361. Intensive Beginning Chinese. Permission
of instructor. (LR).
NOTE: THIS COURSE RUNS FROM JUNE 15 TO AUGUST 21.
An introductory course in modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.
The course aims at the acquisition of basic structural skills through aural-oral exercises and carefully graded reading practice.
We recommend that students listen to tapes two hours per day for
every class hour per day.
362. Intensive Second-Year Chinese. Chinese
102 or 361, and permission of instructor. (LR).
NOTE: THIS COURSE RUNS FROM JUNE 15 TO AUGUST 21.
A continuation of work begun in First Year Chinese. The course
aims at the achievement of a basic level of reading competence
within a vocabulary of 800 characters and accompanying combinations
and the continuing improvement of aural understanding and speaking
competence. These goals are approached through classroom drill
and recitation and out-of-class exercises. Prerequisite: One year
of college-level Chinese including knowledge of the material covered
in DeFrancis, Beginning Chinese Reader (through lesson
42) or similar first-year textbooks.
411. Intensive Third-Year Chinese. Chinese
202 or 362 and permission of instructor. (Excl).
NOTE: THIS COURSE RUNS FROM JUNE 15 TO AUGUST 21.
A continuation of work begun in the first and second year courses
with special emphasis on building skill in reading. A major goal
of the course is to move from texts written especially for students
to texts written for a Chinese audience. Heavy emphasis will be
placed on expanding vocabulary and learning the patterns of modern
written Chinese. Prerequisite: Two years of college level Chinese
including knowledge of the material covered in Intermediate
Chinese (Chinese Linguistic Project) or similar second-year
textbooks (approximately 800 characters).
361. Intensive Beginning Japanese. Permission
of instructor. (LR).
NOTE: THIS COURSE RUNS FROM JUNE 15 TO AUGUST 21.
A thorough grounding is given in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The aim of the oral component
is to provide the student with the speaking and comprehension
skills necessary to function effectively in practical situations
in a Japanese-speaking environment. Attention is given to the
social and cultural differences in the use of the language. In the reading and writing component the two Kana syllabaries
( Katakana and Hiragana ) and elementary characters
( Kanji ) are introduced. Texts: Eleanor Harz Jorden and Mari Noda, Japanese: The Spoken Language: Parts I-II;
Eleanor Harz Jorden and Hamako Ito Chaplin, Reading Japanese.
362. Intensive Second-Year Japanese. Japanese
102 or 361, and permission of instructor. (LR).
NOTE: THIS COURSE RUNS FROM JUNE 15 TO AUGUST 21.
Further training is given in all the language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) for students who have acquired
a basic language proficiency. In the reading and writing component, the emphasis is on reading elementary texts, developing an expository
style, and writing short answers/essays in response to questions
about these texts. Discussions on the social and cultural use
of language are provided. Texts: Eleanor Harz Jorden and Mari
Noda, Japanese: The Spoken Language: Parts II-III; Eleanor
Harz Jorden and Hamako Ito Chaplin, Reading Japanese.
411. Intensive Third-Year Japanese. Japanese
202 or 362, and permission of instructor. (Excl).
NOTE: THIS COURSE RUNS FROM JUNE 15 TO AUGUST 21.
Advanced training is given in all the language skills. Practice
in the use of spoken Japanese is contextualized within simulated
Japanese social settings. A variety of selected modern texts (essays, fiction and newspapers) are read with emphasis on expository style.
The goal is to produce self-sufficient readers who can read and discuss most texts with the aid of a dictionary. Texts: Eleanor
Harz Jorden and Mari Noda, Japanese: The Spoken Language:
Part III; Eleanor Harz Jorden and Hamako Ito Chaplin, Reading
Japanese.
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