Japanese classes at other CUNY schools
About this memo
- This memo was written by Tomonori Nagano for students who are taking a Japanese class at LaGuardia Community College.
- If you notice any outdated or inaccurate information, please let me know at tnagano@gc.cuny.edu or tnagano@lagcc.cuny.edu.
- This document was last modified on:
This is a list of Japanese courses offered on other CUNY campuses. The information is accurate as of Spring 2010, but the schedule and course offerings might have changed. Please visit the website of each program/campus or talk to the instructors for the latest information. For information on the Japanese courses at LaGuardia, go to http://faculty.lagcc.cuny.edu/tnagano
About the textbook
Other schools may not be using なかま and, in such a case, there will be some gaps in grammar and vocabulary that are supposed to be covered in each level. Below are the tables of contents of major Japanese textbooks used in the U.S. Compare them if you have to use a textbook other than なかま at the school you are transferring to.
LaGuardia Community College
- Coures, Major, and Minor
- LaGuardia offers four different levels of Japanese courses.
- Liberal Arts major with an option in Japanese is under development
- Links to the department
- Syllabi
- Elementary Japanese 101 (ELJ101)
- Elementary Japanese 102 (ELJ102)
- Intermediate Japanese 103 (ELJ103)
- Intermediate Japanese 104 (ELJ104)
- Japanese for Heritage Speakers (ELJ105)
- Modern Japanese Literature (ELJ201; in Japanese)
- Japanese Literature in Translation (JPN250)
- Contact person
- Prof. Tomonori Nagano
tnagano@lagcc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-482-5484
Queens College
- Coures, Major, and Minor
- Queens College usually offers three sections of JPN101 (equivalent to ELJ101 at LaGuardia) in Fall and two sections of JPN102 (equivalent to ELJ102) in Spring. The intermediate and advanced courses are offered every other semester (usually JPN203/JPN305 in Fall and JPN204/JPN306 in Spring).
- Courses on Classic Japanese, "Tale of Gengi", and Japanese movies are offered time to time
- [MINOR] There is an option to minor in Japanese (20 credits, including four semesters of Japanese and two courses taught in English relevant to Japanese literature or culture.)
- More information on the Asian Studies Major and the Japanese minor
- Links to the department
- Links to the college catalogue (only relevant section)
- Syllabi
- Elementary Japanese 101 (JPN101)
- Elementary Japanese 102 (JPN102)
- Intermediate Japanese 203 (JPN203)
- Intermediate Japanese 204 (JPN204)
- Advanced Japanese 305 (JPN305)
- Advanced Japanese 306 (JPN306)
- Classical Japanese 101 (JPN211)
- Classical Japanese 102 (JPN212)
- Advanced Texts I 311 (JPN311)
- Advanced Texts II 312 (JPN312)
- Modern Japanese Fiction in Translation (EAST/JPNS251)
- The Tale of Genji and Early Japanese Women's Writing (EAST/JPNS255)
- Topics in East Asian Studies (EAST290)
- Research Seminar in East Asian Studies (EAST380)
- Contact person
- Prof. Mari Fujimoto (Director of the Japanese Program)
mfujimoto@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-5570
Fax: 718-997-5577
Hunter College
- Coures, Major, and Minor
- Hunter College offers from elementary-level courses (JPN101/JPN102) through advanced-level courses (JPN301/302)
- An article on the Japanese program at Hunter College on the newsletter from the Consulate-General of Japan
- [MAJOR]
- At Hunter (actually any CUNY campus can offer CUNY BA, but Hunter is a defact host of this major), students can major in Japanese via CUNY Baccalaureate Program
- Students need take 21 credits in Japanese, Japanese hisotry, Japanese culture, Japanese literature, and Japanese art history.
- Students in CUNY BA can take classes any CUNY campus.
