JAPN-1011 Beginning Japanese Language and Culture I
4 Credits
Introduction to modern Japanese through class interaction, audio and video. Development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skill, as well as culture. Basic grammatical structures, with emphasis on appropriate social use of the language within Japanese culture. Writing systems Hiragana, katakana, and 45 kanji characters. Basics of kanji dictionaries.
Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
JAPN-1021 Beginning Japanese Language and Culture II
4 Credits
Continued study of modern Japanese in social and cultural context. Emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking regarding practical daily transactions. Reading basic, graded texts and writing simple compositions, integrating basic grammatical structures, hiragana, katakana, and 100-150 new kanji. Acquiring speed in referring to kanji dictionaries. Class interaction, audio, video and computer lab.
Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): JAPN-1011 Beginning Japanese Language and Culture I; or departmental approval.
JAPN-182H Honors Independent Study in Japanese
1-3 Credits
Honors-level directed individual study. Must meet criteria set forth in the Honors Course Checklist used to approve regular honors courses. Study/research title and specific content arranged between instructor and student. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits of different topics.
Lecture: 1-3 hours
Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval and instructor approval, and ENG-0995 Applied College Literacies, or appropriate score on English Placement Test; and must have earned an A or B in at least 3 honors courses. Note: ENG-0990 Language Fundamentals II taken prior to Fall 2021 will also meet prerequisite requirements.
JAPN-2011 Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture I
4 Credits
Continued study of modern Japanese in social and cultural context. Listening and speaking skills necessary for basic function and communication in Japanese society. Reading functional, intermediate, graded texts and writing brief compositions and personal correspondence, integrating intermediate grammatical structures and 150-200 new kanji. Class interaction, audio, video, and computer lab.
Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): JAPN-1021 Beginning Japanese Language and Culture II, or departmental approval.
JAPN-2021 Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture II
4 Credits
Continued study of modern Japanese in social and cultural context. Emphasis on communicative listening and speaking skills. Discussion of topics on Japanese culture and society. Reading and writing longer texts and compositions expressing more complex ideas, integrating 150-200 new kanji. Completion of Japanese grammar foundation. Class interaction, audio, video, and computer lab.
Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): JAPN-2011 Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture I, or departmental approval.
JAPN-282H Advanced Honors Independent Study: Japanese
1-3 Credits
Advanced Honors-level directed individual study. Must meet criteria set forth in the Honors Course Checklist used to approve regular honors courses. Study/research title and specific content arranged between instructor and student. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits of different topics.
Lecture: 1-3 hours
Prerequisite(s): DDepartmental approval and instructor approval, and ENG-0995 Applied College Literacies, or appropriate score on English Placement Test; and must have earned an A or B in at least 3 honors courses. Note: ENG-0990 Language Fundamentals II taken prior to Fall 2021 will also meet prerequisite requirements.