Advanced: Modern Pop Culture

This course for advanced students at levels 5 to 6 or the equivalent in the core curriculum focuses on contemporary Japanese popular culture: "J-pop" music, movies, dramas, animated films, sports, fashion, and other forms of "youth culture" (wakamono-bunka). The course aims to help students learn new phrases and expressions that would normally not be taught in a formal classroom situation, and to deepen their understanding of contemporary popular culture.