CRN	93336	Distribution	D
Course No.	JAPN 101
Title	Introductory Japanese I
Professor	Gustav Heldt
Schedule	Mon 11:00 am – 12:00 pm LC 118 Tu Th 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PRE 101 Wed 11:00 am – 12:00 pm LC 206

A two-semester sequence introducing the fundamentals of modern Japanese. Students will systematically develop their abilities in listening, speaking, writing and reading. Because fluency in Japanese requires a sensitivity to the social settings in which you are speaking this course will also provide an introduction to fundamental aspects of daily life and culture in contemporary Japan.

CRN	93334	Distribution	D
Course No.	JAPN 201
Title	Intermediate Japanese
Professor	Michiko Baribeau
Schedule	Tu Wed Th 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm LC 120

This course accelerates the learning of Chinese characters (kanji) begun in the Introductory Japanese sequence and introduces more complex grammatical patterns and expressions with the goal of refining the students’ mastery of reading, speaking, writing, and listening. This will be achieved through intensive grammar review, practice of idiomatic expressions, conversational exercises, and reading and writing exercises. Conducted in Japanese. Prerequisite: Japanese 102 (Introductory Japanese II) or equivalent background.

CRN	93335	Distribution	D
Course No.	JAPN 306
Title	Literary Japanese
Professor	Gustav Heldt
Schedule	Tu Th 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm LC 208

Literary Japanese (bungo) has been the primary medium for writing poetry, fiction, drama, and essays in Japanese from the earliest times up until the end of World War II. Through an introduction to its linguistic principles and poetics, exercises in how to parse a text, and readings of passages from some of Japan’s most revered literary works, students will gain familiarity with the classical literary language and simultaneously deepen their linguistic and cultural understanding of its modern counterpart. Materials will include a variety of poetic, narrative, and dramatic genres selected in consultation with the instructor.