![Clusters of steep-roofed houses in the countryside of fields Clusters of steep-roofed houses in the countryside of fields](/courses/global-studies-and-languages/21g-503-japanese-iii-fall-2019/21g503f19.jpg)
Historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama where farmhouses were built with a design of steep roofs, resembling two hands joined in prayer, to withstand and shed the region's heavy snowfall in the winter (Image courtesy of 663highland on Wikimedia. License: CC BY.)
Instructor(s)
Takako Aikawa
Masami Ikeda-Lamm
Wakana Maekawa
Emiko Rafique
MIT Course Number
21G.503
As Taught In
Fall 2019
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Educator Features
Course Description
Students further develop their skills in Japanese speaking, listening, reading, and writing in this intermediate language course. This course involves continued vocabulary and kanji building.