7 courses with the subject JA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
JA 101Beginning Japanese I1098
Conversation-based introduction to Japanese: grammar, comprehension, pronunciation and vocabulary. Includes individual work with audio materials and an introduction to the Japanese writing system. Introduction of Japanese culture.
Conversation-based introduction to Japanese: grammar, comprehension, pronunciation and vocabulary. Includes an introduction to the Japanese writing system and Japanese writing systems.
Intermediate Japanese follows the same basic procedure as the two Japanese courses, JA 101 and JA 102 . Continues work on formal patterns of Japanese and introduces informal patterns. Formally introduces Kanji borrowed from China and practices both reading and writing Japanese. Informal usages of verbs and adjectives are introduced and practiced in this course.
JA 202Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture1098
Basic continuation of JA 201 . Increases informal/plain verbs and adjectives in spoken, reading and writing Japanese. Emphasizes a working knowledge of everyday business conversation with business etiquette. Includes lessons on current Japanese culture to promote an understanding of the new Japan. Discussions of culture, viewing of DVDs both in Japanese and English, and self-guided research using websites are included.
The course is designed for students who are interested in learning Japanese culture. The course is supported through bilingual readings in Japanese/English.
This course is an introduction to Japanese literature, both in Japanese and in English, from the Meiji period to the present. Readings include selections from the course required texts (see below), which include various authors such as Mori Ogai,Natsume, Soseki Natsume, Higuchi Ichiyo, Enchi Fumiko, Hirabayashi Taiko, Banana Yoshimoto, Haruki Murakami, Sakai Junko, Kakuta Mitsuyo, Otsuichi, and others.
JA 202 or an approved equivalent or permission from the instructor and/or department. To take this course a student must be able to communicate with her or his instructor on a daily basis in Japanese and be able to use the three writing systems of Japanese in order to comprehend the reading materials.