Middlebury

JAPN0485A-S25

Expressive Japanese

Expressive Japanese
In this seminar, we engage in an in-depth exploration of the psychological dimensions of Japanese expressions across various genres, such as gastronomy, music, arts, fictions and science. We analyze how states, events and causation, as well as sensory experience (taste, sound, vision, emotion) are conveyed in language through cross-linguistic and cross-cultural comparison, critical reading. Students will investigate often-overlooked aspects of Japanese, including motion verbs, emotion adjectives, logical connectives, modality markers and figurative speech, while drawing on their own thematic interests. Activities include quizzes, exercises, discussions, presentations and projects. This class is taught primarily in Japanese. (JAPN 0402 concurrent or prior)
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22710
Subject Code:
JAPN
Course Number:
0485
Section Identifier:
A

Course

JAPN 0485

All Sections in Spring 2025

Spring 2025

JAPN0485A-S25 Seminar (Abe)
JAPN0485B-S25 Seminar (Abe)