Courses

FALL 2025 Courses

JPNS 101: Japanese Level I
MWF 8:30; 9:30; 11:30; 1:30; 2:30; 3:30; 4:30 (Distance: ASYNC ONLINE)               
A basic study of standard Japanese. Students will be introduced to spoken and written forms of the language from the beginning. Language form and use are equally emphasized. Relevant cultural aspects. Hiragana, Katakana, and 85 Kanji. 

JPNS 102:  Japanese Level II
Distance: ASYNC ONLINE) 
A continuation of the study of elementary Japanese. Task-oriented activities will be incorporated to encourage language use as well as pattern practice for linguistic accuracy. Relevant cultural aspects will be introduced. 120 Kanji.
Distance learning also available.

JPNS 201: Japanese Level III
MWF 8:30; 9:30; 2:30; 3:30)   
A study of intermediate Japanese. Occasional use of authentic materials for listening and reading practice. Task-oriented exercises, communicative activities, and pattern practice are used to facilitate learning of the spoken and written language. 110 Kanji.

JPNS 202: Japanese Level IV
(Distance: ASYNC ONLINE)       
A continuation of intermediate Japanese. Active use of authentic materials for listening and reading practice. Task-oriented exercises, communicative activities, and pattern practice for learning the spoken and written language. 150 Kanji

JPNS 280: Introduction to Modern Japanese Civilization 
MWF 8:30-9:20am  Samet Baydar
A survey of modern Japanese culture. Various aspects are covered, such as geography, economy, society, the political system, family, education, traditional arts, business, and language. Current issues will be discussed in a timely manner. Lectures in English.

JPNS 301: Japanese Level V                     
MWF: 9:30-10:20am/ 10:30-1a:20am            Ogiuchi, Sayuri   
Continued development of Japanese speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities, using materials dealing primarily with everyday life and civilization in Japan from a variety of sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, TV, recent literature, etc.). Conducted primarily in Japanese.

JPNS 313: Intermediate Reading in Japanese I
TTh 3:00-4:15pm
This course provides students with further study in reading Japanese at the intermediate level. The course also reviews and introduces 500 basic kanji.

JPNS 330: Japanese Cinema                
TTh 12:30-1:20pm W 4:00-6:50pm            Bassoe, Pedro
A survey of the development of Japanese cinema after World War II. The class focuses on the viewing and discussion of the films and examines a variety of directors with different styles and thematic messages.

JPNS 361:  Elementary Survey of Japanese Linguistics
TTh 10:30-11:45am            Osumi, Akari 
This course surveys all areas of Japanese Linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, focusing on systematizing fragmentary knowledge students are assumed to have acquired through Japanese language courses.

JPNS 401: Japanese Level VII
MWF 2:30pm          Ogiuchi, Sayuri
Advanced work on the development of Japanese speaking, reading, and writing abilities, focusing on materials dealing with culture and the arts of Japan. Conducted mostly in Japanese.

JPNS 49000F: Oral Communication In Japanese 
TTh 12:00-1:15pm           Wei, Mariko

JPNS 521: Teaching Japanese 
TTh 12:00-1:15pm           Neary-Sundquist, Colleen
Introduces a wide range of techniques used in teaching Japanese as a foreign language. Discusses theoretical issues concerned with the learning and teaching of Japanese. Permission of instructor required.

JPNS 59600B: Intermidiate/Advance Japanese Language Pedagogy 
TTh 9:00-10:15am         Wei, Mariko        

JPNS 59600MOR: Morphological Systems
TTh 1:30-2:45pm       Channon, Robert

JPNS 698: Research MA Thesis