Asian Studies Courses at Pomona College

Asian Languages and Literatures: Chinese

Asian Languages and Literatures: Chinese Literature and Culture (Courses in Translation)

Asian Languages and Literatures: Japanese

Asian Languages and Literatures: Japanese Literature and Culture (Courses in Translation)

 

Chinese Courses

Chinese (CHIN) and Chinese in Translation (CHNT) courses numbered 100 and above satisfy Area 1 of the Breadth of Study Requirements.

 

Courses listed below are conducted in Chinese.

         1a,b. Elementary Chinese. 1a, each fall; 1b, each spring.

         2. Accelerated Elementary Chinese. Each fall .

         11. Conversation: Contemporary Chinese Language and Culture. Chinese Language Resident. Each semester.

         13. Advanced Conversation. Chinese Language Resident. Each semester.

         51a,b. Intermediate Chinese. 51a, each fall; 51b, each spring.

         51H. Intermediate Chinese for Bilinguals. Each spring.

         111a,b. Advanced Chinese. 111a, each fall; 111b, each spring.

         125. Modern Chinese Literature. Fall 2007.

         127. Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture. Spring 2008.

         131. Introduction to Classical Chinese. Fall 2007.

         145. Survey of Classical Chinese Literature. Spring 2008.

         192a,b. Senior Project. 192a, each fall; 192b, each spring.

         99/199. Reading and Research. Each semester. (Summer Reading and Research taken as 98/198.)

 

Chinese Literature and Culture (Courses in Translation)


Courses listed below are conducted in English.

         163. Chinese Literature in English: Inside the Four Treasuries. Fall 2008.

         164. Chinese Literature in English: Poetry and Poetics. Spring 2008.

         165. Chinese Literature in English: China Lost, China Found. Spring 2009.

         167. Urban Imaginations: The City in Chinese Literature and Film. Fall 2007.

         168. Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese Literature. Fall 2009.

 

Japanese Courses

Japanese (JAPN) and Japanese in Translation (JPNT) courses numbered 100 and above satisfy Area 1 of the Breadth of Study Requirements.

 

Courses listed below are conducted in Japanese.

         1a,b. Elementary Japanese. 1a, each fall; 1b, each spring.

         11. Conversation: Contemporary Japanese Language and Culture. Japanese Language Resident. Each semester.

         12a,b. Japanese Kanji Class. Each semester.

         13. Advavnced Conversation. Japanese Language Resident. Each semester.

         51a,b. Intermediate Japanese. 51a, each fall; 51b, each spring.

         111a,b. Advanced Japanese. 111a, each fall; 111b, each spring.

         124. Readings in Current Japanese. Spring 2008.

         125. Readings in Modern Japanese Literature. Fall 2007.

         131. Introduction to Classical Japanese. 2009-2010.

         192a,b. Senior Project. 192a, each fall; 192b, each spring.

         99/199. Reading and Research. 99, lower-level; 199, advanced work. Each semester. (Summer Reading and Research taken as 98/198.)

 

Japanese Literature and Culture (Courses in Translation)


Courses listed below are conducted in English.

         170. Pre-Modern Japanese Literature in English: Courtiers and Warriors. 2008-2009.

         172. Playboys, Merchants, and Literati: Japanese Literature of the Tokugawa Period. Fall 2007.

         174. Modern Japanese Literature in English Translation: Literary Reconfigurations of Japanese Identity, 1868 to Present. Spring 2008.

         177. Japanese Women Writers. 2008-2009.

         178. Japanese and Japanese American Autobiography. 2009-2010.

         179. Graphically Speaking: Japanese Manga and Its Buds. Spring 2008.

 

last updated July 9, 2007



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