printer friendly pageOSPKYOTO 2K: First-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Second Quarter
Continuation of
JAPANLNG 1. First-year sequence enables students to converse, write, and read essays on topics such as personal history, experiences, familiar people. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 1 if taken 2012-13 of later (
JAPANLNG 7 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Tanaka, K. (PI)
;
Tsujino, R. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 3K: First-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Third Quarter
(Formerly
OSPKYOTO 9K). Continuation of 2K. First-year sequence enables students to converse, write, and read essays on topics such as personal history, experiences, familiar people. Fulfills University Foreign Language Requirement. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 2 or
OSPKYOTO 2K if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 8 if taken 2011-13 or earlier)
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPKYOTO 5B: Independent Study in News Shaping Japan Today
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Hugh, M. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 13: Contemporary Religion in Japan's Ancient Capital: Sustaining and Recasting Tradition
Japanese attitudes to religion and popular forms of religiosity. Syncretic nature of beliefs and practices drawn on a variety of interwoven concepts, beliefs, customs and religious activities of native Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Indian origins as background. Topics include: pursuit of worldly benefits, religion and healing, fortune-telling, ascetic practices, pilgrimage, festivals (matsuri), new religions and their image, impact of the internet, response of religion in times of crisis.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Ludvik, C. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 18: Ceramic Art and Technology, from Ancient to Modern
Evolution of Japanese ceramics, beginning with the archeological record of the Jomon Period and ending with modern Kyoto-localized engineering (e.g., product development by the Kyocera Corporation & Group) and artistic movements (e.g., the mid-Twentieth Century Sodeisha). Topics include: materials science of silicate ceramics; ancient ceramic technology development in East Asia; geology of Japan's indigenous clay; roles of ceramics in the Japanese tea ceremony and culinary culture; engineered ceramic materials and their present-day applications; and modern developments in the Kyoto ceramic arts scene. Field trips to Kyoto-area museums, galleries, and academic and industrial laboratories.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Mabuchi, H. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 21K: Second-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, First Quarter
(Formerly
OSPKYOTO 17K.) Goal is to further develop and enhance spoken and written Japanese in order to handle advanced concepts such as comparison and contrast of the two cultures, descriptions of incidents, and social issues. 800 kanji, 1,400 new words, and higher-level grammatical constructions. Readings include authentic materials such as newspaper articles, and essays. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 3 if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 7 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Kawahara, Y. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 22K: Second-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Second Quarter
(Formerly
OSPKYOTO 18K). Continuation of
JAPANLNG 21. Goal is to further develop and enhance spoken and written Japanese in order to handle advanced concepts such as comparison and contrast of the two cultures, descriptions of incidents, and social issues. 800 kanji, 1,400 new words, and higher-level grammatical constructions. Readings include authentic materials such as newspaper articles, and essays. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 21 if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 17 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
OSPKYOTO 23K: Second-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Third Quarter
Formerly
OSPKYOTO 19K). Goal is to further develop and enhance spoken and written Japanese in order to handle advanced concepts such as comparison and contrast of the two cultures, descriptions of incidents, and social issues. 800 kanji, 1,400 new words, and higher-level grammatical constructions. Readings include authentic materials such as newspaper articles, and essays. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 22 or
OSPKYOTO 22K if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 18 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Kawahara, Y. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 27: Japanese Popular Culture
Introduction to forms and categories of Japanese popular culture including: Japanese movies and television, animation and manga, magazines, newspapers and other printed materials, characters and product brands, sports and other entertainment industries, music and idols, fashion, food and drink, consumer goods, shopping malls and other places for consumption. Using a cultural studies framework, analyze these various forms of popular culture considering the following: different groups in society; historical variability; industry, government and media interests; and advertising policies.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
OSPKYOTO 29: The Culinary Arts of Japan
Focusing on Kyoto's culinary heritage, introduction to the principle ingredients and methods used in Japanese cuisine. Field trips to select local producers and purveyors organized around related food groups including tea and wagashi; dashi; tofu, miso and shoyu; seasonal vegetables and seafood; tsukemono and rice. Visits to shops and artisan workshops specializing in culinary tools such as cutlery, kitchen utensils and tableware are also scheduled, as is a final hands-on cooking lesson with one of Kyoto's leading chefs. Enrollment limited.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
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