JAPN& 221 - Japanese IV

5 Credits

Further study of Japanese grammar, vocabulary, kanji, and Japanese culture with emphasis on practical communication and the development of listening, reading, writing and speaking skills; Review of previously learned grammar and kanji when necessary. Instruction will be conducted only in Japanese, and students are also expected to use only Japanese in these second year Japanese courses.

Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 123
Course Note Previously JAPAN 201.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Designed to Serve Transfer students who need to fulfill a language requirement; students needing Humanities distribution credits ; students interested in Japanese language and culture.
Active Date 2015-02-09

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 25
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Humanities Area I

Course Outline
Adverbial form of adjectives and nouns
Making inferences and expressing uncertainty
Conjunctions
Verb conjugations (volitional form,
Expressing degrees of politeness in requests
Recognizing and writing 90 kanji characters

Student Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate proficiency in speaking Japanese and understanding spoken Japanese.

Demonstrate ability to recognize and write Kanji characters.

Demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking culture and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture.

Demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society.