Japanese (JAPN)

A beginner's course designed for students with very little or no knowledge or previous study of the language (students with 2 or more years of high school Japanese should enroll in JAPN 102). The focus is on basic oral expression, listening comprehension and acquiring simple reading and writing skills, so that students can gain confidence in the language and to begin to have conversations. The course will also develop cultural understanding, a key element to language learning, through the analysis of authentic visual media, written materials and cross-cultural interactions.

A beginner's course designed for students who have completed one semester of college-level language or the equivalent (two years of high school Japanese). The focus is on oral expression, listening comprehension and the acquisition of simple reading and writing skills, so that students can gain confidence in the language and conduct conversations and other social interactions in the language with some level of ease. The course will also develop cultural understanding, a key element to language learning, through the analysis of authentic visual media, written materials and cross-cultural interactions.

An intermediate course designed for students who have completed two semesters of college-level language or the equivalent. The focus is on advancing oral expression, listening comprehension and the development of reading and writing skills, so that students can gain confidence and express themselves fluidly entirely in the target language. The course will also develop cultural understanding, a key element to language learning, through the analysis of authentic visual media, written materials and cross-cultural interactions.