This course examines contemporary media culture and products as a conceptual lens to focus on Japanese pop culture and soft power in the 21st Century. Manga, Anime, Cinema, literature, performance art, music, and fine arts will all be surveyed with an eye to understanding what exactly is cool and different about Japanese creative work and whether these kinds of cultural exports could become the foundation of a new post-industrial Japanese economy. Taught in English.
This course continues to develop advanced level Japanese competency through further acquisition of Japanese cultural knowledge on a variety of fields an disciplines in content-based instruction. Taught in Japanese. [Prereq: (Junior or Senior Standing) and (JAPN 300: Introduction to Advanced Communication or equivalent)]
This course focuses on Japanese-American experience form the 1860s to the present as an ongoing study in ethnographic assimilation, including early immigration and response; immigration and labor laws; property rights; and WWII internment. Students identify and evaluate the issues of the ethics of assimilation, racial and ethnic discrimination, educational opportunity, social justice, and cultural identity. Taught in English. (Credit/No Credit Available)
This course aims to develop an advanced level of academic communication to finalize research projects using appropriate research methods. Students analyze an synthesize their research finding to orally present and to write academic papers using APA style. This course is a companion course for WLC 400: WLC Major Capstone (Major Capstone). Taught in Japanese. (Credit/No Credit Available) (Prereq: Japanese 300: Introduction to Advanced communication or equivalent)
Students work with the instructor and WLC faculty advisors to research, synthesize, write and present their Capstone projects. Students will also assemble a Graduation Portfolio reflecting how each MLO was met. This course is required for all Japanese, Spanish and World Languages and Cultures majors. (Credit/ No Credit Available)