printer friendly pageOSPKYOCT 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.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 12
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.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 12
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.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 12
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 126: Japanese-American Cultural Interchange in a Global Age
Joint class with Japanese students from Doshisha University focusing on ways in which culture, particularly popular culture, carries from Japan to America and from American to Japan. Theories of cultural globalization; use of topics such as Hello Kitty, hip-hop, sushi and McDonald's as a lens to understand complex processes of cultural interactions. Topics include: changing boundaries of Japanese and American cultures, identity productions, nationalism, and creativity and play.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 6
OSPKYOCT 132: Japanese Growth and Business Development
History, structure, and operation of the Japanese economy and business. Emphasis is on structural and institutional factors in the maturity and decline of Japan¿s international competitiveness since the early 80s. Field trips and films complement lectures and student presentations.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 6
OSPKYOCT 145: Postwar Fiction and Film in Japan
Topics include literary and cinematic representation of Japan's war experience and post-war reconstruction, negotiation with Japanese "tradition," exploration of alternative political ideologies, and changing norms of gender and sexuality. Cinematic adaptation of post-war fiction. Analysis of genres including film and film scripts, novels, short stories, and academic essays.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 6
OSPKYOCT 150: Japanese Civilization
From the stone age to the present, main features of Japanese civilization, contexts in which they developed, and their function in today's world. Contemporary Japanese people's views on their culture and tradition; important debates and controversies.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 6
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