Japanese Course Listings1. Elementary Modern Japanese. (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Introduction to modern Japanese with attention to conversation, grammar, and written forms. Conversation drill based on material covered in class. 2. Elementary Modern Japanese. (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Continuation of course 1. 3. Elementary Modern Japanese. (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Continuation of course 2. 4. Intermediate Modern Japanese. (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, seven hours. Enforced requisite: course 3. Designed to strengthen communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Grammar reviews, vocabulary building skills, language learning skills, and sociocultural knowledge. P/NP or letter grading. 5. Intermediate Modern Japanese. (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, seven hours. Enforced requisite: course 4. Continuation of course 4. P/NP or letter grading. 6. Intermediate Modern Japanese. (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, seven hours. Enforced requisite: course 5. Continuation of course 5. P/NP or letter grading. 8. Elementary Japanese: Intensive. (12) Lecture, five hours; discussion, 15 hours. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to fundamentals of standard Japanese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Japanese characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Offered in summer only. Letter grading. 10. Intermediate Modern Japanese: Intensive. (12) Lecture, 10 hours; discussion, 10 hours. Enforced requisites: courses 1, 2, 3. Intensive course equivalent to courses 4, 5, and 6. Readings in modern Japanese, with emphasis on comprehension and structural analysis. Offered in summer only. Letter grading. 15. Intermediate Reading and Writing for Japanese-Heritage Speakers. (4) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for intermediate-level Japanese-heritage learners or nonheritage learners who are fluent in daily spoken Japanese. Emphasis on building vocabulary knowledge of Kanji, reading and writing, and formal aspects of spoken Japanese (polite and honorific/humble forms). P/NP or letter grading. 50. Japanese Civilization. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Survey of development of Japanese culture and its relationship to the Asiatic mainland. P/NP or letter grading. 60. Images of Japan: Humanistic Tradition. (4) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Basic introduction to literary heritage of Japan and to its humanistic tradition through exposure to select literary works and to documentary and feature films based on Japan's literary classics. P/NP or letter grading. 90. Japanese Aesthetics and Tea Ceremony. (4) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to Japanese aesthetics in theory and practice, including study of ritual and specific trends in Japanese aesthetics such as imperfection asymmetry, suggestion, miniaturization, indirectness, wabi, sabi, hie-kare, yugen, especially as reflected and practiced in the tea ceremony. 100A-100B-100C. Advanced Modern Japanese. (4-4-4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours; outside study, seven hours. Requisite: course 6. Learning Japanese language with emphasis on sociocultural issues of contemporary Japanese society. Materials selected from contemporary publications, videos, and audiotapes. Reading with focus on linguistics features, writing summaries and opinions, oral activities, and project work. P/NP or letter grading. 101A-101B. Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese. (4-4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, 90 minutes. Requisite: course 100C. Advanced readings and discussion for students planning to do advanced coursework or research on Japan. Topics selected from magazines, journals, and books related to humanities and social sciences. 110. Introduction to Classical Japanese. (4) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course 100C. Introduction to fundamentals of classical Japanese. Grammar and reading of selected texts. 120. Introduction to Japanese Linguistics. (4) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 3. Introduction to Japanese grammar and sociolinguistics through reading, discussion, and problem solving in phonology, syntax, semantics, and discourse pragmatics. CM122. Structure of Japanese I. (4) (Same as Linguistics M176A.) Lecture, three hours. Preparation: two years of Japanese. Requisite: course 120. Discussion of many seemingly idiosyncratic characteristics of Japanese syntax and semantics in light of word-order typology and universal grammar, often in form of a contrastive analysis of Japanese and English. Concurrently scheduled with course C222. CM123. Structure of Japanese II. (4) (Same as Linguistics M176B.) Lecture, three hours. Preparation: two or more years of Japanese language study. Survey of Japanese language at three different levels of organization: (1) word level -- word class, verbal morphology and semantics; (2) clause/sentence level -- tense, aspect, modality; (3) discourse level -- point of view, ellipsis, topicalization. Concurrently scheduled with course C223. CM127. Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and Korean. (4) (Same as Korean CM127 and Linguistics M178.) Lecture, three hours. Preparation: two years of Japanese or Korean, one introductory linguistics course. Critical reading and discussion of selected current research papers in syntax, pragmatics, discourse, and sociolinguistics from perspective of contrastive study of Japanese and Korean. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Concurrently scheduled with course CM227. 130A-130B-130C. Readings in Modern Japanese Literature (4 units each). (4-4-4) Readings/discussion, three hours. Requisite: course 100C. Readings and discussion of works by modern Japanese writers. Letter grading. 140A-140B-140C. Readings in Classical Japanese Literature. (4) Discussion, three hours; readings/outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course 110. Readings and discussion of works of classical Japanese literature. 140A. Heian; 140B. Medieval; 140C. Edo. C149. Introduction to Kambun and Other Literary Styles. (4) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course 140A or 140B. Introduction to Kambun, the Japanese literary rendering of classical Chinese, and Sorobun, the epistolary style. Concurrently scheduled with course C249. 