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Winter 2010 Courses

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LOWER DIVISION COURSES
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Japanese 2 - Elementary Japanese (5 Units)

STAFF, Lecturer (sec. 1, M-F TBA) CRN CANCELED
Junko Ito, Lecturer (sec. 2, M-F 9:00-9:50, 146 Robbins) CRN 49269 ROOM CHANGE
Ritsuko Shigeyama, Lecturer (sec. 3, M-F 10:00-10:50, 146 Robbins) CRN 49270 ROOM CHANGE
Ritsuko Shigeyama, Lecturer (sec. 4, M-F 11:00-11:50, 146 Robbins) CRN 49271 ROOM CHANGE
Mayumi Saito, Lecturer (sec. 5, M-F 11:0-11:50, 229 Wellman) CRN 49272
Mayumi Saito, Lecturer (sec. 6, M-F 1:10-2:00, 141 Olson) CRN 49273
David Fahy, Lecturer (sec. 7, M-F 2:10-3:00, 141 Olson) CRN 49274
Kazue Chavez, Lecturer (sec. 8, M-F 3:10-4:00, 105 Olson) CRN 49275
Kazue Chaves, Lecturer (sec. 9, M-F 4:10-5:00, 105 Olson) CRN 49276

Course Description: A continuation of Japanese 1. Further developing elementary level skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Japanese in more everyday communication settings. Building upon Japanese 1, continue to introduce basic vocabulary and characters as well as core grammar, and develop communication skills.

Prerequisite: Course 1 or Language Placement Evaluation

Course Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

• Makino, et. al., Nakama 1a Student Text with In-Text Audio CD( 2nd edition)
• Nakama 1a Student Activities Manual
• Nakama 1a Student Activities Manual Audio CD Program
• Makino, et. al., Nakama 1b Student Text with In-Text Audio CD
• Nakama 1b Student Activities Manual
• Nakama 1b Student Activities Manual Audio CD Program
• Makino, et. al, Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Shokyuu de Yomeru Topikku 25

Japanese 5 - Intermediate Japanese (5 Units)

David Fahy, Lecturer (sec. 1, M-F 9:00-9:50, 163 Olson) CRN 49277
David Fahy, Lecturer (sec. 2, M-F 10:00-10:50, 163 Olson) CRN 49278
Haruko Sakakibara, Lecturer (sec. 3, M-F 1:10-2:00, 163 Olson) CRN 49279
Haruko Sakakibara, Lecturer (sec. 4, M-F 2:10-3:00, 163 Olson) CRN 4928

Course Description: Continuation of Japanese 4. Further training of intermediate-level communication skills in spoken and written Japanese in cultural context, based on language skills developed in course 4.

Prerequisite: Course 4 or Language Placement Evaluation

Course Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

• Halpern, Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary
• Makino, et. al, Nakama 2 Student Text with Student Audio CD
• Nakama 2 Workbook/Laboratory Manual
  
• Nakama 2 Audio CD Program

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UPPER DIVISION COURSES
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Japanese 102 - Japanese Literature in Translation: The Middle Period (4 Units)
Joseph Sorensen, Assistant Professor (TR 12:10-2:00, 147 Olson) CRN 49305

Course Description: This course is a survey, in English translation, of works of Japanese literature from the 12th century through the 19th century. The readings will begin with autobiographical narratives and poetry from the courtly tradition, narrative tales from the warrior tradition, and the texts of nô plays. The latter portion of the course will focus on the haiku and travel accounts of Matsuo Bashô, the urban prose of Ihara Saikaku, and the dramatic texts of Chikamatsu Monzaemon. We will explore the ways in which certain themes permeate through different genres, and how literary forms and aesthetics change and develop over time. There will be an emphasis on historical context and transitions, as well as a consideration of the place of each work in the unfolding of early modern Japanese literary history. There are no prerequisites for this course, and there is no assumption of prior knowledge of Japanese language, history, or culture. GE credit: ArtHum: Div, Wrt.

Prerequisite: None.

Course Format: Lecture/Discussion - 4 hours.

Textbooks:

• McCullough?, Classical Japanese Prose
• Carter, Traditional Japanese Poetry: Anthology
• McCullough?, Genji & Heike
• Chikamatsu, Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu
• Tyler, Japanese No Dramas
• Saikaku, Life of Amorous Woman & Other Writings

Japanese 105 - Modern Japanese Literature: Hero and Anti-Hero (4 Units)
Chia-ning Chang, Professor (MW 10:00-11:50, 147 Olson) CRN 63384

Course Description: This course aims to explore a broad representation of hero and anti-hero images that appear in modern Japanese literature from 1868 to around 1970. Taking the focused approach of examining prototypes/archetypal paradigms in the art of characterization and the various moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social issues confronting the modern Japanese intellectual as expressed in modern fictional imagination, this course hopes to familiarize students with one of the most significant aspects in modern Japanese literature. In learning about the different ways in which the hero or the anti-hero confronts, resolves, or comes to terms with his/her cultural environment as a moral, social, political or aesthetic being within its context, this course will also shed light on important areas of Japanese culture as it entered into the tumultuous phases of its modern history.

