Emphasis is on acquiring an advanced level of expressions and patterns and understanding relationships between culture and language. Designed to develop oral and aural skills. No prerequisite but at least an intermediate-level oral proficiency in Japanese is required. Introduces basic skills in teaching Japanese language based on current language pedagogy and unique features of Japanese. Students will develop skills needed for planning a conducting drill sessions and grading student performance and assignments.
Students develop further pedagogical skills through teaching practice.
An individually designed course for students who wish to pursue the study of Japanese beyond the scope of regular course offerings. Attention is focused on the long-term fluctuation of U.S. interest in east Asia and on the logic of the conduct of U.S. foreign policy toward China, Japan, Korea, and Viet Nam in the context of the Cold War and domestic politics. Investment and trade issues, the reevaluation of security interests in the Pacific with the end of the Cold War, and the Asian perceptions of the U.S. are also examined. An individually designed course for students who wish to pursue more advanced study of topics in East Asian politics, international relations, or political economy. An application of cross-cultural research to the understanding of individual psychological functioning and to the relations between psychological processes and cultural systems.