Japanese III

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Prerequisite: Japanese II (JAPN 3510) or equivalent This course will aim to advance students’ Japanese language proficiency in speaking, listening, reading (simple essays to authentic texts), and writing in various styles (emails, essays, and/or creative writing). In addition to class, students will attend weekly individual tutorials with a Japanese language assistant. Courses offered in related disciplines this year are listed below. Full descriptions of the courses may be found under the appropriate disciplines. Ollywoods: Global Popular Cinema and Industrial Film Form (p. 60), Leana Hirschfeld-Kroen Film History First-Year Studies: Japanese Pop Culture in Transit (p. 9), Julia Clark Literature Japanese Religion and Culture (p. 150), Griffith Foulk Religion Zen Buddhism in Japan and America (p. 152), Griffith Foulk Religion LATIN The Sarah Lawrence College classics program emphasizes the study of the languages and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome. Greek and Latin constitute an essential component of any humanistic education, enabling students to examine the foundations of Western culture and explore timeless questions concerning the nature of the world, the place of human beings in it, and the components of a life well lived. In studying the literature, history, philosophy, and society of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, students come to appreciate them for themselves, examine the continuity between the ancient and modern worlds, and perhaps discover “a place to stand”—an objective vantage point for assessing modern culture. In their first year of study, students acquire proficiency in vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, with the aim of reading accurately and with increasing insight. Selected passages of ancient works are read in the original languages almost immediately. Intermediate and advanced courses develop students’ critical and analytical abilities while…