge of Japanese is not required. (4). (HU). Designed primarily for freshmen and sophomores, the course focuses on a few recurrent concerns in the Japanese tradition from the earliest times to the present. Topics to be considered include man and nature, language and culture, the individual and the state, men and women, and death and transcendence. Readings in mythology and representative works of the literature and religious texts, lectures, discussions, and short papers. Japanese 201. Second-Year Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 102. Native or near-native speakers of Japanese are not eligible for this course. Continuation of Beginning Japanese with increased emphasis on reading. Japanese 202. Second-Year Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 201. II. (5). (LR). Laboratory fee ($9) required. Continuation of Beginning Japanese with increased emphasis on reading. A continuation of Japanese 201. Japanese 222/Great Books 222/Asian Studies 222. Great Books of Japan. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) (4). (HU). Introduction in translation to books which have influenced the Japanese people through the ages. Japanese 225. Calligraphy. (Language Courses) Japanese 101. (1). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of three credits. Students learn the art of Japanese Calligraphy at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Japanese 245/Asian Studies 245/Film-Video 245. Anime. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) (4). (Excl). In this course, we examine the history of Japanese animation and its relationship to the social, political, and economic transformations of the nation. Anime's roots are in 1930s children's films promoting the colonization of Asia, followed by propaganda films from World War II. Japanese 250/Asian Studies 252. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Culture. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) No knowledge of Japanese language is required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission. This undergraduate seminar offers lower division LS&A students a small group learning experience. Students explore a subject of particular interest in collaboration with a faculty member in the area of Japanese Culture. Japanese 361. Intensive Beginning Japanese. (Language Courses) Permission of instructor. (10). (LR). An accelerated ten-week summer course equivalent of Japanese 101-102. Application required – contact department office. Japanese 362. Intensive Second-Year Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 102 or 361, and permission of instructor. (10). (LR). An accelerated ten-week summer course equivalent of Japanese 201-202. Application required – contact department office. Japanese 375/Asian Studies 375. Japanese Popular Music. (Language Courses) (3). (HU). This course deals with both historical and contemporary forms of popular music in Japan. Amateur and professional music-making, as well as vernacular discourse about music (in translation) are treated as resources for thinking about the culture and experience of the populace, and ways in which they have been distinct from the 'high' culture of Japan's elites. Japanese 391. Honors Course in Japanese. (Language Courses) Permission of the department. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). Directed readings aimed at the writing of analytical papers and/or the Honors thesis. Japanese 392. Honors Course in Japanese. (Language Courses) Permission of the department. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). Directed readings aimed at the writing of analytical papers and/or the Honors thesis. Japanese 393. Honors Course in Japanese. (Language Courses) Permission of the department. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). Directed readings aimed at the writing of analytical papers and/or the Honors thesis. Japanese 394. Honors Course in Japanese. (Language Courses) Permission of the department. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). Directed readings aimed at the writing of analytical papers and/or the Honors thesis. Japanese 399. Directed Reading. (Language Courses) Permission of the department. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Individual work and directed reading for undergraduate concentrators. Must be arranged with an instructor. Japanese 400/Asian Studies 400. Love and Death in Japanese Culture. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) A knowledge of Japanese is not required. (4). (HU). This course covers issues of Love and Death in Japan, and how it is portrayed in Japanese Literature. In this course, students read a variety of premodern literature, including portions of the Tale of Genji and the Tale of Heike. All literature is read in a cultural context. Japanese 401/Asian Studies 401/Women's Studies 401. Writing Japanese Women. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) (4). (Excl). This is a course on writing by and about women – women's self-representation and men's representations of women – in Japanese culture. Along with primary sources in literature and the visual arts, secondary sources include theoretical readings in the psychology of sex, love, and death by Freud, Kristeva, Lacan, and Bataille; in the field of cultural production by Bourdieu; in feminist theories of reading in the Anglo-American academy. Japanese 402/Asian Studies 402. Rewriting Identities in Modern Japan. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) (4). (Excl). This introductory course to modern Japanese fiction examines how novels and short stories written after 1868 engage the issue of national, cultural, and social identities. The inquiry in the course simultaneously moves in two directions. We examine how fiction written in an age of national print-capitalism participates in the work of building a common understanding of a nation and its people, but we shall also see how the same fiction can spotlight divisions of gender, sexual orientation, class, generation and region. Japanese 405. Third-Year Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 202. Native or near-native speakers of Japanese are not eligible for this course. Concentrated readings in modern Japanese aimed at acquisition of control of the 1850 characters in common use. Composition and an introduction to the basic dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other useful reference works constitute an integral part of the course. Japanese 406. Third-Year Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 405. II. (5). (Excl). Concentrated readings in modern Japanese aimed at acquisition of control of the 1850 characters in common use. Composition and an introduction to the basic dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other useful reference works constitute an integral part of the course. A continuation of Japanese 405. Japanese 407. Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese Literature. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese) Japanese 406. (3). (Excl). A reading course in modern Japanese Literature with an emphasis on short stories and essays by such representative authors as Shiga, Tanizaki, Kawabata, and Mishima. Japanese 408. Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese Literature. