9 courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for 2020–21 (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021), from UW Open Data. ucalendar asks programs not to read that year’s calendar, so this stands in for it. Original: ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2021/COURSE/course-JAPAN.html
An introductory course for students who have little or no knowledge of Japanese to develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Practical oral and written exercises incorporating the Hiragana Writing System provide a firm grammatical foundation for further study. [Note: JAPAN 101R is not open to students with native, near-native, or similar advanced ability.]
Antireq: JAPAN 111R
LEC · Course ID 006535On ucalendarJAPAN 101R today
Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills acquired in JAPAN 101R are further developed. Practical oral and written exercises incorporating the Katakana Writing System are used to develop a more solid grammatical base.
Prereq: JAPAN 101R or 111R. Antireq: JAPAN 112R
LEC · Course ID 006536On ucalendarJAPAN 102R today
An introductory course to develop basic comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills specifically related to the Japanese business culture. This course is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of Japanese. [Note: JAPAN 111R is not open to students with native, near-native, or similar advanced ability.]
Antireq: JAPAN 101R
LEC · Course ID 006537On ucalendarJAPAN 111R today
A continuation of JAPAN 111R designed to further develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Language skills required for the business environment are stressed.
Prereq: JAPAN 101R or 111R. Antireq: JAPAN 102R
LEC · Course ID 006538On ucalendarJAPAN 112R today
A continuation of the study of grammar and vocabulary through development of listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills. Some study of Japanese culture is also included. By the end of the course, 120 Kanji (Chinese characters in their Japanese readings) will have been introduced.
Prereq: JAPAN 102R or 112R
LEC · Course ID 006539On ucalendarJAPAN 201R today
In this course students continue to develop their language skills with an increased emphasis on spoken Japanese. In addition, students work on improving grammatical accuracy and vocabulary development as well as continue to acquire basic information about Japanese culture. The writing of an additional 200 Kanji is taught.
Prereq: JAPAN 201R
LEC · Course ID 006540On ucalendarJAPAN 202R today
This course concentrates on advanced conversation, polite forms, and idioms. It provides an opportunity to revise and practise the Hiragana and Katakana writing forms. Upon completion, students should be able to write 800 characters and use a Japanese dictionary with ease.
Prereq: JAPAN 202R
LEC · Course ID 006541On ucalendarJAPAN 301R today
This course builds on the materials learned in JAPAN 301R by employing current newspaper articles for reading practice, thematic discussions, and writing exercises in order to enhance students' skill in the use of the Japanese language.
Prereq: JAPAN 301R
LEC · Course ID 012783On ucalendarJAPAN 302R today
This course deals with advanced topics in Japanese language and literature. Students are expected to have at least an intermediate level of language proficiency. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of five times.]
Prereq: JAPAN 202R
LEC · Course ID 015127On ucalendarJAPAN 391R today