Minor in Japanese Teaching (25–41 hours*)

Program Requirements

1. Complete the following prerequisite courses (or equivalents):
   JAPAN 101 : First-Year Japanese. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 101 : First-Year Japanese. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; Su on demand
   DESCRIPTION:	Writing systems, grammar and vocabulary-building fundamentals, basic conversation and reading.
   
   
   JAPAN 102 : First-Year Japanese. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 102 : First-Year Japanese. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; Su on demand.
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 101, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Writing systems, grammar and vocabulary-building fundamentals, basic conversation and reading. Includes introduction to Chinese characters.
   
   
   JAPAN 201 : Second-Year Japanese. (4:5:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 201 : Second-Year Japanese. (4:5:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 102 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Further practice in conversation; basic reading and writing skills.
   
   
   JAPAN 202 : Second-Year Japanese. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 202 : Second-Year Japanese. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 201 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Further practice in conversation, reading, and writing; introducing culture through short stories, articles.
   NOTE:	Not for returned missionaries.
   
   
2. Complete the following:
   JAPAN 300 : Japanese Reading and Culture. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 300 : Japanese Reading and Culture. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 202 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Reading and writing emphasizing essential characters, vocabulary, grammar, and culture.
   NOTE:	First course for returned missionaries.
   
   
   JAPAN 302 : Readings in Japanese History and Culture. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 302 : Readings in Japanese History and Culture. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 300 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Readings in Japanese history and literature with essential characters, vocabulary, and grammatical principles.
   
   
   JAPAN 311R : Third-Year Conversation. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 311R : Third-Year Conversation. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 300 or instructor's consent.
   NOTE:	May be repeated for Study Abroad in Japan.
   
   
   JAPAN 321 : Reading Modern Documentary Styles. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 321 : Reading Modern Documentary Styles. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 302 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Readings in modern documentary styles, emphasizing reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary building.
   
   
   JAPAN 322 : Reading Modern Short Fiction. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 322 : Reading Modern Short Fiction. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 302 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Readings in modern short fiction, emphasizing grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary building, and stylistic analysis.
   
   
   JAPAN 377 : Japanese Language Teaching Procedures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 377 : Japanese Language Teaching Procedures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 302 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Acquiring knowledge and skills specific to teaching of Japanese as a foreign language. Conducted in Japanese and English.
   
   
3. Complete one course from the following:
   JAPAN 325 : Japanese Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 325 : Japanese Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 302.
   DESCRIPTION:	General overview of grammar and its practical application in composition.
   
   
   JAPAN 326 : Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and English. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 326 : Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and English. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Japan 302.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contrastive overview of Japanese and English phonology, syntax, semantics, and discourse.
   
   
4. Complete one course from the following:
   JAPAN 345 : Traditional Japanese Culture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 345 : Traditional Japanese Culture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W; Sp on demand.
   DESCRIPTION:	General survey emphasizing aesthetics, religion, and value systems. All readings in English.
   
   
   JAPAN 350 : Japanese Literature in Translation--Eighth Through Sixteenth Centuries. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 350 : Japanese Literature in Translation--Eighth Through Sixteenth Centuries. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Reading and discussing selected topics in Japanese literature (narrative, lyric, drama) from 700 through 1600 (Nara, Heian, and medieval periods).
   
   
   JAPAN 351 : Japanese Literature in Translation--Seventeenth Through Nineteenth Centuries. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 351 : Japanese Literature in Translation--Seventeenth Through Nineteenth Centuries. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Reading and discussing selected topics in Japanese literature (narrative, lyric, drama) from 1600 through 1900 (Edo and Meiji periods).
   
   
   JAPAN 352 : Japanese Literature in Translation: The Modern Era. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   JAPAN 352 : Japanese Literature in Translation: The Modern Era. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Reading and discussing selected topics in Japanese literature (narrative, lyric, drama) from Meiji period to the present.
   
   

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