Spring 2023

Great Books and Films in the Original

Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as JAPA-412

Faculty

Wako Tawa (Section 01)

Description

This course is a continuation of JAPA 411. The course is designed for students who possess a high proficiency level of speaking but need training in cover-to-cover reading or film comprehension. Class materials will be selected from well-known books and films. Writing assignments will be given to develop critical and creative writing skills in Japanese. Small groups based on the students’ proficiency levels will be formed, so that instruction accords with the needs of each group.

Requisite: JAPA 411 or equivalent. Fall and spring semesters. Professor Tawa.

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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on reading literary masterpieces in the original; writing well-structured discourse in Japanese; high level proficiency in speaking and listening; oral and written presentations; peer work; instruction in languages other than English.

Cost: 21 ?

Offerings

2022-23: Offered in Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Other years: Offered in Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022