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.
The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures offers intensive language instruction in Chinese and Japanese at the first-, second-, and third-year levels (Japanese 361, 362, 411; and Chinese 361, 362, 411, 421). These language courses are part of the Asian Summer Language Institute. They are officially listed as Summer Term courses, but PLEASE NOTE that they start several weeks before normal Summer Term courses (June 9 to August 15). South and Southeast Asia courses 365, 366, 369, 373, and 374 will run from June 26 until August 19.
See Summer Term section of this Course Guide for course descriptions.
All students must apply for admission to the program. Contact the department at 936-3915 for more information.
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Culture Courses/Literature Courses
250. Undergraduate Seminar
in Japanese Culture. No knowledge of Japanese language
is required. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission.
Section 101 – High City / Low City: Tokyo in Literature &
Film. The purpose of this course is to explore Tokyo through
its representation in literature and film from the early seventeenth
century to the present. Tokyo has always been divided into a `high
city' (the area of the elites) on the west side and a `low city'
(the area of the less powerful) on the east side. We will pursue this geographical dichotomy in a variety of ways as we take up
such themes as Tokyo as an artistic setting, the literary treatment
of the pleasure quarters, Japan's encounter with Western culture, modernization, bureaucratization, crime, and nostalgia for a vanishing
culture. We will begin with Ihara Saikaku and his erotic tales
of the pleasure quarters, read Chûshingura (one
of the most entertaining plays ever written), then move on to
such modern writers as Higuchi Ichiyô, Tanizaki Jun'ichirô, and Nagai Kafû. We will read two recent novels, and also
watch several films. Materials are all in English, so knowledge
of Japanese is not necessary. Requirements: participation in discussions, three 2-3 page essays, and a short take-home final. (Van Compernolle)
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Language Courses
361. Intensive Beginning
Japanese. Permission of instructor. (10). (LR).
In First-Year Japanese, a thorough grounding is given in all the
language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The
oral component aims to provide the students 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: Situational Functional Japanese
Volumes 1 & 2: Notes and Situational Functional Japanese
Volumes 1 & 2: Drills. This course is part of the Summer
Language Institute and runs from June 8 – August 14, 1998. Application
is required; if you are interested please contact the department
in 3070 Frieze Building.
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362. Intensive Second-Year
Japanese. Japanese 102 or 361, and permission of
instructor. (10). (LR).
Second-Year Japanese provides further training in all the language
skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) for those students
who have acquired basic language proficiency. The reading and writing component emphasizes reading elementary texts, developing
an expository style, and writing short answers or essays in response
to questions about these texts. The social and cultural use of
language is discussed. Texts: Situational Functional Japanese
Volumes 1 & 2: Notes and Situational Functional Japanese
Volumes 1 & 2: Drills. This course is part of the Summer
Language Institute and runs from June 8 – August 14, 1998. Application
is required; if you are interested please contact the department
in 3070 Frieze Building.
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