Japanese Courses

JAPN& 121    5 credits
Japanese I
To develop students’ communicative skills in everyday situations in Japanese. Students also will learn reading and writing skills at the elementary level.

JAPN& 122    5 credits
Japanese II
Continuation of Japanese I. To develop students’ communicative skills in everyday situations in Japanese. Students also will learn reading and writing skills at the elementary level. Prerequisite: JAPN& 121.

JAPN& 123    5 credits
Japanese III
Continuation of Japanese II. This course deals with more grammatical aspects of Japanese language than Japanese II. However, the primary objective is still to develop students’ communicative skills in everyday situations in Japanese. Students also will learn reading and writing skills at the elementary level. Prerequisite: JAPN& 122 or equivalent.

JAPN& 221    5 credits
Japanese IV
Continuation of JAPN& 123, Japanese III. The primary objective is to enhance students' communicative skills in a variety of everyday situations in Japanese. Students will learn reading and writing skills at the intermediate level. Prerequisite: JAPN&123 or instructor’s signature.

 JAPN& 222    5 credits
Japanese V
Continuation of JAPN&221, Japanese IV. The primary objective is to enhance students’ communicative skills in a variety of everyday situations in Japanese. Students will learn reading and writing skills at the intermediate level. Prerequisites; JAPN& 221 or instructor’s signature.

JAPN& 223    5 credits
Japanese VI
Continuation of Japanese V. The primary objective is to enhance students’ communicative skills in a variety of everyday situations and in some workplace situations in Japanese. Students will learn reading and writing skills at the intermediate level. Prerequisites: JAPN& 222 or instructor’s signature.