Japanese Studies Courses
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82-171 Elementary Japanese I
This course is the first part of a two-semester course sequence (82-171, 82-172) for students with no prior experience in Japanese. It emphasizes the development of communicative language proficiency through oral practice, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and the…
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82-172 Elementary Japanese II
This course is a sequel to 82-171 Elementary Japanese I and continues to further the development of communicative language proficiency through oral practice, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and the study of cultural aspects of Japanese society.
Regular homework,…
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82-173 Introduction to Japanese I
This course is the first part of a two-semester sequence (82-173, 82-174) for students with no background in Japanese. Since it covers the first half of 82-171 in one semester, it is suitable for those students who need sufficient practice time both in and outside of class…
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82-174 Introduction to Japanese II
This course is a sequel to 82-173 Introduction to Japanese I for students with no background in Japanese. Since the course covers the second half of the 82-171 in one semester, it is suitable for those students who need lots of practice time both in and outside class. It…
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82-270 Technology in Japanese Culture and Society
Fulfills 'Contextual Thinking' GenEd requirement!
This course explores various ways technology interacts with Japanese culture and society. On the one hand, technology has greatly changed Japanese culture and society, but on the other hand, the actual use of technology in…
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82-271 Intermediate Japanese I
This course is the first part of a two-semester course sequence (82-271, 82-272). At the intermediate level, students will continue to improve the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills with the goal of becoming more proficient in daily…
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82-273 Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture
Fulfills 'Contextual Thinking' GenEd requirement!
This course is an introduction to modern Japanese culture, examining Japanese society, its socialization processes, and the role of language in expressing, transmitting and maintaining social structure and cultural values.…
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82-278 Japanese Film and Literature: The Art of Storytelling
Fulfills 'The Arts' Gen Ed requirement!
This course explores how the art of storytelling is in tandem with the vicissitudes of the human condition as illustrated in Japans variety of fictions, non-fictions, and films in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Analyses of…
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82-279 Anime - Visual Interplay Between Japan and the World
Fulfills 'The Arts' Gen Ed requirement!
In contemporary Japanese culture, anime plays a vital role, unfolding a wide range of stories with its distinct modes of visual representation and complementing to other forms of culture (e.g., literature, film, and art). This course…
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82-371 Advanced Japanese I
Fulfills 'Intercultural and Global Inquiry' GenEd requirement!
FALL 2025: An Exploration of Critical Global Topics—Technology, Poverty, Arts
In today's world, there are many problems that we have never had to think about before the use of new information…
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82-473 Topics in Japanese Studies
This repeatable course explores target cultures through a thematic or conceptual focus. Students critically analyze authentic documents through, for example, cultural, social, historical, biographical, filmic, artistic, literary, musical, linguistic, and theoretical…
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82-571/572 Special Topics in Japanese Studies
Restricted to language majors who wish to go beyond the regular course offerings in Japanese Studies involving group or individual study in a subject area approved by the instructor. View the Schedule of Classes for more details