The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, August 29, 1974, Page page 14, Image 14

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For the first time since the
early 1960's, Japanese wil be
language class by the UNL
MOdern Languages Dept.
The class, taught by Nelly
Chena, is the only Asian lan
guage course offered ate NU.
Cheng has taught Japanese in
theUniersity's Extension Div
ision for the past two years.
Cheng said the new course is
possible by a grant from the
Japan Foundation, a group
created by the Japanese govern
ment to promote understanding
and knowledge of the Japanese
language and culture.
The foundation intends to
provide $7,000 to support the
program this year and has
pledged its support for an
add lion a I two years, Cheng said.
Twelve students are presently
enrolled in the Japanese class,
most of whom have had some
contact with the language or
have Japanese friends, Cheng
said. She said Japanese is no
harder to learn than the Euro
pean languages although, stu
dents may tend to shy away from
the unfamiliar characters of the
Japanese language.
"Taa written system of Ja-pa-v
-? is a mixture of Chinese
characters," Cheng said. The
language contains 46 phonetic
symbols.
"The spoken language is
emphasized first," Cheng said.
"Romanized Japanese helps in
pronunciation, but the written
system should be introduced as
soon as possible. Japanese
words with Englesh letters rath
er than Chinese characters.
One aspect of the Japanese
language is the level of for
mality. "When Japanese people
speak, they are conscious of
whom they are talking to,"
Cheng said.
They speak differently when
conferring with a family mem
ber, friend or someone older
than themselves, she said, and
although some slang is used in
Japan, only semi-formal lan
guage is taught in her class.
Cheng believes persons in
volved in the Asian studies
program "should have a clear
knowledge of an oriental lan
guage," and the Japanese class
provides an excellent oportunity
for such education.
She said she hopes interest in
the course will increase and
more students will enroll. The
second semester course will be a
continuation of this semester's
work. Another beginning Japa
nese class will be offered first
semester of the 1975-76 school
year.
Any student can meet the 16
credit-hour ; language require
ment in two years through four
consecutive courses in Japanese.
The first two semester courses
meet five times a week. The
second-year courses will each be
three credit-hour courses.
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Tenth House of career in June, 1972 coiefding with the
Watergate break-in? Saturn has been in his tenth for these
past years, watching over the gradual fall of his
administration.
Nebraska' Own Astrologer, Mrs Pat Snyder will draw
up und tnatyz your natal tnart for only $5.00. Satisfaction
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send to: I Mrs. Patricia Snyder
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U.S. Highway 34
, Union , Nebr. 68455-
(or coma in person: open 1 0 am-5 pm Mon.-Sat.)
. Phone 283-3465
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CBJEAIIN.G BETTERiUVING
FOR UNL STUDENTS . . .
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Address
Date of Birth
day, monjh, year
accurate to withing 1 hour
city state or country
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other deslfAfcfe information: occupation; birthdates
of parents, spousa, children, or other important people.
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ertworK on consianrnent.
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The Campus Crusade
for Christ will sponsor
"College Life," an in
formal klckoff meeting,
today at 8 p.m. in the Phi
Bamma Delta house. Will
Sanborn, campus director
of Crusade forChrist, will
speak on "Jesus, the
Revolutionary."
Want to help students through
state and local government?
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Thursday, Aug. 29
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for more Information call
472-2545
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472-2544
or stop bq
540 N.16th
(Neihardt Dorm Complex)
Talk to Saiy Gordon, Nelson Potter,
Houser, or hoover else you can find
daily nebrar,Kan
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Nancv Rvan. a former
UNL student, will present ' j
a multi-media discussion !
of her travels in the .,. j
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Friday. The presentation
will begin at 1 p.m. and is n
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Nebraska Union
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shop-Union
5:33 p.m. Phi Mu Alpha Sin-
fonia-Union ,
6 p.m. Builders. executive-
Union
6:30 D.m. Builders. board-
Union
7 D.m. Recreation Deot.. Inra-
mural Football Manaqtrs
Union
7:30 p.m. -SIMS. Introciuclory
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