150. Japanese Literature in Translation: Classical. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: English Composition 3 or one course from Comparative Literature 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Survey of Japanese literature from the beginning to 1600, emphasizing Chinese, Buddhist, and Western influences. 151. Japanese Literature in Translation: Modern. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: English Composition 3 or one course from Comparative Literature 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Survey of Japanese literature from the 16th century to post-World War II. 154. Postwar Japanese Culture through Literature. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: English Composition 3 or one course from Comparative Literature 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C. Use of fiction and film to explore Japanese culture in postwar era in a broad cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural context. P/NP or letter grading. 155. Topics in Japanese Cinema. (4) Lecture, three hours; film viewing, four hours; outside study, five hours. Critical and historical examination of Japanese cinema. P/NP or letter grading. (Formerly numbered 160.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. Development of Buddhism in Japan in its cultural context, with emphasis on key ideas and teachings. Concurrently scheduled with course C260. 161. Religious Life in Modern Japan. (4) Lecture, three hours. Religious transformations accompanying rapid industrialization, urbanization, militarism, and defeat in the Pacific War, including analyses of Shinto mythology, secular positivism, Buddhist reform movements, new religions, and continuing role of traditional village/family religious rites. 165. Introduction to Japanese Buddhist Texts. (4) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 140B or C149 or Chinese 165. Readings in Buddhist texts written by Japanese in literary Chinese, Kambun, and mixed Japanese/Chinese literary styles concerning textual commentaries, doctrinal treatises, hagiographies, temple histories, etc. Coverage varies. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. 175. Introduction to Japanese Thought. (4) Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. General survey of Japanese thought from early to modern times, including analyses of Shinto mythology, forms of Confucianism, ethic of bushido, National Learning School, and modern Japanese philosophers such as Nishida Kitaro and Watsuji Tetsuro. Attention also to representative types of contemporary thinking about Japanese thought, especially the question of what might qualify as recognizably "Japanese" in aesthetics, ethics, and philosophy. C180. Readings in Japanese Literary Thought. (4) Discussion, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course 110. Reading and translation of commentaries of monogatari and waka from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and Edo periods. Introduction to Japanese hermeneutics. Concurrently scheduled with course C280. (Formerly numbered M182.) (Same as Folklore CM182.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, eight hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Lectures/discussions on native religious rituals (festivals) and observances of the Japanese, with special emphasis on artistic behavior. Discussion of Shinto, Shinto/Buddhist syncretism, and other non-Buddhist belief systems. Concurrently scheduled with course CM282. Letter grading. 188. Personalities in Japanese Civilization. (4) (Formerly numbered C197.) Seminar, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Five weeks of introductory lectures and five weeks of student presentations based on instructor-guided student research. C195. Japanese Aesthetics and Hermeneutics. (4) (Formerly numbered 190.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course 50 or 60 or 150 or 151. Introduction to field of modern and premodern Japanese aesthetics, with focus on hermeneutics of literary arts. Analysis of metalanguage in formulation of aesthetic judgment. Concurrently scheduled with course C295. P/NP or letter grading. 197A. Undergraduate Seminar: Classical Japan. (4) Seminar, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Selected topics in classical Japanese literature and thought. C197B. Seminar: Modern Japan. (4) (Formerly numbered 197B.) Seminar, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Selected topics on modern Japan. Concurrently scheduled with course C297B. 200. Bibliography and Methods of Research in Japanese. (4) Lecture, three hours. Required of all graduate students in Japanese. 201A-201B. Introduction to Reading Japanese Academic Texts. (4) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course 100A. Course 201A is requisite to 201B. Designed for graduate students. Introduction to modern Japanese-language academic texts, both prewar and postwar, with focus only on reading; students who need to improve other skills should take additional courses. S/U or letter grading. 210. Issues in Modern Japanese Literature. (4) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to issues in the field of modern Japanese literature, with readings in primary and secondary sources. Topics vary. Lecture, three hours. Preparation: one year of classical Japanese. Readings of selected No and Kyogen texts from Muromachi and Edo periods, as well as readings of critical writings and discussion of theories. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. 212. Kyoto through Classical Japanese Literature. (4) Discussion, three hours. Preparation: knowledge of Japanese. Investigation of history and life of the city as seen through Japanese literature. C222. Structure of Japanese I. (4) Lecture, three hours. Preparation: two years of Japanese. Requisite: course 120. Discussion of many seemingly idiosyncratic characteristics of Japanese syntax and semantics in light of word-order typology and universal grammar, often in form of a contrastive analysis of Japanese and English. Concurrently scheduled with course CM122. C223. Structure of Japanese II. (4) Lecture, three hours. Preparation: two or more years of Japanese language study. Survey of Japanese language at three different levels of organization: (1) word level -- word class, verbal morphology and semantics; (2) clause/sentence level -- tense, aspect, modality; (3) discourse level -- point of view, ellipsis, topicalization. Concurrently scheduled with course CM123. 