JPNS 013A. Readings in Japanese

This course aims to improve students’ intermediate-advanced reading skills, while introducing them to the world of Japanese literature in the original. We will examine texts in various genres, such as personal essays, short stories, folk tales, manga, haiku, and free-verse poetry, and discuss the distinctive features of each genre as well as the cultural context for each work. Readings and discussion will be in Japanese.
Can be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Completion of JPNS 012 or permission of the instructor.
0.5 credit.
Eligible for ASIA
Catalog chapter: Modern Languages and Literatures: Japanese
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/japanese

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