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JAPN 101 Introductory Japanese I |
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Professor |
Gustav Heldt |
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CRN |
95093 |
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Schedule |
M T W Th 1:25 -2:25 pm OLINLC 210 |
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Distribution |
OLD: D |
NEW: FOREIGN
LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE
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An introduction to the
fundamentals of listening, speaking, writing, and reading modern Japanese. JAPN 101 is the first part of a two-semester
intensive course that concludes with a summer program in Kyoto.
Course |
JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese |
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Professor |
Michiko Baribeau |
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CRN |
95094 |
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Schedule |
Tu Wed Th 11:45 -12:45 pm OLINLC 120 |
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Distribution |
OLD: D |
NEW: FOREIGN
LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE
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This course accelerates
the acquisition of Chinese characters and introduces more complex grammatical
patterns and expressions with the goal of refining students’ mastery of modern
Japanese. Prerequisite: Japanese 102 or equivalent
background.
Course |
LIT 2004 Asian Canons and Cultures |
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Professor |
Gustav Heldt |
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CRN |
95441 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed
12:00 – 1:20 pm OLINLC 115 |
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Distribution |
OLD: B/D |
NEW: FOREIGN
LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE / RETHINKING DIFFERENCE
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An
introduction to conceptions of self, society, and the universe as they were
formulated in Asia through an intensive engagement with canonical literary,
philosophical, and religious texts such as the Analects, Bhagavad Gita, Lotus
Sutra, Ramayana, Tale of Genji, and Tao Te Ching. In addition to reading these
works in translation, students will be introduced to the characteristics of
different classical Asian languages that enabled their distinctive forms of
rhetoric and thought. Fulfills the core course requirement for the Asian
Studies program.
Course |
JAPN 306 Literary Japanese |
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Professor |
Gustav Heldt |
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CRN |
95095 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 10:30 -11:50 am OLIN 107 |
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Distribution |
OLD: D |
NEW: FOREIGN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE
& CULTURE
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An introduction to the
language and literature of Japan as it was written from earliest times through
to the mid-twentieth century. While reading some of Japan’s most revered works
of poetry, fiction, myth, and history in the original language, students will
also deepen their linguistic and cultural understanding of its modern
counterpart. Prerequisite: Japanese 301 or equivalent background.