Credit Courses at a Distance
We bring the classroom to you!
EPD 374 Intermediate Technical Japanese I
3 graduate credits
Instructor: Professor James L. Davis
Phone: 608/262-4810
E-mail: jdavis@engr.wisc.edu
Course objective:
To enable a student 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:
Introduces 300 of the most frequent kanji in the natural
sciences. Readings range from individual sentences to page-long essays
drawn from physics, chemistry, and several engineering
disciplines. Emphasis is placed upon fundamental concepts in science and engineering.
Prerequisite:
One year of Japanese language instruction.
Note: Students with no previous Japanese language study should take Basic Technical Japanese I.
Homework:
Weekly translations of increasing length and scope.
Homework will be submitted and returned via e-mail.
Exams:
Two exams and a final translation. Exams will be submitted and returned via e-mail.
Computer requirements:
Access to the Internet and e-mail.
Textbooks:
Intermediate Technical Japanese,
Vol. 1, ISBN 0-299-18554-0, and Vol. 2, ISBN 0-299-18564-8,
J.L. Davis,
University of Wisconsin Press.
Other recommended texts are listed below.
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).
Course notes:
Handouts will be provided by the instructor at no charge.
