Results for OSPKYOCT

Preparation for function beyond basic level in a Japanese-speaking environment by developing and enhancing communicative competence through: review of basic grammar; new grammar; reading short essays and articles with help of dictionary; short writing and speaking assignments using formal style to describe, explain, and discuss sociocultural topics; enhancing listening comprehension.

Preparation for function beyond basic level in a Japanese-speaking environment by developing and enhancing communicative competence through: review of basic grammar; new grammar; reading short essays and articles with help of dictionary; short writing and speaking assignments using formal style to describe, explain, and discuss sociocultural topics; enhancing listening comprehension.

Emphasis on applications of correct grammar and strengthening academic communication skills through: reading longer essays, articles, and novels with some dictionary work; reading and writing assignments in paragraph format using formal style to describe, explain and discuss sociocultural topics; developing listening comprehension.

Emphasis on applications of correct grammar and strengthening academic communication skills through: reading longer essays, articles, and novels with some dictionary work; reading and writing assignments in paragraph format using formal style to describe, explain and discuss sociocultural topics; developing listening comprehension.

For students with advanced proficiency. Goals include advanced command of grammar, composition, and stylistics. Emphasis is on academic Japanese preparing students to audit classes at a Japanese university.

For students with advanced proficiency. Goals include advanced command of grammar, composition, and stylistics. Emphasis is on academic Japanese preparing students to audit classes at a Japanese university.

Historical analysis of how minority communities came into existence and struggled to maintain a distinctive lifestyle in Japan's homogeneous society. Japan's 1979 ratification of UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Factors that promoted both change and continuity in the social division of labor between the interdependent spheres of work and family. How cultural strategies for organizing contemporary Japanese social life were conditioned 1) by rapid industrialization and growth and 2) by later economic stasis. Class, gender, and regional variations; role of social psychology in Japanese responses to work-family conflicts.

Exploration and observation of the city of Kyoto as a means of understanding its long and complex history; changing connections between past and present. Topics include: nature in the city; Raku tea ceramics; Kyoto street plan; survival of Genji monogatari; Buddhist cemeteries; public baths; Biwako Canal.

Built environment of Kyoto and the Kansai area with a focus on housing and its historical and cultural background. Overview of major periods of Japanese history from Heian to present as framework to study characteristics of Japanese architecture: asymmetry versus symmetry, relation of inside and outside, ambiguity of space, living with the seasons.

Development of Shinto, Buddhism and the New Religions of Japan in historical and contemporary context. Topics include: Shinto mythology; transmission of Buddhism to Japan; teaching, rituals, and practices of the Japanese schools of Buddhism; mountain asceticism; pilgrimage; funerary and memorial rites. Field trips to religious and cultural institutions, rituals and festivals in Kansai area.

Focused research using the Japanese language and taking advantage of local Kyoto resources. Directed reading and research, weekly meetings with professor, and final research paper. For full-year students with language skills adequate for the proposed research.

The art and practice of translating literary texts from a variety of periods and genres. Strategies for translation and essays on translation by literary translators and theorists. Notable translations of Japanese literature in connection with the original texts. Students develop individual translation projects.

Current topics using both writings in English and short selections of non-specialized articles in Japanese from current sources. Analysis and discussion from a social science perspective.

Consideration of Japan and the United States together, both comparatively and in terms of direct relations between the two. Emphasis on direct interaction: the Perry Expeditions, the founding of Doshisha University, influence of American technology in building the Biwako Canal, and in the work American architects in Kyoto. Prerequisite: prior coursework in Japanese history.

Survey of cultural, political, and economic history of Japan. Fundamental values and aspirations of Japanese who lived in different historical periods; analysis of political, social, and economic systems developed to represent beliefs and ambitions of different eras. Impact on domestic events from inclusion in the East Asia cultural zone and from interactions with the West.

Consideration of Japan and the United States together, both comparatively and in terms of direct relations between the two. Emphasis on direct interaction: the Perry Expeditions, the founding of Doshisha University, influence of American technology in building the Biwako Canal, and in the work American architects in Kyoto. Prerequisite: prior coursework in Japanese history.

Noh drama as a mirror of Muromachi period culture. Broad literary heritage and Buddhist precepts reflected in plays. Performance traditions such as Shinto ritual, court dance, harvest festivals, exorcism rites, and narrative entertainment. Wider context of world drama and dramatic theories of the creators of Noh. Close reading of representative plays and first hand experience of performance.

Women¿s issues as related to men¿s issues in Japan. The house system and the legalized prostitution system in modern Japan. Topics include marriage, gender division of labor, child bearing, contraception, and domestic violence. How the private sphere is influenced by the public sphere including politics, economy, and culture.