Author: Jennifer Musaji

Elementary Japanese I (JAPN 111) will be offered as a hi-flex course for the spring 2022 semester. The class will meet at 9:30-10:55 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Jan. 18-May 22 at the South Campus.

The course is also available for students who are unable to meet on campus, or who feel uncomfortable meeting on campus via Zoom. Students unable to attend class should contact the instructor to discuss alternatives jennifer.musaji@wichita.edu.

The course will cover basic conversation, reading, writing skills and basic information about Japanese culture. No previous Japanese is required. For more information, visit the Wichita State University 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog.

The Modern and Classical Languages and Literature department would like to extend its gratitude to Kevin Griffin, a Wichita State alum, for his donation of Japanese-language reading materials to the Music and Language Innovation Center library located in Jardine Hall.

After studying Japanese at WSU, Griffin moved to Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster to help provide relief. Griffin currently works for the Japanese company DMM Eikaiwa as the lead software designer.

His donation includes study and reference materials, novels, short story collections and poetry collections. All materials can be found at the Wichita State Music and Language Innovation Center located in Jardine Hall (room 313).

Are you interested in Japanese culture, an anime fan who would like to expand to other forms of media or someone who likes monster movies? Japanese Film (JAPN 300B) is now available 1-3:45 p.m. Mondays at Wichita State’s South Campus.

The course will include viewings of classic and modern films and discuss how they reflect Japanese society. This course counts for three of the 11 credits toward a minor in the Japanese language. The course is taught in English and no prerequisites are required.

For more information, visit the Wichita State University fall 2021 catalog.