Courses

• CAS LJ 350: Self and Society in Modern Japanese Literature
  Literary representations of the shifting and complex terrain of Japanese modernity. The self and its apposition to society. Works by Tanizaki, Enchi, Mishima, Murakami. Texts in Japanese and English; lecture and discussions in English.
• CAS LJ 385: Intensive Kanji
  Supplements vocabulary and idiom for students beyond third-semester Japanese. Students learn to read and write the 1006 Kyôiku Kanji and recognize an additional 939 Jôyô Kanji in everyday Japanese. Concurrent enrollment in a four-skills language course encouraged.
• CAS LJ 386: Japanese Translation/Interpretation Workshop
  To enhance students' knowledge of Japanese by developing practical skills of translating and interpreting. Students practice translating many types of texts, using various dictionaries and internet sources, and interpreting in different situations.
• CAS LJ 401: Sr Indep Work
  
• CAS LJ 402: Sr Indep Work
  
• CAS LJ 403: Fourth-Year Japanese I
  Advanced-level reading and discussion in Japanese of selected articles from scholarly journals, essays, and short stories; compositions written in Japanese on topics from readings.
• CAS LJ 404: Fourth-Year Japanese II
  Advanced-level reading and discussion in Japanese of selected articles from scholarly journals, essays, and short stories; compositions written in Japanese on topics from readings.
• CAS LJ 410: The History of the Japanese Language
  Overview of major issues in the history of Japanese: genetic relationsips, changes in sound system, word and sentence structures, and pragmatics. Special attention to the process leading to the current writing system. Representative texts used to demonstrate different literary languages.
• CAS LJ 441: Japanese Press
  Development of skills in formal Japanese through reading of periodicals. Emphasis on formats, styles, and idioms used in journalism. Vocabulary building. Television news programs and documentaries viewed for improvment of aural comprehension. Assignments geared to individual needs and interests.
• CAS LJ 445: Readings in Japanese Civilization
  Uses the Japanese language to learn about history, society, art, politics, and current issues from Japanese perspectives. Critical engagement with topics in Japanese culture through multiple forms of communication, including reading, writing, discussion, and video. Conducted in Japanese.
• CAS LJ 451: Topics in Japanese Literature
  Topic for Fall 2010: Youth and Immaturity in Japanese Literature and Popular Culture. Fiction, film, and anime on the theme of youth in Japan from the late nineteenth century to the present. Topic include Meiji girl students, interwar girl culture, “bishônen” (beautiful boys), “otaku” (obsessive anime fans), and hikikomori (shut-ins).
• CAS LJ 480: Japanese Women Writers (in English translation)
  Close reading of texts by women of the Heian Period (ninth to twelfth centuries). Social, political, psychological concerns of women masked in a "language of longing." Legacy for modern Japanese women writers. Original material where possible. Lectures and texts in English.
• CAS LJ 481: Topics in Japanese Literature (in English translation)
  Topic for Spring 2010: Rise of the Modern and Encounter with the West: Japanese Literature 1864-1945. Fiction from the Meiji period through World War II, with attention to the effect on literature of Japan's rapid modernization and increased contact with the West. Works by Ogai, Soseki, Higuchi, and Tanizaki. Lectures and readings in English, originals available.
• CAS LJ 491: Directed Study: Japanese
  Application Form available in department.
• CAS LJ 492: Directed Study: Japanese
  Application Form available in department.
• CAS LK 111: First-Semester Korean
  Elementary grammar, conversation, reading, writing.
• CAS LK 112: Second-Semester Korean
  Continues the text from LK 111; grammar, conversation, reading, writing.
• CAS LK 211: Third-Semester Korean
  Development of communicative skills acquired in the first year. Readings in Korean. Writing exercises involving more complex grammatical patterns.
• CAS LK 212: Fourth-Semester Korean
  Further review of the structures of Korean. Practice in conversation involving specialized topics. Advanced readings from Korean culture. Frequent compositions. Satisfactory completion of LK 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement.
• CAS LK 283: Modern Korean Culture Through Cinema (in English translation)
  Introduction to modern Korean culture and society through film from the Korean war (1950–1953) to the present. Discussion and essays on modern Korean life as seen in Korean films. Critical analysis of changes in Korean society.

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