This is an introductory course for students with little or no previous knowledge of Japanese. Students will acquire basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Japanese. Students will learn how to read and write hiragana characters. Students will engage in practical oral and written exercises to build a firm grammatical foundation for further study. Students will also be introduced to relevant aspects of Japanese culture. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to introduce themselves at school, confidently shop, and talk about daily activities.
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This course enables students who completed JAPAN 101R or students with equivalent proficiency in Japanese to further develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Students will learn how to read and write katakana characters. Students will actively engage in practical oral and written exercises to build a more solid grammatical base. Students will also be introduced to relevant aspects of Japanese culture. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to talk about participating in events, compare travel plans, and explain everyday obligations in Japanese.
This introductory course helps students with little or no prior background in Japanese to acquire basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on business-related phrasal expressions. Students will develop an understanding of Japanese business culture. Students will learn how to read and write hiragana characters. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to introduce themselves with a business card, as well as arrange meetings for workplaces in Japanese.
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Complete all of the following
Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
This course enables students who completed JAPAN 111R or students with equivalent proficiency in Japanese to further develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on functional expressions for business settings. Students will build an understanding of Japanese business norms to act in culturally appropriate ways. Students will also learn how to read and write katakana characters. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to give simple instructions to work colleagues, as well as discuss preferences with business counterparts in Japanese.
This course allows students who completed JAPAN 102R or students with equivalent proficiency to develop more complex grammatical knowledge and vocabulary to comprehend and produce a series of sentences. Students will gain insight into various aspects of Japanese culture. Students will learn how to read and write approximately 150 kanji characters and associated words. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to answer basic job interview questions, as well as state their hopes for and conjectures about school situations in Japanese.
This course assists students who completed JAPAN 201R or students with equivalent proficiency in Japanese to develop increasingly complex grammatical knowledge to comprehend and produce a series of well-connected sentences. Students will continue to gain deeper insights in aspects of Japanese culture. Students will learn how to read and write an additional 150 kanji characters and associated words. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to talk politely in workplaces, as well as report an incident from different viewpoints to public offices.
This course supports students who completed JAPAN 202R or students with equivalent proficiency in Japanese to enhance their Japanese grammatical knowledge and vocabulary to comprehend and produce a series of well-connected paragraphs. Students will deepen their understanding of the difference between spoken and written languages while analyzing sociolinguistic aspects. Students will learn to recognize and read kanji words in context. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to explain details coherently, as well as express their opinions logically in Japanese.
This course is designed for students who completed JAPAN 301R or students with equivalent proficiency in Japanese to further enhance their Japanese grammatical knowledge and vocabulary to comprehend news articles and produce academic essays. Students will practice critically analyzing cultural phenomena and express their views. Students will learn to recognize and read more advanced kanji words in context. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to conduct discussions on social issues in the world, make formal presentations, and compose sophisticated writing in Japanese.
This course prepares students who completed JAPAN 202R or students with equivalent proficiency in Japanese to explore selected topics and materials to understand how practical language use varies according to the purpose of communication, social status, and genre. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to critically analyze the sociolinguistic elements that contribute to language choices, as well as to strategically carry out context-specific language tasks in Japanese.