? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-4-U01751

Close textual study in Japanese will be combined with background reading mainly in English. The majority of the course will consist of tutorials focussing on reading, translation and literary appreciation of the set texts, with some sessions set aside for discussion of other works by the selected authors. There will also be some lectures outlining the background to modern Japanese literature and to the authors studied.

? Pre-requisites : Successful completion of Japanese Language Programme and Study Abroad 3 (Single or Combined)

? Costs : Costs of reproducing main texts.

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

To enable students to read, translate and evaluate critically modern literary texts by selected authors

To familiarize them with the literary contexts to which these authors belong

Annotated literary translation of a chapter from the set text (20%)
3,500 word essay (20%)
Degree examination (60%)

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mr David Horn
Tel : (0131 6)50 4026
Email : david.horn@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Helen Parker
Tel : (0131 6)50 4230
Email : Helen.Parker@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/