224A-224B. Seminars: Selected Topics in Japanese Discourse Linguistics. (4) Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course CM122. Critical reading and discussion of selected topics in Japanese discourse linguistics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading. 225A-225B. Seminars: Linguistic Analysis of Japanese Narratives. (4) Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course CM122. Analysis of selected modern and classical Japanese narratives. Emphasis on exploration of how grammatical features such as tense, aspect, voice, and point of view are utilized to achieve desired literary effects. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading. 226. Survey of Functional Linguistics. (4) Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Survey of recent empirical and theoretical research in several areas of functional linguistics, which has served as backbone for development of Japanese discourse linguistics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading. CM227. Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and Korean. (4) (Same as Korean CM227.) Lecture, three hours. Preparation: two years of Japanese or Korean, one introductory linguistics course. Critical reading and discussion of selected current research papers in syntax, pragmatics, discourse, and sociolinguistics from perspective of contrastive study of Japanese and Korean. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Concurrently scheduled with course CM127. 228. Fundamentals in Discourse Data Analysis. (4) Lecture, three hours. Designed to prepare students to conduct research in natural discourse data, both spoken and written, for linguistic analysis. Discussion of discourse taxonomy, data collection methodologies, data organization, analytical frameworks. 235A-235B. Seminars: Selected Topics in Modern Japanese Fiction. (4-4) Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading. 240A-240B. Seminars: Selected Topics in Japanese Literature. (4-4) Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit. In Progress grading. 241A-241B. Seminars: Japanese Classics. (4-4) Seminar, three hours. Prose and poetry from early times to 1868. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading. 245A-245B. Seminars: Medieval Japanese Literature. (4-4) Seminar, three hours. Preparation: one year of classical Japanese. Selected readings in travel poetry, travel diaries, and other genres of Japanese travel literature of Heian, Kamakura, Nambokucho, and Muromachi periods. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading. C249. Introduction to Kambun and Other Literary Styles. (4) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course 140A or 140B. Introduction to Kambun, the Japanese literary rendering of classical Chinese, and Sorobun, the epistolary style. Concurrently scheduled with course C149. Graduate students cover more text and submit one additional translation. Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. Development of Buddhism in Japan in its cultural context, with emphasis on key ideas and teachings. Concurrently scheduled with course C160. Graduate students read additional texts and submit one additional written assignment. 265A-265B. Seminars: Japanese Buddhist Texts. (4-4) Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading. M270A-M270B. Seminars: Japanese Ritual Arts. (4-4) (Same as Folklore M270A-M270B.) Seminar, three hours. Reading knowledge of Japanese not required. Discussions and readings on ritual (performing) arts of Japan comprising music, dance, storytelling, viewing, purification, divination, disguise, mimicry, and competitive as well as acrobatic arts, with special emphasis on religio-magical purposes and symbolic structure of these arts. In Progress grading. M276. Reading Modern Bodies. (4) (Same as Comparative Literature M276.) Seminar, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for graduate students. Exploration of construction of human body through various modern technologies and discourses, including those of disease, diet, race, gender, and sexuality. Examination of texts from variety of locales, with particular emphasis on Japan. S/U or letter grading. C280. Readings in Japanese Literary Thought. (4) Discussion, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course 110. Reading and translation of commentaries of monogatari and waka from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and Edo periods. Introduction to Japanese hermeneutics. Concurrently scheduled with course C180. Additional translations required of graduate students. (Same as Folklore CM282.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, eight hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Lectures/discussions on native religious rituals (festivals) and observances of the Japanese, with special emphasis on artistic behavior. Discussion of Shinto, Shinto/Buddhist syncretism, and other non-Buddhist belief systems. Concurrently scheduled with course CM182. Letter grading. 290A-290B. Seminars: Japanese Philosophy of Art. (4-4) Seminar, three hours. Preparation: reading knowledge of Japanese. Requisite: course 110. Reading and discussion of selected topics on philosophy of literary arts. May be repeated once with consent of instructor. In Progress grading. C295. Japanese Aesthetics and Hermeneutics. (4) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Preparation: one Japanese culture course, working knowledge of Japanese. Introduction to field of modern and premodern Japanese aesthetics, with focus on hermeneutics of literary arts. Analysis of metalanguage in formulation of aesthetic judgment. Concurrently scheduled with course C195. Additional research required for graduate term paper, incorporating primary sources. S/U or letter grading. C297B. Seminar: Modern Japan. (4) Seminar, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Selected topics in modern Japan. Graduate students to be assigned additional readings and write seminar papers based on research in their own disciplinary areas. Concurrently scheduled with course C197B.
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