PATRICK CADDEAU
Assistant Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations
Amherst College

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Japan 16: Japanese Literature, Film, and Translation

Description and general information:

This course is designed to improve the advanced student’s command of spoken and written Japanese through film and literature. The course will emphasize comprehension, both aural and written, of works in Japanese; development of vocabulary and idiomatic expression; and translation of literary texts and film dialogue from Japanese to English. Critical language skills will be developed through frequent writing and translation assignments as well as oral presentations. Requisite: Japanese 8 or equivalent.

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