Japanese I
Elementary conversational Japanese focusing on developing listening skills, basic grammatical structure, and understanding customs. Introduction to essential grammar and hiragana and katakana syllabaries.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Note: open to students with limited or no background in the language.
Japanese II
Conversational Japanese with emphasis on cultural knowledge and customs. Introduction of approximately 200 kanji (Chinese characters).
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: JAPA 1P00 or permission of the instructor.
Japanese III
Everyday communication skills focusing on vocabulary building, grammatical structure and reading skills.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: JAPA 1P01 or permission of the instructor.
Japanese IV
Oral and written communication skills focusing on writing skills and further development of grammatical structure.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: JAPA 1P80 or permission of the instructor.