Japanese 350 - CONTEMPORARY TEXTS

Topics course. This course focuses on studying of selected contemporary texts including fiction and short essays from print and electronic media written by/about minority groups in Japan (e.g., Ainu, Okinawan, Burakumin, Korean-Japanese, ?non-Japanese? writers) to understand various aspects of contemporary Japanese society. The course further develops advanced reading, writing and discussion skills in Japanese. Students work on group and individual projects, including translation of a text from Japanese to English. Students are encouraged, but not required, to take EAL 360, which deals with related materials in English. Prerequisite: JPN 302 or permission of the instructor. With the instructor?s permission, advanced language courses may be repeated when the content changes.

Topic: 'Minorities' in Japan.