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese) Japanese 407. (3). (Excl). A reading course in modern Japanese Literature with an emphasis on short stories and essays by such representative authors as Shiga, Tanizaki, Kawabata, and Mishima. Japanese 411. Intensive Third-Year Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 202 or 362, and permission of instructor. (10). (Excl). An accelerated ten-week summer course equivalent of Japanese 405-406. Application required – contact department office. Japanese 412/Asian Studies 412. Topics in Japanese Culture. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) (1-4). (Excl). May be elected 3 times for credit. Variable topics, depending on the interest of our current and visiting faculty. Japanese 413. Readings in Japanese Studies I. (Language Courses) Japanese 202 or 362. I. (4). (Excl). Readings course designed for students planning to pursue a career in Japanese studies research at the graduate level. Intensified instruction on how to develop reading ability through the reading of a variety of materials is given during the first half of the term, after which the acquired techniques are applied to reading materials in students’ interest areas. Japanese 414. Readings in Japanese Studies II. (Language Courses) Japanese 413. II. (4). (Excl). Readings course designed for students planning to pursue a career in Japanese studies research at the graduate level. Intensified instruction on how to develop reading ability through the reading of a variety of materials is given during the first half of the term, after which the acquired techniques are applied to reading materials in students’ interest areas. Japanese 416. Communicative Competence for Japan-Oriented Careers. (Language Courses) Japanese 406, 411; and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). This course stresses effective communication in the use of the Japanese spoken language in contexts likely to be encountered by a career-oriented professional in Japan. A minimum of 2 hours of active tape preparation is required for each class hour. Japanese 417. Communicative Competence for Japan-Oriented Careers II. (Language Courses) Japanese 406, 411. (3). (Excl). This course is a continuation of Japanese 416, designed to stress effective communication in the use of the Japanese spoken language in contexts likely to be encountered by professionals in Japan. Japanese 421. Intensive Introduction to Technical Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 202 or 362. A maximum of 10 credits may be elected through Japanese 421, 445, and 446. IIIb. (10). (Excl). This course is designed to help the student consolidate knowledge of basic Japanese grammar and syntax while introducing the linguistic conventions of technological discourse. Japanese 445. Readings in Technical Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 406, 421, or 411. A maximum of 10 credits may be elected through Japanese 421, 445, and 446. I. (4). (Excl). This course seeks to train fourth-year level Japanese language students to read specialized journals and reports in technical fields. Japanese 446. Readings in Technical Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 445. A maximum of 10 credits may be elected through Japanese 421, 445, and 446. II. (4). (Excl). This course seeks to train fourth-year level Japanese language students to read specialized journals and reports in technical fields. Japanese 450. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Literature. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) Japanese 401 or 402. Knowledge of Japanese is not required. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits with permission of the instructor. This course enables students to read and discuss Japanese literature in a seminar setting. Readings (in translation) vary from year to year, but the focus is primarily on fiction. Japanese 451. Fourth-Year Japanese I. (Language Courses) Japanese 406. (4). (Excl). The goal of the course is the acquisition of linguistic, pragmatic, and sociocultural competence in all four skills in advanced level. Japanese 452. Fourth-Year Japanese II. (Language Courses) Japanese 451. (4). (Excl). The goal of the course is the acquisition of linguistic, pragmatic, and sociocultural competence in all four skills in advanced level. Japanese 461. Social Science Readings in Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 406. (4). (Excl). May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Graded readings in Japanese social science subject matter, including materials from newspapers, periodicals, and learned journals. Japanese 475. Japanese Cinema. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) A knowledge of Japanese is not required. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($50) required. An examination through selected films of the aesthetic, cultural, and thematic elements that have contributed to the significant and unique form of artistic expression that is Japanese cinema. Japanese 490. Introduction to Japanese Linguistics. (Language Courses) Japanese 202. (3). (HU). An introduction to the analysis and description of the sounds and grammatical structures of Japanese and to the study of Japanese dialects and the history of the language. Special emphasis is given to the application of the content of this course to the teaching of Japanese as a second language. Opportunities for some practice teaching may be arranged. Japanese 493. Theory and Practice of Second Language Teaching. (Language Courses) Japanese 406. (3). (Excl). Overview of theories and issues in teaching Japanese. Includes the history and theory of teaching methods, although the focus is mainly placed on the most current teaching approaches and their theoretical implications. Japanese 541. Classical Japanese. (Language Courses) Japanese 406 and 408. (4). (Excl). An introduction to the classical written language, with emphasis on its structural characteristics; reading and close analysis of selected texts from the tenth through the nineteenth century. Japanese 552. Medieval Japanese Prose. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese) Japanese 542. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Readings in selected texts (normally Heike monogatari. Japanese 554. Modern Japanese Literature. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese) Japanese 406 and 408. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Readings in selected Japanese texts . Japanese 556. Japanese Drama and Narrative Performance. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses) Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated three times for a total of nine credits. May not be elected more than once in the same term. This topics course focuses on the traditions of Japanese drama in historical and cultural context. Japanese 557. Seminar in Japanese Image Culture. (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese) Japanese 406. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($50) required. This is a topics course for Japanese graduate students, CJS MA students, or advanced undergraduates. Course topics vary depending on the faculty teaching the course. 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