JPN 301 - Intensive Kanji Study

Prerequisite, JPN 202, or consent of instructor. Japanese sentences are written with a combination of kanji, hiragana and katakana. This course aims to extend a student’s kanji vocabulary and to master 700-800 kanji through intensive study of independent characters and compounds. The course also addresses the history of the Japanese written language and other topics related to kanji, such as compound formation, orthographic aesthetics, and issues of literacy and new media (Offered as needed.) 3 credits