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Japanese Language Program
218 Cowell College
(831) 459-2054
http://language.ucsc.edu
Program Description | Faculty |
Course Descriptions
Lower-Division Courses
1. Instruction in the Japanese Language. F
Goal is to understand and apply basic rules of grammar and the sociolinguistic rules of the language needed to carry out various, simple tasks; to learn to read and write hiragana, katakana, and 40 kanji. The Staff
2. Instruction in the Japanese Language. W
Goal is to understand and apply additional rules of grammar and the sociolinguistic rules of the language needed to carry out various tasks; to develop skills in reading and writing, learn to read and write 70 additional kanji. Prerequisite(s): course 1; or placement by examination. The Staff
3. Instruction in the Japanese Language. S
Goal is to understand and apply additional rules of grammar and the sociolinguistic rules of the language needed to carry out various tasks; to further develop skills in reading and writing; to learn to read and write 70 additional kanji. Prerequisite(s): course 2; or placement by examination. The Staff
4. Intermediate Japanese. F
Goal is to understand and apply additional rules of grammar and the sociolinguistic rules of the language needed to carry out various tasks; to further develop skills in reading and writing; to learn to read and write 70 additional kanji. Prerequisite(s): course 3; or placement by examination. (General Education Code(s): IH.) The Staff
5. Intermediate Japanese. W
Goal is to develop grammatical, cultural and analytical skills, and vocabulary, necessary for reading Japanese texts in several genres. Prerequisite(s): course 4; or placement by examination. (General Education Code(s): IH.) The Staff
6. Intermediate Japanese. S
Goal is to develop grammatical, cultural and analytical skills, and vocabulary, necessary for reading Japanese texts in several genres. Prerequisite(s): course 5; or placement by examination. (General Education Code(s): IH.) The Staff
94. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Provides a means for a small group of students to study a particular topic in consultation with a faculty sponsor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
103. Advanced Japanese. F
Readings in contemporary Japanese. Assignments include short stories, writing essays, classroom presentation and translation of a short story. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Prerequisite(s): course 6. Students interested in this course who have not taken the prerequisite should meet with the instructor prior to the first class meeting. The Staff
104. Advanced Japanese. W
Readings on cultural/historical issues in contemporary Japanese short stories, essays, and poems. Focus on developing skills to write coherent essays and discuss them in a group situation. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Prerequisite(s): course 6. Students interested in this course who have not taken the prerequisite should meet with the instructor prior to the first class meeting. The Staff
105. Advanced Japanese. S
Readings in contemporary Japanese prose (fiction and nonfiction) with an emphasis on contextual understanding and stylistic appreciation. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Prerequisite(s): course 6. Students interested in this course who have not taken the prerequisite should meet with the instructor prior to the first class meeting. The Staff
110. Japanese Language, Culture, and Society. *
Examines the social and cultural aspects of the Japanese language. Topics include language planning; writing-system reform; standard Japanese; regional variation; honorifics; gender norms and practices; age variation; communication styles; loanwords and English; and minority languages and their speakers. Prerequisite(s): course 6, or consent of instructor. Enrollment limited to 25. S. Okamoto
194. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Provides a means for a small group of students to study a particular topic in consultation with a faculty sponsor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
*Not
offered in 2009-10
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