Minor in Japanese Teaching (25–41 hours*)
Program Requirements
- Complete the following prerequisite courses (or equivalents):
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 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. |
- Complete the following:
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)| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 300 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Readings in Japanese history and literature with essential characters, vocabulary, and grammatical principles. |
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)| 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)| 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. |
- Complete one course from the following:
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. |
- Complete one course from the following:
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)| 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)| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Reading and discussing selected topics in Japanese literature (narrative, lyric, drama) from Meiji period to the present. |
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.