Spring 2027

Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

Reads and discusses modern Japanese literature while improving the ability to translate from Japanese to English through translation theory and practice.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Steve Ridgely

Summary

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Past student reviews · Adam Kern

Students reported a decent amount of reading and effort required for theory and translation, while describing the instructor as lenient.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Improve one’s ability to translate from Japanese to English throughreading translation theory and practice.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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ASIALANG 303 or placement into ASIALANG 304

ASIAN 563

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.65 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

STEVEN C RIDGELY is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Adam Kern

Past students found the course engaging, noting the instructor's mastery of theory and humorous, accessible teaching style.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.65 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Adam Kern

Students reported a decent amount of reading and effort required for theory and translation, while describing the instructor as lenient.

Past student reviews · Adam Kern

The instructor was described as super helpful, easy to listen to, and consistently attentive to student needs.

Topics

  • Modern Japanese literature and literary content.
  • Translation theory and practice for translating from Japanese to English.

Skills

  • Translate from Japanese to English using translation theory and practice.
  • Read and discuss modern Japanese literature and its content.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ASIAN 563 · Spring 2027

Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

Recorded 2026-10-14
ASIAN 563 · Spring 2027

Ogawa Yoko

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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