JAPANLIT 146:
Introduction to Premodern Japanese (JAPANLIT 246)
Readings from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and early Edo periods with focus on grammar and reading comprehension. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, or equivalent.
| Units: 3-5
JAPANLIT 170:
The Tale of Genji and Its Historical Reception (JAPANLIT 270)
Approaches to the tale including 12th-century allegorical and modern feminist readings. Influence upon other works including poetry, Noh plays, short stories, modern novels, and comic book ( manga) retellings. Prerequisite for graduate students: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, or equivalent.
Last offered: Winter 2013
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
JAPANLIT 181:
Japanese Pragmatics (JAPANLIT 281)
Sociocultural and discourse factors reflected in the choice of linguistic forms, and their theoretical implications. Prerequisites: one year of Japanese and a course in linguistics, or two years of Japanese, or consent of instructor.
| Units: 2-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
JAPANLIT 189A:
Honors Research
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 5 units total)
JAPANLIT 189B:
Honors Research
Open to senior honors students to write thesis.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
JAPANLIT 199:
Individual Reading in Japanese
Asian Languages majors only. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 200:
Directed Reading in Japanese
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-12
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 201:
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Study in Japanese
Bibliographical and research methods. Major trends in literary and cultural theory and critical practice. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 103 or 129B, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
JAPANLIT 235:
Academic Readings in Japanese I
Strategies for reading academic writings in Japanese. Readings of scholarly papers and advanced materials in Japanese in students' research areas in the humanities and social sciences. Prerequisites: JAPANLNG 103, 129B, or equivalent; and consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-4
JAPANLIT 236:
Academic Readings in Japanese II
Strategies for reading academic writings in Japanese. Readings of scholarly papers and advanced materials in Japanese in students' research areas in the humanities and social sciences. May be taken independently of 264. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: JAPANLNG 103, 129B, or equivalent; and consent of instructor.
Last offered: Spring 2008
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 246:
Introduction to Premodern Japanese (JAPANLIT 146)
Readings from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and early Edo periods with focus on grammar and reading comprehension. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, or equivalent.
| Units: 3-5
JAPANLIT 247:
Readings in Premodern Japanese
Edo and Meiji periods with focus on grammar and reading comprehension. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 246 or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 260:
Japanese Poetry and Poetics
Heian through Meiji periods with emphasis on relationships between the social and aesthetic. Works vary each year. This year's genre is the diary. Prerequisites: 246, 247, or equivalent.
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 267:
Readings in Sino-Japanese
Readings in Sino-Japanese (kambun) texts of the Edo and Meiji periods, with focus on grammar and reading comprehension. Prerequisite: 264 or equivalent.
Last offered: Autumn 2008
| Units: 2-4
JAPANLIT 270:
The Tale of Genji and Its Historical Reception (JAPANLIT 170)
Approaches to the tale including 12th-century allegorical and modern feminist readings. Influence upon other works including poetry, Noh plays, short stories, modern novels, and comic book ( manga) retellings. Prerequisite for graduate students: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, or equivalent.
Last offered: Winter 2013
| Units: 4
JAPANLIT 281:
Japanese Pragmatics (JAPANLIT 181)
Sociocultural and discourse factors reflected in the choice of linguistic forms, and their theoretical implications. Prerequisites: one year of Japanese and a course in linguistics, or two years of Japanese, or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Spring 2012
| Units: 2-4
JAPANLIT 287:
Pictures of the Floating World: Images from Japanese Popular Culture (ARTHIST 287, ARTHIST 487X)
Printed objects produced during the Edo period (1600-1868), including the Ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world) and lesser-studied genres such as printed books (ehon) and popular broadsheets (kawaraban). How a society constructs itself through images. The borders of the acceptable and censorship; theatricality, spectacle, and slippage; the construction of play, set in conflict against the dominant neo-Confucian ideology of fixed social roles.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
JAPANLIT 292:
Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language (EDUC 292A)
Provides students with a broad overview of second language acquisition (SLA) research and introduces recent SLA studies on Japanese as a second language.
Last offered: Autumn 2011
| Units: 2-4
JAPANLIT 299:
Master's Thesis or Translation
A total of 5 units, taken in one or more quarters.nn (Staff)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 350:
Japanese Historical Fiction
Authors include Mori Ogai, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Enchi Fumiko, Shiba Ryotaro, Fujisawa Shuhei, and Hiraiwa Yumie. Genre theory, and historical and cultural context. Works vary each year. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 381:
Topics in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
Naturally occurring discourse (conversational, narrative, or written) and theoretical implications. Discourse of different age groups, expressions of identity and persona, and individual styles. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-4
JAPANLIT 395:
Early Modern Japanese Literature
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 247.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 396:
Modern Japanese Literature Seminar: Comedy
Works and topics vary each year. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: fourth-year Japanese or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 801:
TGR Project
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 802:
TGR Dissertation
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 157:
Points in Japanese Grammar (JAPANLIT 257)
Meaning and grammatical differences of similar expressions, and distinctions that may not be salient in English. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 18B or 22, or equivalent.
| Units: 2-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
JAPANLIT 202:
Bibliographic and Research Methods in Japanese
The use of library and online resources for the study of Japanese literature, language, and culture. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 103 or 129B, or consent of instructor.
| Units: 1-3
JAPANLIT 257:
Points in Japanese Grammar (JAPANLIT 157)
Meaning and grammatical differences of similar expressions, and distinctions that may not be salient in English. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 18B or 22, or equivalent.
| Units: 2-4
JAPANLIT 266:
Introduction to Sino-Japanese
Readings in Sino-Japanese (kambun) texts of the Heian, Kamakura, and Muromachi periods, with focus on grammar and reading comprehension. Prerequisite: 246 or equivalent.
| Units: 3-5
JAPANLIT 276:
Modern Japanese Short Stories
This course explores the postwar Japanese short story. We will read representative works by major authors, such as Ishikawa Jun, Hayashi Fumiko, Abe Kobe and Murakami Haruki. Attention will be devoted to both accurate reading of the Japanese prose and more general discussion of the literary features of the texts.
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 279:
Research in Japanese Linguistics
Introduction to graduate research in Japanese linguistics. Fields of research, methods and bibliographical background. Conduct a pilot research project in a chosen area. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 119 or consent of instructor.
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 8 units total)
JAPANLIT 296:
Modern Japanese Literature
Advanced readings. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 213. Formerly JAPANLIT 396.
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 298:
The Theory and Practice of Japanese Literary Translation
Theory and cultural status of translation in modern Japanese and English. Comparative analysis of practical translation strategies. Final project is a literary translation of publishable quality. Prerequisite: fourth-year Japanese or consent of instructor.
| Units: 2-5
JAPANLIT 377:
Seminar: Structure of Japanese
Linguistic constructions in Japanese. Topics vary annually. In 2009-10, focus is on noun-modifying constructions in Japanese from multiple perspectives including syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and acquisition. Contrasts with similar constructions in other languages. Typological implications. Prerequisites: courses in Japanese linguistics, consent of instructor.
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 4 units total)
JAPANLIT 399:
Dissertation Research
For doctoral students in Japanese working on dissertations.
| Units: 1-12
JAPANLIT 400:
Advanced Language Training
For students at the Yokohama Center. For more information, see the Inter-University Center for Japanese Studies in Yokohama at http://stanford.edu/dept/IUC/.
| Units: 1-15
