World Language, Japanese (JAPAN)

This course introduces students to the Japanese language. Students will study grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and culture. Students will develop competency at a medium elementary level in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course will present everyday situations and topics in the context of Japanese cultural traditions. This course is not recommended for native speakers. This course is comparable to two years of high school Japanese.

This course is the second of two beginning courses on the fundamentals of modern Japanese. Students will acquire further competency in the four skills necessary for language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading and writing. This course continues to teach the kanji writing system. It is not recommended for native speakers of Japanese.

This course is an intermediate course on the fundamentals of Japanese. Students will acquire further competency at a medium intermediate level in the four skills necessary for language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Topics will be placed in the contemporary context of Japanese culture. This course is not recommended for native speakers of Japanese.

This is the second of two courses offered in intermediate Japanese. It builds on the skills introduced in JAPAN 3 by focusing on more advanced grammar and structures and by introducing additional kanji characters. The course continues with the development of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, as well as cultural awareness through course content including collaborative assignments among students.