98223 |
JAPN 101 Introductory Japanese I |
Hoyt Long |
M T W Th . |
9:20
- 10:20 am |
OLINLC
210 |
FLLC |
The first part of a
two-semester sequence introducing the fundamentals of the Japanese language.
Students will systematically develop their abilities in the four primary
skills: listening, speaking, writing and reading. Course work will consist of
extensive study of basic grammar, language lab work, conversation practice, and
simple composition exercises.
98222 |
JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese |
Michiko Baribeau |
. T W Th . |
9:20
- 10:20 am |
OLINLC
206 |
FLLC |
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.
98445 |
JAPN 302 Advanced Japanese |
Michiko Baribeau |
. T Th . |
1:25-2:25
pm |
HEG
300 |
FLLC |
This course is a continuation of
Japanese 301. Students will concentrate on the four skills of speaking,
listening, reading, and writing, with a heavier emphasis on oral ability. The
course continues the introduction of complex grammatical patterns while further
accelerating the acquisition of Chinese characters and advanced vocabulary.
Students will build oratory skills through debate on relevant social topics and
through individual research presentations. Composition of advanced written
material will also be emphasized. The course will be conducted in Japanese. Prerequisite:
Japanese 301 or equivalent.
98208 |
JAPN 310 Natsume Soseki:Authorship Text, and the
Question of Non-Western Modernity |
Hoyt Long |
M. . . . |
3:00-5:20
pm |
OLIN
302 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed:
Asian Studies
This course takes up one of modern Japan’s most prominent intellectual
figures, the writer and literary critic Natsume Soseki (1867-1916). A student
of English literature who studied abroad in London, lectured at the University
of Tokyo, and then went on to establish himself as a celebrated novelist,
Soseki and his works offer a window onto a formative period in the evolution of
Japanese literature and onto a critical moment in Japan’s social history.
Working through Soseki’s major novels and essays, we will address a larger set
of questions and themes relating to authorship, the relation of literary text
to history, and the possibilities for imagining a non-Western mode of
modernity. What was it to be an “author” in Soseki’s day? What was it to be a
“Japanese” author writing between the literary traditions of old and the newest
theories imported from Europe? How did Soseki confront the changing status of
the individual in modern society, both as a writer and as a public
intellectual? And finally, how did he address Japan’s unique status as a nation
moving toward Western-style modernity on its own terms? Prior background in Japanese literature is
preferable, but not required. All readings will be in English.