JPNS
Japanese
JPNS 101 ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I JPNS 102D ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II JPNS 150 JAPANESE CULT & CIVILIZATION JPNS 201D INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I JPNS 202D INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II JPNS 305 JAPANESE:ADVANCED CONVERSATION JPNS 320 CLASSICAL JAPANESE LITERATURE JPNS 321 MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE JPNS 325 WOMEN IN JAPANESE LIT & CULTURE JPNS 340 JAPANESE:ADV READING & GRAMMAR JPNS 361 JAPANESE TEXT & CINEMA JPNS 440 MODERNITY AND MODERNISM IN JAPAN JPNS 450R SEM:JAPANESE LITERATURE & CULTURE
JPNS 101 ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
I
F 4 cr. RCT 4
-- Elementary course designed to help students acquire basic language
skills in Japanese: reading, writing, listening, speaking. Introduction
to Japanese writing systems (hiragana, katakana, kanji). Emphasis on
establishing correct pronunciation and grasp of grammar. Cultural perspectives
such as greetings, simple dialogues.
JPNS 102D ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
II
S 4 cr. RCT 4
PREREQUISITE: JPNS 101 or equivalent, or placement interview with instructor.
-- Continuation of JPNS 101. Expansion of cultural knowledge.
JPNS 150 JAPANESE CULT &
CIVILIZ
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: WRIT 101W or consent of instructor
-- Survey of Japanese society, literature, art, and religion from earliest
times to the modern period. All readings and discussions in English.
No knowledge of Japanese necessary.
JPNS 201D INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE
I
F 4 cr. RCT 4
PREREQUISITE: JPNS 102 or equivalent, or placement interview with instructor.
-- Review of skills acquired in elementary Japanese, followed by additional
study of grammatical patterns and vocabulary acquisition. Emphasis on
gaining basic conversational skills and improving reading. Expansion
of cultural knowledge.
JPNS 202D INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE
II
S 4 cr. RCT 4
PREREQUISITE: JPNS 201 or equivalent, or placement interview with instructor.
-- Continuation of JPNS 201. Students who successfully complete this
course will have "survival" skills for daily life in Japan,
and will be ready for more advanced course work using authentic materials.
Expansion of cultural knowledge.
JPNS 305 JAPANESE:ADVANCED
CONVERSATION
S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: JPNS 202 or placement interview with instructor.
-- Review and further development of communication skills with an emphasis
on both speaking and writing for various occasions. Cultural and social
topics are explored through authentic materials to enhance knowledge
of Japan and its people.
JPNS 320 CLASSICAL JAPANESE
LITERATURE
On Demand 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: WRIT 101W or consent of instructor.
-- Study of poetry, drama, and narrative from earliest times to mid-nineteenth
century. All readings and discussions in English. No knowledge of Japanese
necessary.
JPNS 321 MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE
On Demand 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: WRIT 101W or consent of instructor.
-- Study of novels, short stories, and poems written by Japanese authors
from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Covers Japan's initial encounter
with the West and the establishment of individual identity. All readings
and discussions in English. No knowledge of Japanese necessary.
JPNS 325 WOMEN IN JAPANESE
LIT & CULT
On Demand 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: WRIT 101W or consent of instructor.
-- A study of Japanese women writers and images of women in Japanese
culture from earliest times to the present. No knowledge of Japanese
necessary.
JPNS 340 JAPANESE:ADV READING
& GRAMMAR
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: JPNS 202 or placement interview with instructor.
-- Review and further development of grammar and vocabulary skills necessary
for improved reading proficiency in Japanese. Topics for study address
Japanese culture and society through manga/cartoons, newspapers, magazines,
correspondence, and short essays, with some translation and comparison
with English.
JPNS 361 JAPANESE TEXT &
CINEMA
On Demand 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: WRIT 101W or consent of instructor
-- Study of several fine Japanese films and the literary works upon
which they were based. Emphasis is on the transformation of written
text into image. All readings and discussions in English. No knowledge
of Japanese necessary.
JPNS 440 MODERNITY AND MODERNISM
IN JAPAN
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 145 or JPNS 150 and WRIT 101 or consent of instructor
-- This course concerns the challenges to representational practices
in literature and film posed by Japan's modernization process. Topics
covered vary; e.g., "Representations of Tokyo", "Detecting
Modernity", "Caste and Class", "The Sixties in Japan",
etc.. May be repeated for credit.
JPNS 450R SEM:JAPANESE LITERATURE
& CULTURE
On Demand 3 cr. SEM
PREREQUISITE: JPNS 315 or JPNS 350.
-- Senior capstone course. Topics offered at the upper division level
which are not covered in regular courses. Students conduct individual
research projects while also preparing and presenting discussion materials.
