Japanese

This course is aimed at students who have experience studying at the intermediate level. It provides a comprehensive study of upper-intermediate Japanese language, preparing students to move on to the advanced level. Through close reading of textbooks, the course increases one's knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and kanji, and improves one's reading comprehension and written expression skills. Similarly, the course improves one's oral expression skills to explain and discuss what they have understood. 

Textbook: "Let's Learn Intermediate Levels: Intermediate Levels" by Etsuko Hirai and Sachiko Miwa (2009), Three A Network 
 

This course focuses on intermediate grammar corresponding to Level N3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).

This course is intended for students who have already learned the basics of keigo (honorific Japanese). It focuses on developing the communication skills necessary for formal situations, such as in business settings. Students learn how to use keigo appropriately and practice both speaking and listening through dialogues and comprehension exercises.

This course provides an overview pre-modern Chinese history up to the Opium War. Lectures will cover such topics as the Golden Age of Chinese Classics; the Han Unification; the arrival of Buddhism; the new empires under the Tang and Sung dynasties; the takeover by the Mongols; the rise and decline of the Ming dynasty, and the eastern encounter with the West.