EPD 332 Basic Technical Japanese II

3 graduate credits

Instructor: Professor James L. Davis
Phone: 608/262-4810
E-mail: jdavis@engr.wisc.edu

Course objective:
Continue to provide a foundation for students to begin to read (with the aid of a dictionary) Japanese technical documents such as journal articles, conference preprints, project reports, patents, instruction manuals and product brochures.

Course description:
Completes the most important elements of grammar necessary to read technical documents and covers 165 additional kanji. Offers a wide range of short and intermediate-length readings to reinforce grammatical foundation and broaden vocabulary.

Prerequisite:
EPD 330 (Basic Technical Japanese I) or consent of instructor.

Homework:
Weekly assignments that reinforce vocabulary and grammatical patterns. Assignments include short answer and translation questions.

Exams:
Three two-hour exams.

Computer requirements:
Access to the Internet and e-mail.

Textbooks:
Basic Technical Japanese, E.E. Daub, R.B. Bird, and N. Inoue, University of Wisconsin Press, ISBN 0-299-12730-3. (Vendor: The University of Wisconsin Press Chicago Distribution Center, 11030 S. Langley Ave., Chicago, IL 60628, 773/568-1550).

Reference Books:
The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary, A.N. Nelson, Tuttle, ISBN 0-8048-0408-7 or The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, J.H. Haig, Tuttle, ISBN 0-8048-2036-8; Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, I. Kondo and F. Takano, Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-510253-5. (Vendor for all: University Bookstore, 711 State Street, Madison, WI 53703, phone 800-993-2665, fax 608-257-9479).

Coures notes:
Handouts will be provided by instructor at no charge.