Social Science Readings in Japanese. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. This course helps students to develop reading skills necessary to conduct research in Japanese social science topics. Readings are assigned from newspapers, books, and journals in a variety of fields. The emphasis is on the acquisition of kango vocabulary which arise in understanding these readings.
Homework includes a minimum of two hours of preparation per class hour.
Students are expected to review for the readings and for frequent quizzes so that they can participate actively in discussion in Japanese in class. Culture, Class, and Conflict in Southern Africa.