01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Japanese (Division 401)

JAPANESE 412 / ASIAN 412. Topics in Japanese Culture.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); (1-4). May be elected 3 times for credit.; Variable topics, depending on the interest of our current and visiting faculty.
JAPANESE 475. Japanese Cinema.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); A knowledge of Japanese is not required. (3). 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); AsianLan 226 (or Japanese 202). (3).; 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); AsianLan 326 (or Japanese 406). (3).; 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 552. Medieval Japanese Prose.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese); AsianLan 434 (or Japanese 542). (3). May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.; Readings in selected texts (normally Heike monogatari.
JAPANESE 553. Classical Japanese Poetry.: AsianLan 434 (or Japanese 542). (3).; Training in the reading and interpretation of the major forms of Japanese poetry before the 20th Century, from the waka and choka through renga, haikai, and haiku. The texts will vary from one term to another, but will generally follow a chronological sequence from the ancient to the Tokugawa period. Central emphasis will be on developing a working familiarity with the rhetoric and figurative language of classical poetry. Classical commentaries, as well as popular literature from the medieval through the Tokugawa period, will also be studied for an understanding of the place of poetry as a major body of knowledge and life practice before the twentieth century.
JAPANESE 554. Modern Japanese Literature.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Japanese); AsianLan 326 and 428 (or Japanese 406 and 408). (3). 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). 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). 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.
JAPANESE 561. Japanese Historical and Documentary Texts.: AsianLan 434 (or Japanese 542). (3).
JAPANESE 588. Japanese Bibliography.: Japanese 406. Graduate standing. (2).
JAPANESE 589. Japanese Bibliography.: Japanese 588. (2).
JAPANESE 591. Japanese Dialects.: Japanese 490 or 491. (3).
JAPANESE 601. Master's Essay.: Permission of department. Graduate standing. (1-3). (INDEPENDENT).
JAPANESE 691. History of the Japanese Language.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
JAPANESE 692. History of the Japanese Language.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
JAPANESE 699. Directed Readings and Research.: Restricted to department majors. Permission of graduate adviser. Graduate standing. (1-6). (INDEPENDENT).; Designed for individual students who have an interest in a specific topic (usually that has stemmed from a previous course). An individual instructor must agree to direct such a reading, and the requirements are specified when approval is granted.
JAPANESE 799. Master's Essay in Japanese Language and Literature.: Master's student in Asian Languages and Cultures: Japanese Language and Literature. Graduate standing. (1-3). (INDEPENDENT).
JAPANESE 990. Dissertation/Precandidate.: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate. Graduate standing. (1-8; 1-4 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate.
JAPANESE 995. Dissertation/Candidate.: Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. I Graduate standing. (8; 4 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. N.B. The defense of the dissertation (the final oral examination) must be held under a full term Candidacy enrollment period.

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