Japanese (JAPN)

JAPN101
Beginning Japanese I

Description: Fundamentals of the language. Emphasis on speaking and listening. Japanese phonetic symbols (Hiragana and Katakana).

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:5

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JAPN102
Beginning Japanese II

For students with credit in JAPN 101.

Description: Continuation of JAPN 101. Reading of texts dealing primarily with Japan and Japanese life. Learning of frequently used Kanji.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:5

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JAPN201
Second-Year Japanese I

For students with credit in JAPN 102. JAPN 202 should be taken at the same time.

Description: Reading of moderately difficult Japanese texts. Conversational and writing exercises based on the texts.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN202
Intermediate Grammar and Reading I

For students with credit in JAPN 102. Should be taken at the same time as JAPN 201.

Description: Acquisition of intermediate grammar and developing reading competence.

This course is a prerequisite for: JAPN 301; JAPN 307

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN203
Second-Year Japanese II

For students with credit in JAPN 201. Should be taken at the same time as JAPN 204.

Description: Introduction of modern written Japanese. Various speech levels and styles.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN204
Intermediate Grammar and Reading II

For students with credit in JAPN 202. Should be taken at the same time as JAPN 203.

Description: A continuation of JAPN 202.

This course is a prerequisite for: JAPN 303

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN301
Advanced Conversation and Composition I

Prerequisites: JAPN 202 or equivalent.

Description: Introduction to different speech levels and styles in realistic communicative situations enhancing conversational and writing competencies.

This course is a prerequisite for: JAPN 302

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 2 Communication Competence

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 2 Communication Competence

JAPN302
Advanced Conversation and Composition II

Prerequisites: JAPN 301 or equivalent.

Description: Continuation of JAPN 301.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 2 Communication Competence

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 2 Communication Competence

JAPN303
Advanced Grammar and Reading I

Prerequisites: JAPN 204 or equivalent.

Description: Reading of newspapers and other authentic materials.

This course is a prerequisite for: JAPN 304

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN304
Advanced Grammar and Reading II

Prerequisites: JAPN 303 or equivalent.

Description: Continuation of JAPN 303.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN307
Business Japanese I

Prerequisites: JAPN 202 or equivalent.

Intended for students with an intermediate level of Japanese language who are planning to equip themselves with language skills appropriate for the Japanese business world.

Description: Spoken language skills appropriate for Japanese office and business contexts including usage of various speech levels and styles.

This course is a prerequisite for: JAPN 308

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN308
Business Japanese II

Prerequisites: JAPN 307 or equivalent.

Description: Continuation of JAPN 307.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN331
Introduction to Japanese Film

Taught in English

Description: Survey of Japanese film and its history through appreciation of representative filmmakers' works. Emphasis is given to analysis of visual, narrative, sound, and socio-cultural issues embedded in each film. Language of instruction is English.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN332
Japanese Popular Culture

Taught in English.

Description: Examination of various forms and styles of popular cultural productions from the post-World War II period to the present.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN333
Japanese Business Culture and Protocol

The course is taught in English.

Description: The standard of Japanese business culture and related social protocols in business environments.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN387
Ecocriticism in Japanese Literature and Media

Taught in English.

Description: Exploration of environmental issues prevalent in representative Japanese literature and media sources that are inspired by particular social and political conditions.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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JAPN391
Special Topics in Japanese

Description: Language, literature, civilization.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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JAPN396
Independent Study in Japanese

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Independent reading or research under direction by a faculty member.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-3

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JAPN483
Modern Japanese Literature and Culture in Translation

Course is taught in English.

Description: Survey of modern Japanese literature through reading of representative works by writers of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries in translation. Lecture includes culture and socio-historical issues of the periods.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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