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FLJ 101-102
-- Beginning Japanese I and II
This
two-semester series introduces basic grammar, along with katakana,
hiragana and about 200 kanji (Chinese characters). Though some
attention is given to explanation of grammar and memorization
of kanji, the approach is basically inductive and conversational,
with emphasis on teaching the student to use Japanese to abstract
information and communicate effectively in real-life situations.
FLJ 203-204
-- Intermediate Japanese I and II
This two-semester
series is a continuation of FLJ 101-102, with increased emphasis
on kanji and continually increasing use of Japanese in class.
FLJ 305-306
-- Advanced Japanese I and II
These final two
semesters of core offerings in Japanese are a continuation of
the preceding courses, with discussion of grammar, idioms or writing
conventions conducted entirely in Japanese. Students are assigned
selections from books, magazines, etc., that were originally written
by and for native speakers, and are encouraged to discuss them
in Japanese.
FLJ 251 --
Introduction to Japanese Literature
This
survey covers the entire history of pre-modern, or "classical"
Japanese literature, from the Asuka/Nara through the late Edo
periods, based on readings of selected translations. Lectures
touch on both the inherent literary qualities of individual works
and their place in the social/literary history of Japan. Attention
is paid to the cyclical pattern by which folk forms and themes
are incorporated, between about 550 and 700, into a courtly literature
of loosely structured romances and quasi-fictionalized diaries,
and are subsequently diffused back into the popular culture as
the common folk appropriate and adapt courtly forms over succeeding
centuries. As in FLJ 250, below, Japanese poetry is presented
as central to the evolution of the courtly tradition. In addition,
attention is given to such themes as the transition of characters,
themes and plots from the realm of oral literature to writing
( and often back again); the contribution of Buddhism to the creation
of a national Japanese literature; and changes in literary taste
as Japan moves from feudalism to increasing mercantilism in the
sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries.
FLJ 250 --
Topics in East Asian Literature and Fine Arts: Classical
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