Course Requirements: Students are required to read closely a number of carefully selected literary works that reveal portraits of the modern Japanese hero or anti-hero and a multitude of issues—political, cultural, moral, and spiritual—that confronts them. As much as possible, significant critical literature on these primary sources from world scholarship will also be introduced in lectures or during discussions in order to acquaint students with the nature of their critical assessment in Japan as well as abroad. Students will make regularly scheduled presentations on their readings and on their assessment of the works in questions. Grades will be determined by the combined results of class performance and participation, attendance, the quality of written assignments and student presentations, plus the results of a mid-term and a final examination/or research paper. CLASS PARTICIPATION & ATTENDANCE are important factors in determining your final grade.

Grading: Mid-term is 33.3%, Final exam is 33.3%, Written assignments (Book Reviews) is 15.0%, Class presentation, attendance, & participation are 18.3%. GE Credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
 
Prerequisite: None.

Course Format: Lecture/Discussion - 4 hours.

Textbooks:

• Tanizaki, Key and Diary of Mad Old Man
• Natsume, And Then
• Endo, Sea and Poison
• Mishima, Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea

Japanese 106 - Japanese Culture Through Film (4 Units)
Joseph Sorensen, Assistant Professor (TR 4:10-6:00, 115 Wellman) CRN 63411

Course Description: In this course we will survey a selection of works of Japanese literature in English translation and the films based on them. After briefly discussing basic approaches to film studies and the issue of adaptation in particular, we will focus on how the written word is transformed on the screen. The course introduces a few major writers of 20th-century fiction and also serves as a survey of the major directors in the history of Japanese cinema: Mizoguchi Kenji (1898-1956), Ozu Yasujirô (1903-1963), Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998), Ichikawa Kon (1915-2008), and others. Students will be asked, in a variety of writing assignments, to compare and contrast their own close readings of the novels to the film versions. There is no assumption of prior knowledge of Japanese language, history, or culture. All film screenings will be in Japanese with English subtitles. GE Credit: ArtHum: Div, Wrt.

Prerequisite: Upper-Division Standing.

Course Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Discussion - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

• Ooka, Fires on the Plain
• Abe, Woman in the Dunes
• Ueda, Tales of Moonlight and Rain
• Ibuse, Black Rain
• Tanizaki, Key and Diary of a Mad Old Man
• Corrigan, A Short Guide to Writing About Film

Japanese 112 - Modern Japanese: Reading and Discussion (4 Units)
Miyo Uchida, Lecturer (sec. 1, MWF 8:00-8:50, 117 Olson; W 3:10-4:00, 209 Wellman) CRN 49306
Miyo Uchida, Lecturer (sec. 2, MWF 9:00-9:50, 117 Olson; W 4:10-5:00, 209 Wellman) CRN 49307

Course Description: Continuation of Japanese 111. Further developing the four communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and preparing students to function more effectively and communicate more accurately.

Prerequisite: Course 111 or Qualifying Placement Evaluation.

Course Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Discussion - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

• Halpern, Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary
• Oka, et.al.,Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese; Learning Through Content and Multimedia

Japanese 134 - Readings in the Humanities: Traditional Culture (4 Units)
Robert Borgen, Professor (TR 10:00-11:50, 167 Olson) CRN 49308

Course Description: This quarter, the course will focus on learning about the Japan's Heian period (794-1185) from Japanese language sources. We will begin with easy materials that will introduce basic information and vocabulary and then gradually move on to more sophisticated selections. If you have never studied Japanese history, you may want to read the first few chapters of any good introduction to the subject before you take the course. Students will need to use Japanese dictionaries to prepare for class. Those found on the web or on your computer may suffice, although you may find it useful to purchase good dictionaries, either digital or print. The digital ones are extremely handy and, if you plan to continue studying Japanese, they may be a worthwhile investment. Unfortunately, the good ones are rather expensive and the less expensive ones (at least the ones I've seen) are quite limited.

Grading: Quizzes: 20%; Participation: 10%; Mid-Term: 35%; Final: 35%.

Prerequisite: Course 113 or Consent of Instructor.

Course Format: Lecture - 3 hours, Discussion 1 - hours; Term Paper.

Textbooks: A Course Reader

Japanese 136 - Readings in Newspapers and Magazines (4 Units)
Miki Wheeler, Lecturer (MW 12:10-2:00, 70 Social Science & Humanities Building) CRN 63413 ROOM CHANGE

Course Description: Fourth-year level reading of newspaper and magazine reports, articles, and editorials on domestic and international affairs relating to contemporary Japan .

Prerequisite: Course 113 or Consent of Instructor.

Course Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Discussion - 1 hours.

Textbooks: A Course Reader