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2003-2004 UAF Catalog Course Descriptions |
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Japanese For information on studying in Japan, see Study Abroad; on compulsory placement tests, see Course Placement; on "bonus credit," see Alternative Ways to Earn Credit. JPN 100A (3 Credits) As Demand Warrants Introduction to Conversational Japanese I (3+0) h Introduction to basic conversational Japanese, nonverbal forms of communication, and various aspects of Japanese society and culture. Note: JPN 100A and JPN 100B are not equivalent to JPN 101 and do not satisfy core curriculum requirements. This course may be taken for a letter grade or Pass/Fail. JPN 100B (3 Credits) As Demand Warrants Introduction to Conversational Japanese II (3+0) h Introduction to basic conversational Japanese, nonverbal forms of communication, and various aspects of Japanese society and culture. Note: JPN 100A and JPN 100B are not equivalent to JPN 101 and do not satisfy core curriculum requirements. This course may be taken for a letter grade or Pass/Fail. (Prerequisite: JPN 100A or instructor permission.) JPN 101 (5 Credits) Fall JPN 102 (5 Credits) Spring Elementary Japanese I and II (5+0) h Introduction to spoken and written Japanese. The student will acquire a vocabulary of approximately 1,000 words and will learn to read and write the two syllabaries, hiragana and katakana, as well as 150 kanji. Cultural dimension is explored implicitly through language and explicitly through audiovisual materials. Courses are taught in Japanese. JPN 201 (4 Credits) Fall JPN 202 (4 Credits) Spring Intermediate Japanese I and II (4+0) h The student will learn to read and write an additional 250 kanji. Conversational ability and listening comprehension enhanced by using videotape materials. Courses are taught in Japanese. (Prerequisite: JPN 102 or equivalent.) JPN 301 (3 Credits) Fall JPN 302O (3 Credits) Spring Advanced Japanese (3+0) h Development of advanced conversational and reading skills. Topics may include: modern Japanese prose fiction; newspaper Japanese; advanced conversation through the study of common contractions and idiomatic usage in the standard Tokyo dialect; and a study of television drama series. May be repeated with different topics. (Prerequisites: For JPN 302: COMM 131X or 141X; JPN 202 or equivalent.) JPN 331W (3 Credits) As Demand Warrants Women's Voices in Japanese Literature (3+0) h (Cross-listed with WMS 331W) A close reading of selected novels, short stories, poems, and diaries by Japanese women from the tenth century to the present which reveal the personal, social, aesthetic and intellectual concerns of women in different periods of Japanese history. Focus on the changing role of women in Japanese society, the role of women writers as social critics, and cross-cultural differences and similarities in women's issues. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or 213X; ENGL/FL 200X. Recommended: HIST 121, 122 or 331.) JPN 332 (3 Credits) Alternate Fall Japanese Cultural Traditions (3+0) h A study of Japanese cultural traditions as revealed in the literary, visual, and performing arts. Discussion of literature in English translation is integrated with slide-lectures on Buddhist painting and sculpture, picture scrolls, castle decoration, woodblock prints, the tea ceremony, gardens, and the No, Kabuki, and puppet theatres. Course is taught in English. (Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2003-04.) JPN 333 (3 Credits) Alternate Spring Twentieth Century Japanese Prose Fiction (3+0) h A study of selected novels, short stories and film scripts in translation representative of styles and themes which characterize twentieth century Japanese literature. Analysis of each work in terms of characterization, themes, structure, style and as an expression of social problems or intellectual issues in modern Japanese society. Course is taught in English. (Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies. Next offered: 2004-05.) JPN 431 (3 Credits) Fall Studies in Japanese Culture (3+0) h Further study of advanced written and spoken Japanese through essays, newspaper and journal articles, and television documentaries dealing with topics in Japanese culture. (Prerequisite: JPN 302 or permission of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.) JPN 432 (3 Credits) Spring Studies in Japanese Literature (3+0) h In-depth study of Japanese language or literature. (Prerequisites: JPN 302 or permission of instructor. Course may repeated for credit when topic varies.) JPN 475 (3 Credits) As Demand Warrants Seminar on Contemporary Japan (3+0) h Ties together various threads of the Japanese Studies program and gives students an opportunity to apply their knowledge to contemporary issues in Japan. Provides a forum for student presentations of research papers begun in Japan. (Prerequisite: Upper division semester in Japan at pre-approved program.) |
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