Japanese Courses
Japanese Studies Program
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JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese
Units: 1
DescriptionBasic speaking, reading, and writing (hiragana, katakana, and simple kanji) with emphasis on oral performance in class.
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JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese
Units: 1
DescriptionBasic speaking, reading, and writing (hiragana, katakana, and simple kanji) with emphasis on oral performance in class.
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JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese
Units: 1
DescriptionFurther development of skills in speaking, reading, and writing (appr. 250 kanji), continued emphasis on oral performance.
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JAPN 202 Intermediate Japanese
Units: 1
Fulfills General Education Requirement (Communication-Foreign Language (COM2))
DescriptionFurther development of skills in speaking, reading, and writing (appr. 250 kanji), continued emphasis on oral performance.
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JAPN 301 Japanese Conversation
Units: 1
DescriptionContinued development of speaking, including use of idiomatic phrases and more conjunctions. Debating, presentation, and summarizing skills are taught.
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JAPN 302 Japanese Reading
Units: 1
DescriptionContinued development of reading (with concentration of Joyo Kanji list) using short stories, essays, and simple reading materials.
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JAPN 311 Japanese in Cultural Context
Units: 1
DescriptionFurther development of communicative language skills, reading, and writing. Emphasis on cultural scenes in Japan.
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JAPN 312 Japanese in Cultural Context II
Units: 1
DescriptionFurther development of communicative language skills, reading, and writing. Emphasis on cultural scenes in Japan.
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JAPN 388 Individual Internship
Units: 0.25-1
DescriptionInternship experience outside of the department in fields related to Japanese studies. No more than 1.5 unit of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.
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JAPN 401 Advanced Japanese Language, Literature, and Culture
Units: 1
DescriptionPrepares for more advanced study of Japanese through rigorous vocabulary expansion, more sophisticated language usage patterns, and expanded work in kanji. Materials are designed to advance the student's fluency for everyday communicative tasks as well as reading skills.
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JAPN 402 Advanced Japanese Language, Literature, and Culture
Units: 1
DescriptionPrepares for more advanced study of Japanese through rigorous vocabulary expansion, more sophisticated language usage patterns, and expanded work in kanji. Materials are designed to advance the student's fluency for everyday communicative tasks as well as reading skills.
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JAPN 495 Independent Study
Units: 0.5-1
DescriptionSpecial projects individually pursued under supervision of faculty member.
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JAPN 497 Selected Topics
Units: 1
DescriptionSpecial interest topics offered at department's discretion.