OSPKYOCT 103A: Third-Year Japanese I
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.
OSPKYOCT 103B: Third-Year Japanese II
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.
OSPKYOCT 104A: Fourth-Year Japanese I
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.
OSPKYOCT 104B: Fourth-Year Japanese II
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.
OSPKYOCT 105A: Fifth-Year Japanese I
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.
OSPKYOCT 105B: Fifth-Year Japanese II
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.
OSPKYOCT 128: Families and Work in Post-war Japan
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.
OSPKYOCT 179: Kyoto Artisans and their Worlds
OSPKYOCT 197: Independent Studies
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.
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPKYOCT 107: Language Use in the Anime of Miyazaki Hayao
Japanese language in action. How language usage can vary by situation such as relative social distance between participants, type of interaction or event, in/out group membership, and attitudinal stance on discussion topic. How linguistic behavior of a character contributes to overall portrayal and identity in a film. Film dubbings and subtitles. Multimedia projects.
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