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Course Descriptions
First-Year Japanese I (JPN 506)
- Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Course Objectives:
- To acquire four skills in the Japanese language:
- a) listening: ability to understand simple everyday conversation
- b) speaking: ability to handle some survival situations through circumlocutions and repetitions
- c) reading: ability to read simple, short reading materials including semi-authentic materials
- d) writing: ability to write simple sentences learned in class using the appropriate hiragana, katakana, and kanji
- To acquire a fundamental knowledge of Japanese grammatical structres
- To acquire some knowledge of the Japanese culture
- Texts/Readings: Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese Vol. I, 2nd edition (Getting Started and Chapters 1-3); Workbook/Laboratory Manual for Yookoso!, An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese. Vol. I, 2nd edition
- Grading/Requirements: (May vary) Various quizzes, Homework, Compositions, Tests, Oral performances, Skit, Final exam
First-Year Japanese II (JPN 507)
- Not open to native speakers of Japanese
- Prerequisites: JPN 506 or the equivalent with a grade of at least C
- Course Objectives:
- To acquire four skills in the Japanese language:
- a) listening: able to understand simple everyday conversation with repetitions
- b) speaking: able to handle some survival situations through circulocutions and repletions, within a limited topic
- c) reading: able to read simple, short reading materials including semi-authentic materials
- d) writing: able to write short memos and letters somewhat necessary for reading and writing
- To acquire a fundamental knowledge ofJapanese grammar necessary for reading and writing
- To acquire some knowledge of the Japanese people and their culture
- Texts/Readings: Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese Vol. I, 2nd edition (Chapters 4-7), Workbook/Laboratory Manual for Yookoso!, Vol. I, 2nd edition
- Grading/Requirements: (May vary) Various quizzes, Homework, Compositions, Tests, Oral performances, Skit, Final exam