The request to create JAPN 2050 and 3051 and revise JAPN 3050, 3130, 3140, and 3160

Date: April 16, 2014
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 21, 2014
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2015

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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Proposed Catalog Copy:

JAPN 1201. Elementary Japanese I. (4) Acquisition of communicative competence in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing at a beginning level, with attention to cultural awareness.

JAPN 1202. Elementary Japanese II. (4) Prerequisite: JAPN 1201 or permission of the department. Continuation of JAPN 1201.

JAPN 2050. Topics in Japanese. (1-3) Prerequisite: JAPN 1202 or permission of instructor. Consideration of a predetermined topic not covered by other JAPN courses. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On Demand).

JAPN 2201. Intermediate Japanese I. (4) Prerequisite: JAPN 1202 or permission of the department. Acquisition of communicative competence in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing at an intermediate level, with attention to cultural awareness.

JAPN 2202. Intermediate Japanese II. (4) Prerequisite: JAPN 2201 or permission of the department. Continuation of JAPN 2201.

JAPN 2209. Introduction to Japanese Civilization and Culture. (3) Conducted in English. No knowledge of Japanese is required. Geographical, historical, and artistic features of Japanese culture as well as aspects of life, thought, and customs of the Japanese-speaking people.

JAPN 3050. Topics in Japanese. (1-3) Prerequisite: JAPN 2202 or permission of instructor. JAPN 3050 can be taken simultaneously with any one of the following courses: JAPN 3130, JAPN 3140, or JAPN 3160. Students may expect to study Japanese specifically related to each course topic. Prerequisite: JAPN 2202 or permission of instructor. Consideration of a predetermined topic not covered by other JAPN courses. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On Demand)

JAPN 3051. Topics in Japanese. (1-3) Prerequisite: JAPN 2202 or permission of instructor. JAPN 3051 can be taken simultaneously with any one of the following courses: JAPN 3130, JAPN 3140, or JAPN 3160. Students study Japanese specifically related to each course topic. (On Demand)

JAPN 3105. Japanese Immersion – Communication Skills Development. (3) Prerequisite: JAPN 2201. Students work with native Japanese speakers to improve productive communication skills. Continued practice in all four skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing, with a focus on active communication. (Summer)

JAPN 3130. Business and Culture in Japan. (3) Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the department. Conducted in English. An introduction to the structure, protocol, and cultural concepts of the Japanese-speaking business world. Development of intercultural understanding and communication skills for conducting business in Japan, including study of basic business vocabulary. Students seeking to study course -related Japanese may also enroll in the corresponding course, JAPN 3050 3051.

JAPN 3140. Anime and Japanese Popular Culture. (3) Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Conducted in English. This course examines anime (Japanese animation) and manga (graphic novels), two of the most important cultural products to appear in the post-war period, as a way of understanding the changing character of contemporary Japanese culture and society. As anime is a rich and diverse medium, students approach it from a variety of perspectives: as art, as social commentary, and as Japanese and global popular culture. Students seeking to study course-related Japanese may also enroll in the corresponding course, JAPN 3050 3051.

JAPN 3160. Topics in Japanese Film. (3) (W) Prerequisites: Sophomore status and ENGL 1102. Examines topics in Japanese film and culture, including the creative exchange of transnational influences, the emergence of the Japanese studio system as rival and complement to Hollywood, Japanese films and global cinema. All materials are examined in historical, social, and aesthetic contexts. Lectures conducted in English. May be repeated for credit with topic change; check with the instructor. Students seeking to study course-related Japanese may also enroll in the corresponding course, JAPN 3050 3051.

JAPN 3201. Upper Intermediate Japanese I. (4) Prerequisite: JAPN 2202 or permission of the department. Review of Japanese grammar and guided conversation on prepared topics. Emphasis on spoken Japanese.

JAPN 3202. Upper Intermediate Japanese II. (4) Prerequisite: JAPN 3201 or permission of the department. Review of Japanese grammar and guided compositions on prepared topics. Emphasis on vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and stylistics.

JAPN 3800. Directed Individual Study. (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of the department. Individual work on a selected area of study with the instructor, generally arranged during the preceding semester. May be repeated for credit.

JAPN 4050. Topics in Japanese. (1-3) Prerequisite: JAPN 3202 or permission of instructor. Consideration of a predetermined topic not covered by other JAPN courses. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

JAPN 4100. JLPT Prep. (3) Prerequisite: JAPN 3201 or permission from the department. Provides a preparatory study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), whose proficiency ratings are recognized internationally.

JAPN 4150. Studies in Japanese Language. (3) Prerequisites: JAPN 3202, or permission of the department. Studies in intensive intercultural communication practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing, and translation/interpretation.

JAPN 4300. Introductory Research Project. (3) Prerequisite: JAPN 3202 or permission of the department. Introduction to research methods and research-based writing in the area of Japanese Studies. Requires students to design and develop an independent project on an approved topic.

JAPN 4410. Professional Internship in Japanese. (1-6) Prerequisites: JAPN 3201 and 3202, or equivalent and permission of the department. Faculty-supervised field and/or research experience in a cooperating professional (e.g., business) or community organization (e.g., school). Contents of internship based upon a contractual agreement among the student, department, and business or community organization.

JAPN 4800. Directed Individual Study. (1-3) Prerequisites: permission of the department; Japanese major. Individual work on a selected area study to be arranged with the instructor, generally during the preceding semester, and by special permission only. May be repeated for credit.