Japanese

2018-19 General Catalog

Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics
218 Cowell College
(831) 459-2054
http://language.ucsc.edu

Faculty | Program Statement


Lower-Division Courses

1. First-Year Japanese. F
Students carry out beginning-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write Japanese scripts (hiragana, katakana, and about 40 kanji). (Formerly Instruction in the Japanese Language.) The Staff

2. First-Year Japanese. W
Students carry out beginning-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write 70 additional kanji. (Formerly Instruction in the Japanese Language.) Prerequisite(s): course 1 or by consent of instructor. The Staff

3. First-Year Japanese. S
Students carry out beginning-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write 70 additional kanji. (Formerly Instruction in the Japanese Language.) Prerequisite(s): course 2 or by consent of instructor. The Staff

4. Second-Year Japanese. F
Students carry out intermediate-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write 70 additional kanji. Prerequisite(s): course 3 or by consent of instructor. The Staff

5. Second-Year Japanese. W
Students develop intermediate-level competence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in diverse social contexts; acquire a deeper and broader understanding of Japanese society and culture; and learn how to read and write 70 additional kanji characters. Prerequisite(s): course 4 or by consent of instructor. (General Education Code(s): CC.) The Staff

6. Second-Year Japanese. S
Students carry out intermediate-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write 100 additional kanji. Emphasis is placed on developing the student's cultural knowledge relevant to inter-cultural communication. Prerequisite(s): course 5 or by consent of instructor. (General Education Code(s): CC.) The Staff

94. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Provides a means for a small group of students to study a particular topic in consultation with a faculty sponsor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

103. Advanced Japanese. F
Students carry out advanced-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write 100 additional kanji. Emphasis placed on developing the student's cultural knowledge about Japan as well as knowledge relevant to inter-cultural communication. Prerequisite(s): course 6 or by consent of instructor. The Staff

104. Advanced Japanese. W
Students carry out advanced-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write 100 additional kanji. Emphasis placed on developing the student's cultural knowledge about Japan as well as knowledge relevant to inter-cultural communication. Prerequisite(s): course 103 or by consent of instructor. The Staff

105. Advanced Japanese. S
Students carry out advanced-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write 100 additional kanji. Further development of cultural knowledge and understanding through critical examination of authentic Japanese materials in a variety of genres, including literary work, expository writing, and films. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Prerequisite(s): course 104 or by consent of instructor. (General Education Code(s): TA.) The Staff

109. Japanese Language, Culture, and Society. *
Critical reading of Japanese texts, such as essays, film scripts, and novels in regard to linguistic diversity related to cultural and social diversity. Topics include standard Japanese and regional variation, politeness and honorifics, age-related stylistic variation, and gendered language. Prerequisite(s): Japanese 104 or by consent of instructor. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): TA.) The Staff

194. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Provides a means for a small group of students to study a particular topic in consultation with a faculty sponsor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

* Not offered in 2018-19

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Revised: 07/15/18