Japanese

Japanese

Courses

JPNS 101: Elementary Japanese I (4 cr.)
This course is designed for students with no previous, or very limited knowledge of the Japanese language. Strong emphasis will be placed on acquiring conversational and comprehension skills, using practical and interesting situational materials that will stress both language and culture. The course is presented using both Hiragama (symbols) and Romaji (anglicized) version of Japanese. This course is not open to native speakers.

JPNS 102: Elementary Japanese II (4 cr.)
Students will build upon skills acquired in the first semester course and will be able to express themselves in a variety of more complex situations in Japanese. This course is not open to native speakers.(Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in JPNS 101 or permission of instructor)

JPNS 203: Intermediate Japanese I (3 cr.)
Students will improve their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Japanese, demonstrating the ability to discuss various apsects of life and culture in Japan, using more complex language patterns. Students will use the 2 basic Japanese alphabets and some Kanji (Chinese characters) as well as grammatical patterns. This course is not open to native speakers. (Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in JPNS 102 or permission of instructor)

JPNS 204: Intermediate Japanese II (3 cr.)
Students will continue to improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Japanese, and to discuss and evaluate Japanese culture and customs using increasingly complex language patterns. The will also demonstrate the ability to use Japanese with native speakers of the language. Students will use the 2 basic Japanese alphabets and some Kanji (Chinese characters) as well as grammatical patterns. This course is not open to native speakers. (Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in JPNS 203 or permission of instructor)

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