The request to create four courses and make multiple revisions to the major & minor in Japanese

Date: November 5, 2012
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: November 2, 2012
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2013

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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. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

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

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. (Fall, Spring)

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

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. (Fall, Spring)

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 topic-related Japanese language may also enroll in the corresponding corequisite course, JAPN 3050. (Yearly).

JAPN 3140. Anime and Japanese Popular Culture. (3) Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the 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 topic-related Japanese language may also enroll in the corresponding corequisite course, JAPN 3050. (Yearly)

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 topic-related Japanese language may also enroll in the corresponding corequisite course, JAPN 3050. (Fall, Summer)

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

JAPN 3202. Upper Intermediate Japanese II. Advanced Japanese Grammar, Composition and Conversation 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. (Fall, Spring)

JAPN 43003210. Introductory Research Project. (3) Prerequisite: JAPN 3201 3202 or permission of the department; Japanese major or minor. 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. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

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. (On demand)

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. (Fall, Spring)

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. (Fall)

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. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies. A major in Japanese Studies leading to a B.A. degree requires JAPN 2201; 2202; 3201; 3202; 3160 (W); 4100; 4300; LACS 4690-002 (senior seminar); one of 4050, 4150, or TRAN 4402-J; and six credits at the 2000- , 3000-, or 4000-level (approved by advisor).

An oral exam is administered by the staff and based on the proficiency standards of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL). Reading, writing, and listening competencies, as well as Japanese grammatical knowledge, will be assessed according to internationally accredited Japanese Proficiency Language Test (JLPT) standards.

Minor in Japanese. A minor in Japanese requires six courses and at least 20 22 hours above the 1202 level, as follows: JAPN 2201, 2202, 3201, 3202, and two content courses by selecting under one of the following options:

1. Both courses are taken from among the list of “Primary Content Courses.”

2. One course is taken from both Primary and Secondary Content Courses.

Primary Content Courses include; JAPN 2209, 3130, 3140, 3160(W).

Secondary Content Courses include; LACS 2050, JAPN 3105, JAPN 3800.

two Japanese Studies content courses (i.e. JAPN 2209, 3130, 3140, 3160, 3105, 3800).3209, and 3800.