Japanese

First-Semester Japanese

CAS LJ 111 (4 credits)

Introduction to spoken and written Japanese and to fundamentals of Japanese grammar with oral drills and written exercises.

2012FALLCASLJ111 A1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 08:00:00 AM 09:00:00 AM CAS 538 Staff
T 08:00:00 AM 09:00:00 AM CAS 114B Staff
2012FALLCASLJ111 B1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 09:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM CAS 204A Staff
T 09:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM CAS 225 Staff
2012FALLCASLJ111 C1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM CAS 218 Yamanaka
T 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM CAS 426 Yamanaka
2012FALLCASLJ111 D1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM CAS 233 Yamanaka
T 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM CAS 114A Yamanaka
2012FALLCASLJ111 E1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 12:00:00 PM 01:00:00 PM CAS 213 Staff
T 12:00:00 PM 01:00:00 PM CAS 424 Staff
2012FALLCASLJ111 F1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 02:00:00 PM 03:00:00 PM CAS 208 Staff
T 02:00:00 PM 03:00:00 PM CAS 114B Staff
2012FALLCASLJ111 G1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 03:00:00 PM 04:00:00 PM CAS 318 Staff
T 03:00:00 PM 04:00:00 PM CAS 323A Staff

Second-Semester Japanese

CAS LJ 112 (4 credits)

Introduction to spoken and written Japanese and to fundamentals of Japanese grammar with oral drills and written exercises.

2012FALLCASLJ112 A1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM CAS 325 Miyagi-Lusth
T 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM CAS 318 Miyagi-Lusth
2012FALLCASLJ112 B1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 12:00:00 PM 01:00:00 PM CAS 315 Miyagi-Lusth
T 12:00:00 PM 01:00:00 PM CAS 114B Miyagi-Lusth

Third-Semester Japanese

CAS LJ 211 (4 credits)

Elaboration and refinement of the fundamental skills introduced in CAS LJ 111, 112 with an introduction to reading and composition.

2012FALLCASLJ211 A1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 09:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM CAS B06B Zielinska-El
T 09:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM CAS 114B Zielinska-El
2012FALLCASLJ211 B1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM CAS 227 Zielinska-El
T 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM CAS 227 Zielinska-El
2012FALLCASLJ211 C1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 02:00:00 PM 03:00:00 PM CAS 213 Henstock
T 02:00:00 PM 03:00:00 PM CAS 114A Henstock

Fourth-Semester Japanese

CAS LJ 212 (4 credits)

Elaboration and refinement of the fundamental skills introduced in CAS LJ 111, 112 with an introduction to reading and composition. Satisfactory completion of CAS LJ 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement.

2012FALLCASLJ212 A1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 12:00:00 PM 01:00:00 PM CAS 324 Staff
T 12:00:00 PM 01:00:00 PM CAS 114A Staff
2012FALLCASLJ212 X1, Sep 4th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
ARR TBD TBD TBA

Masterpieces of Japanese Literature (in English translation)

CAS LJ 250 (4 credits)

An introduction to Japanese literary history. Topics include mythic beginnings, conceptions of nature and death, flowering of a court aesthetic, the writer as hermit-sage, the Tokugawa stage and its love suicides. Use of literary and visual materials. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.

2012FALLCASLJ250 A1, Sep 5th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM CAS 323A Vincent

Modern Japanese Culture in Cinema (in English translation)

CAS LJ 283 (4 credits)

Major modern Japanese films are interpreted in the light of Japanese culture. Film scripts and the important literary sources are read in English; films are shown with subtitles.

2012FALLCASLJ283 A1, Sep 4th to Dec 11th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
TR 02:00:00 PM 03:30:00 PM CAS 233 Frederick

Third-Year Modern Japanese I

CAS LJ 303 (4 credits)

Reading modern texts. Development of writing and speaking skills. Regular compositions required. Readings from newspapers and journals on contemporary social, political, economic, and cultural topics. Second semester (LJ 304): selections from fiction and nonfiction.

2012FALLCASLJ303 A1, Sep 5th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 03:00:00 PM 04:00:00 PM CAS 534 Henstock
2012FALLCASLJ303 B1, Sep 5th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 04:00:00 PM 05:00:00 PM CAS 534 Henstock

Third-Year Modern Japanese II

CAS LJ 304 (4 credits)

Reading modern texts. Development of writing and speaking skills. Regular compositions required. Selections from fiction and nonfiction.

2012FALLCASLJ304 A1, Sep 5th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 12:00:00 PM 01:00:00 PM CAS B18A Yamanaka

Classical Chinese I for Students of East Asia

CAS LJ 314 (4 credits)

Introductory readings in Classical Chinese for students of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Learn the shared literary language of premodern East Asia and read masterpieces of East Asian philosophy, history, poetry, and fiction in the original. Also offered as CAS LC 314 and LK 314.

2012FALLCASLJ314 A1, Sep 4th to Dec 11th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
TR 12:30:00 PM 02:00:00 PM CAS 425 Denecke

Readings in Modern Japanese Fiction

CAS LJ 350 (4 credits)

Readings in modern fiction and essays, from Akutagawa to Murakami, to deepen knowledge of Japanese language and encounter Japanese literature in its contemporary context. Readings and discussions in Japanese.

2012FALLCASLJ350 A1, Sep 5th to Dec 12th 2012
Days Start End Type Bldg Room Instructor
MWF 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM CAS 213 Zielinska-El
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