Japanese Studies Courses - Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

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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82-272 Intermediate Japanese II

Fulfills Intercultural and Global Inquiry Gen Ed requirement! This course is a sequel to Intermediate Japanese I (82-171). At the intermediate level, students will continue to improve the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills with the goal of…
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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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82-275 Queer Representations in Contemporary Literature and Culture from Japan

Taught in English. This course will survey queerness in contemporary Japan from the 1980s to the present. Though literature will be the primary focus of this course, we will also look at material from a variety of media including cinema, poetry, manga, and television. The…
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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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82-372 Advanced Japanese II

SPRING 2025: An Exploration of Critical Global Topics This course continues to further improve the acquisition of advanced level communicative language proficiency by immersing students in authentic cultural explorations. The curriculum includes authentic reading texts,…
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82-373 Structure of Japenese Language

This course examines the basic Japanese grammar covered in elementary and intermediate Japanese courses by comparison with English and aids students in systematizing their knowledge of Japanese and in deepening their understanding of Japanese culture (i.e., cultural ways…
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82-374 Issues in Japanese Technology & Society

This course seeks to (1) introduce students to technical Japanese or Japanese language used in the field of science and technology, (2) acquaint them with current issues in Japan involving science and technology, and (3) deepen their understanding of the science and…
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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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82-474 Topics in Japanese Studies: Readings & Discussions in Fiction, Culture & Criticism

SPRING 2024: Readings and Discussions in Fiction, Culture, and Criticism - The course will be a bit of a pick-your-own-adventure: during the first week of class I will introduce several texts from three different categories ¿ Literature, Language, and…
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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