In doing so we will concern ourselves historic and contemporary, of intellectuals and students in the process of political, social and cultural change in China. HIEA 402 is designed for students who want a more detailed look at aspects of Chinese history than is available in survey courses. Those without such background may wish to contact the instructor for supplementary readings before the beginning of Fall semester. HIEA 402 satisfies the second writing requirement. This course introduces the basic speech patterns and grammatical units, including casual, daily spoken style as well as the polite speech used in formal occasions.
Emphasis is on speaking, listening, and reading.
Written hiragana, katakana, and 200 kanji are also introduced. This continuation of Elementary Japanese introduces more complex sentence patterns, idioms and vocabulary to prepare students for an intermediate-level communication. This course emphasizes comprehension and active reproduction of modern Japanese beyond the basic patterns of speech and writing. Various topics on current Japanese culture and society are introduced. By primarily examining the classical narrative and poetic traditions in ancient Japan, with a short segment devoted to the dramatic arts of the No and puppet theater, this course chronologically focuses upon the literary genres unique to each period and provides an aesthetic and cultural background to the events surrounding those texts.