The minor in Asian Language and Literatures offers students the opportunity to master skills of language acquisition and cross-cultural communicative competence while developing multicultural awareness of Japanese-speaking and other Asian-language speaking communities. Our program prepares students to think critically, and allows them to gain knowledge of Asian languages and literatures.
For more information please contact:
Dr. David Posner
Phone: 773-508-2850
dposner@luc.edu
Curriculum
Four courses in Japanese or other Asian languages (with Department approval) and two courses of Literature in Translation (LITR) on a Japanese Literature or Asian Literature theme. Students with no previous experience in Japanese will complete the four course JAPN 101 Japanese I-JAPN 104 Japanese IV sequence and then complete LITR 245 Asian Masterpieces (in the area Japanese Literature in Translation) and one other LITR course. Students are permitted to substitute an Asian-themed 200 or 300-level course from another Department (such as History, Political Science, or Anthropology) for their second required LITR course. Students with previous knowledge of Japanese will begin at a higher level than JAPN 101 Japanese I and complete a four-course language sequence.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Arabic I | |
| Arabic 102 | |
| Arabic 103 | |
| Arabic 104 | |
| Advanced Composition And Conversation | |
| Advanced Composition and Conversation II | |
| Chinese I | |
| Chinese II | |
| Chinese III | |
| Chinese IV | |
| Composition and Conversation | |
| Advanced Composition & Conversation | |
| Modern Chinese Literature in Chinese | |
| Tutorial | |
| Hindi-Urdu I | |
| Hindi-Urdu II | |
| Hindi-Urdu III | |
| Hindi-Urdu IV | |
| Japanese I | |
| Japanese II | |
| Japanese III | |
| Japanese IV | |
| Composition & Conversation I | |
| Composition & Conversation II | |
| Total Hours | 18 |
Undergraduate Policies and Procedures
Please see Undergraduate Policies and Procedures for academic policies that supersede those of academic units within the University.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Show intermediate proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of content areas (Japanese vocabulary and grammar, Asian literature and traditions, Asian films including in the Animé genre)
- Understand the principal characteristics which define Asian culture
- Trace change over time in cultural values
- Examine and describe numerous cultural expressions in order to analyze key elements of Asian cultural identity and make cross-cultural, intercultural comparisons
- Establish connections between literature, film, and society in Japanese and other Asian cultures
- Attain better cultural competency
- Foster a lifelong interest and enthusiasm for Japanese and Asian language and literature study