- Most students take 1 year of Intermediate Japanese (6 credits), 1 year of advanced Japanese (6 credits), 1 year of Japanese culture (6 credits), and Japanese literature (at Queens)
- Links to the department
- Links to the college catalogue (only relevant section)
- Syllabi
- Elementary Japanese 101 (JPN101)
- Elementary Japanese 102 (JPN102)
- Intermediate Japanese 203 (JPN203)
- Intermediate Japanese 204 (JPN204)
- Advanced Japanese 305 (JPN305)
- Advanced Japanese 306 (JPN306)
- Japanese Culture up to 1600 (JPN251)
- Japanese Culture since 1600 (JPN252)
- Contact person
- Prof. Sue A. Kawashima (Head Japanese Instructor)
skawashi@hunter.cuny.edu
Tel: (212) 772-5064
- Prof. Maayan Barkan (Japanese Instructor)
mbarkan@hunter.cuny.edu
Lehman College
- Coures, Major, and Minor
- Lehman College offers 9-credit elementary-level courses (unlike other CUNY schools where the elementary-level courses are six credits).
- Links to the department
- Links to the college catalogue (only relevant section)
- Syllabi
- Elementary Japanese I (JAL101)
- Elementary Japanese II (JAL102)
- Intermediate Japanese I (JAL201)
- Intermediate Japanese II (JAL202)
- Advanced Japanese I (JAL301)
- Advanced Japanese II (JAL302)
- Comparative Grammar (JAL310)
- Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study (JAL285)
- Individualized AdvancedForeign Language Study (JAL285)
- Topics in Japanese Literature (JAL 350)
- Special Topics in Japanese Literature (JAL 352)
- Japanese Literature and Culture (JCU 211)
- Japanese Literature and Culture (JCU 212)
- Contact person
- Prof. Asako Tochika (Head Japanese Instructor)
asako.tochika@lehman.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-960-8858
- Course offering based on the recent semesters (2013-2015)
Baruch College
- Coures, Major, and Minor
- [MAJOR] You can major in Arts and Sciences Ad-hoc major in Asian and Asian American Studies
- [MINOR] You can minor in Japanese at Baruch College (two courses at the 3000 level or above from the Japanese section of the department's course offerings. Any 4000-level course in Japanese may serve as the capstone course)
- Spring 2011 schedule
- Links to the department
- Links to the college catalogue (only relevant section)
- Syllabi
- Elementary Japanese I and II (1001-1002)
- Intensive Intermediate Japanese I (3001)
- Intensive Intermediate Japanese II (3002)
- Japanese for Global Markets (4501)
- Language, Literature, and Culture of Japan (4905)
- Contact person
- Prof. Shigeru Suzuki
shigeru.suzuki@baruch.cuny.edu
Tel:(646) 312-4248 (Room6-262)
City College
- Coures, Major, and Minor
- [MAJOR] You can major in Asian Studies
- Links to the department
- Links to the college catalogue (only relevant section)
- Syllabi
- Elementary Japanese I (12100)
- Elementary Japanese II (12200)
- Contemporary Asia (20200)
- Intensive Intermediate Japanese (22500)
- Modern Japanese Literature?? (31100)
- Contact person
- Prof. Richard Calichman (Professor of Japanese studies)
rcalichman@ccny.cuny.edu
Tel: 212-650-6731
John Jay College
- Coures, Major, and Minor
- Links to the department
- Links to the college catalogue (only relevant section)
- Syllabi
- Elementary Japanese, Level I (JAN101)
- Elementary Japanese, Level II (JAN102)
- Contact person
- Prof. Keiko Miyajima
kmiyajima@jjay.cuny.edu
Brooklyn College
- Coures, Major, and Minor
- Links to the department
- Links to the college catalogue (only relevant section)
- Syllabi
- Intensive Elementary Japanese I (JAN1010)
- Intensive Elementary Japanese II (JAN1020)
- Intensive Intermediate Japanese I (JAN1030)
- Intensive Intermediate Japanese II (JAN1040)
- Contact person
- Prof. Bernardita Llanos-Mardones (Department Chairperson)
bllanos@brooklyn.cuny.edu
