JAPANESE APPLIED LINGUISTICS

ASIAN 358

Enhances knowledge of and sensitivity towards social factors that influence how Japanese language is used in different contexts. Topics include language standardization and policies, dialects, gender differences, multilingualism, translation, and impact of technology on language. In addition to discussing books and articles on these subject matters, engage in the collaborative analysis of actual examples of Japanese language use taken from everyday interactions, interviews, traditional and social media discourse, popular culture, and public signage, among others. Through this process, evaluate critically taken-for-granted beliefs and assumptions about the Japanese language and its users; examine how particular beliefs and assumptions have been established, maintained, and challenged; and make informed choices in adopting different styles of language and in positioning themselves in a Japanese speech community. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 358 prior to Fall 2019.

ASIALANG 303

Focus on proficiency in four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) and Japanese culture. Continuation of skill development from the second-year language courses reviewing, reinforcing and expanding grammar, kanji and vocabulary/ expressions. 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 303 prior to Summer 2019.

ASIAN 434

Phonology, morphology and syntax of the modern standard colloquial Japanese, including historical and dialectal aspects. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 434 prior to Fall 2019.

ASIAN 763

One of the general fields such as theater, fiction, etc., studied intensively.

ASIAN 633

Subfields of applied linguistics in Chinese such as sociolinguistics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, language pedagogy, second language acquisition, etc.