5 courses in the 1991–92 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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 are used to provide a firm grammatical foundation for further study.
Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills acquired in JAPAN 101R are further developed. Practical oral and written exercises incorporating the Katakana Writing System will be used to develop a more solid grammatical base.
Prereq: JAPAN 101R or consent of instructor
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
In this coruse, students will continue to develop their language skills with an increased emphasis on spoken Japanese. In addition, students will work on improving grammatical accuracy and vocabulary development as well as continue to acquire more basic information about Japanese culture. The writing of an additional 200 Kanji will be taught.
Prereq: JAPAN 201R
This course will concentrate on advanced conversation, polite forms, and idioms. It will provide an opportunity to revise and practise the Hiragana and Katakana writing forms. Upon completion, students shouid be able to write 800 characters and use a Japanese dictionary with ease.
Prereq: JAPAN 202R
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