Undergraduate Courses

101, 102. First-Year Japanese. (4:5:1 ea.) Prerequisite: for 102, Japan 101, or equivalent.

Writing systems, grammar and vocabulary-building fundamentals, basic conversation and reading. Includes introduction to Chinese characters in 102.

201. Second-Year Japanese. (4:5:2) Prerequisite: Japan 102 or equivalent.

Further practice in conversation; basic reading and writing skills.

202. Second-Year Japanese. (4:5:0) Prerequisite: Japan 201 or equivalent.

Further practice in conversation, reading, and writing; introducing culture through short stories, articles. Not for returned missionaries.

211R. Second-Year Conversation. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.) For Japan Study Abroad or Foreign Language Student Residence students only. Prerequisite: Japan 102 or equivalent. 300. Japanese Reading, Grammar, and Culture. (4:5:0) Prerequisite: Japan 202 or equivalent.

Reading and writing emphasizing essential characters, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. First course for returned missionaries.

302. Readings in Japanese History and Literature. (4:5:0) Prerequisite: Japan 300 or instructor's consent.

Readings in Japanese history and literature with essential characters, vocabulary, and grammatical principles.

311R. Third-Year Conversation. (2:2:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Japan 300 or instructor's consent.

May be repeated for Study Abroad in Japan.

321. Selected Readings and Grammar. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 302 or equivalent.

Readings in modern documentary styles, emphasizing reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary building.

322. Selected Readings and Grammar. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 302 or equivalent.

Readings in modern short fiction, emphasizing grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary building, and stylistic analysis.

325. Japanese Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 302.

General overview of grammar and its practical application in composition.

326. Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and English. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 302.

Contrastive overview of Japanese and English phonology, syntax, semantics, and discourse.

345. Japanese Culture. (3:3:0)

General survey emphasizing aesthetics, religion, and value systems. All readings in English.

352. Japanese Literature in Translation—The Modern Era. (3:3:0)

Reading and discussing selected topics in Japanese literature (narrative, lyric, drama) from Meiji period to the present.

377. Japanese Language Teaching Procedures. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 302 or instructor's consent.

Acquiring knowledge and skills specific to teaching of Japanese as a foreign language. Conducted in Japanese and English.

390. Japanese for Special Purposes. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 321 or equivalent.

Readings, video materials, discussions, and projects in content areas related specifically to business, science, and technology.

399R. Academic Internship. (1–9:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Japan 302.

On-the-job cultural and/or language experience.

441. Introduction to Classical Japanese. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 321 or 322.

Reading of premodern texts, emphasizing grammar and syntax, and showing differences from and influences on the modern idiom.

443. Advanced Readings and Grammar. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 322 or equivalent.

Reading and discussion of modern expository texts; developing advanced listening skills using authentic materials.

444. Modern Japanese Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Japan 321, 322; or equivalents.

Fictional texts from major twentieth-century authors. Texts primarily in Japanese.

490R. Individual Study in Japanese. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.) Prerequisite: consent of advisor and instructor.

Topics vary. Assignments to fit individual needs of the advanced student.

492. Majors' Reading List. (1:1:Arr.) Prerequisite: department approval.

Guided reading course to meet reading list requirement. Required of all majors.

Graduate Courses

599R. Academic Internship. (1–9:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Japan 302 or equivalent.

On-the-job cultural and/or language experience.