Advanced Readings in Japanese
Advanced Readings in Japanese introduces authentic texts like essays and news articles. Students use reading strategies, discuss topics, and write short essays to develop advanced proficiency and cultural understanding.
Summary
Past student reviews · Naomi Geyer
Workload included reading and comprehension assignments every class, four projects (two group), and bi-weekly grammar and vocabulary quizzes.
What you’ll be able to do
Acquire the vocabulary, kanji, and expressions appropriate for advanced level language use
Develop strategies to understand authentic texts in various genres and styles with unfamiliar vocabulary
Understand authentic texts and recognize some literary and technical styles
State and support their own views based on critical reading of the texts
Develop further understanding of the Japanese culture and society
Acquire study skills to develop their proficiency in Japanese on topics related to their academic field of study
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapASIALANG 303 or placement into ASIALANG 304
- ASIALANG 303
- placement into ASIALANG 304
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- Any of
- ASIALANG 303
- placement into ASIALANG 304
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
NAOMI F. GEYER is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Naomi Geyer
Students found this course easy, noting that consistent participation and completing readings were sufficient to earn an A.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.84 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.71 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Naomi Geyer
Workload included reading and comprehension assignments every class, four projects (two group), and bi-weekly grammar and vocabulary quizzes.
Past student reviews · Naomi Geyer
One student described instructor Naomi Geyer as very kind and noted that quizzes were easy to pass with simple flashcards.
Topics
- Authentic Japanese texts including essays, newspaper articles, and short stories
- Advanced linguistic proficiency and Japanese society and culture
- Recognizing literary and technical styles in authentic texts
Skills
- Acquiring vocabulary, kanji, and expressions for advanced Japanese
- Developing strategies to understand authentic Japanese texts with unfamiliar vocabulary
- Stating and supporting views based on critical reading
- Acquiring study skills for Japanese proficiency in an academic field
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
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