JAP4110 – Classical Japanese

Course content

This course introduces students to a range of varieties of pre-modern Japanese forms of writing.

In addition to offering a grounding in classical Japanese grammar, the course will discuss issues related to the transition from classical to modern Japanese in the Meiji period. In class, we will read excerpts from pre-modern and early modern texts.

Also, we will discuss academic articles and essays that deal with social and political aspects of language change in modernizing Japan.

Learning outcome

  • You will gain insight in earlier stages of the Japanese language.
  • You will become able to reflect on the dynamics behind the radical changes that led to the creation of modern Japanese in the Meiji period.

Admission to the course

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If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

Admission to HFM2-AAS JAPST

Teaching

The course consists of 1 class of 2 hours once a week over 10 weeks.

Obligatory activities:

  • A qualifying assignment

The qualifying assignment is to be submitted in Canvas within a given deadline. Approved obligatory activities are valid in the present semester and the two next semesters that the course is given. All obligatory activities must be approved in order to qualify for the exam. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of any absence from class, and to check whether or not the compulsory activities are approved.

This is how you apply for valid absence from compulsory activities/compulsory attendance.

Examination

The exam is a 4 hour digital take home exam. The exam includes questions about grammar, translation of passages discussed in class, and questions based on assigned essays about language change in Japan.

All obligatory activities must be approved in order to qualify for the exam. See "Teaching" for more information.

Grading guidelines

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

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Last updated from FS (Common Student System) Mar. 28, 2024 12:14:36 PM

Facts about this course

Level
Master
Credits
10
Teaching
Spring
Examination
Spring
Teaching language
English