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This course is designed to help students become effective communicators in Japanese. The course uses the Team Based Learning format, meaning that students will do activities in teams. The first part of the course focuses on two key Japanese social concepts that have had extensive impact on communication: the uchi (inside)/soto (outside) distinction and the hierarchical order.

This non-intensive third year Japanese course continues to train students to work exclusively with authentic materials. Strong emphasis on oral proficiency and developments of composition skills, while also increasing kanji recognition and production. Taught primarily in Japanese.

Advanced training in practical techniques associated with the translation of modern Japanese; familiarization with appropriate digital resources (specialist dictionary databases & other translator's tools). Discussion of specific problems in Japanese >English translation and practice, covering a variety of prose styles used in journalistic, political, commercial, literary, and other forms of modern writing.

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

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In this course we will explore the transformation of Tokyo from Edo into one of the most vibrant, cosmopolitan cities of the world. Using the themes of maps, disaster and rebirth, and the role of space in identity formation, we will look at how the city has been transformed and reborn. Our materials will include film, photos, literature, and history in order to delve into the nooks and crannies of the city and the city spaces. Course instruction and materials will be in English.

As a nexus of physical needs, cultural creativity, economic transactions, and social interactions, food occupies a core part of human existence. In this seminar, we will explore the historical role of food in the formation of Japanese cultural identity while paying attention also to how the way we think of food is affected by the surrounding social, cultural, and economic perspectives and activities.

General nature of modern Japanese phonology and syntax. Detailed analysis of major syntactic construction of modern "standard" Japanese. Controversial issues in Japanese linguistics. Linguistics 101 or 401 may be taken concurrently.

Course builds reading skills through reading and grammatical analysis of the text; Builds spoken fluency by discussion of the text through oral drills on new vocabulary and grammar, and through the use of video material. Further emphasis on learning kanji. Part 2 of two-part course. Prerequisite: JAPANESE 326.