CLASSICAL JAPANESE
Introduction to the grammar of classical Japanese and to reading calligraphy on art. Visits to Chazen collection a part of course. Students with prior experience in the language are required to take a placement test administered by the department. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 323 prior to Fall 2019.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ASIALANG 204 , 358 , or placement into ASIALANG 303 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Memorize basic poetic vocabulary and structures. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Memorize basic particles and conjugations for verbs and adjectives. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Master basic tools for identifying conjugations for auxiliary verbs. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Master basic tools for identifying elementary cursive script (kana). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Read classical Japanese poems in modern print and cursive script. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Memorize basic poetic vocabulary and structures. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Memorize basic particles and conjugations for verbs and adjectives. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Master basic tools for identifying conjugations for auxiliary verbs. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Master basic tools for identifying elementary cursive script (kana). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Read classical Japanese poems in modern print and cursive script. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027