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175. Japanese Culture: Insight and Outreach. (3h) Develops an understanding of Japanese culture
through reading, class discussion, and individual research, with subsequent outreach to area
high schools through presentations. Credit not given for both HMN 170 and 175. Also listed as
EAL 175. (CD)
219. Introduction to Japanese Literature. (3h) Major works of poetry, drama, and fiction from the
classical and modern periods. Also listed as EAL 219.
221. Introduction to Chinese Literature. (3h) Readings and discussions in fiction, drama, and
poetry from the traditional and modern periods. Also listed as EAL 221.
251. The Asian-American Experience: Literature and Personal Narratives. (3h) Introduction to the
writings and narratives of Asian Americans of South and Southeast Asian descent, including
Asian Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian descent. Explores the process of
assimilation, including the effects of immigration and cultural conflict on literary forms of
expression, as well as the formation of new cultural identities.
252. Introduction to Chinese Film. (3h) Introductory study of film from mainland China, Hong
Kong, and Taiwan from its inception at the turn of the twentieth century to the present. Explores
Chinese film as an art form, an instrument of political propaganda, and a medium of
popular entertainment. Also listed as EAL 252.
267. China, Character, and Columbine. (3h) Examination, in Eastern and Western terms, of
methodologies used to form and to reform the configurations of innate and learned factors that
produce saints or sociopaths, centering on the psychological theory of Yan Xi-zhai. (CD)
International Studies (INS)
349. Japanese and American Culture: Cross-Cultural Communication. (3h) Exploration of communication
differences between the Japanese and the Americans. Japanese and American values,
behavior, and beliefs are compared in determining effective methods for cross-cultural communication.
Emphasis is on examining factors leading to miscommunication and the development
of techniques for overcoming cultural barriers. Credit not given for both INS 349 and COM
351A. Also listed as COM 351A. (CD)
Japanese (JPN)
111, 112. Elementary Japanese. (4h, 4h) Emphasis on the development of listening and speaking
skills. Introduction to the writing systems. Basic sentence patterns covered. Lab required.
153. Intermediate Japanese. (4h) Further study in grammar, reading, conversation, and composition.
Lab required. P—JPN 112 or equivalent.
197. Japanese Across the Curriculum. (1h) Coursework in Japanese done as an adjunct to
specially-designated courses throughout the college curriculum. P—POI.
199. Individual Study. (1-3h) P—POI.
211. Bungaku: Introduction to Literature Written in Modern Japanese. (4h) Readings in Japanese
in prose and poetry. P—JPN 153 or POI.
212. Readings in Japanese Literature. (3h) Readings in Japanese literature, society, and culture
from the nineteenth century to contemporary literature. P—JPN 153 or POI.
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