Japanese (JAPN)

1115 Beginning Japanese. An elementary course in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Japanese. Laboratory. This course does not count for major credit in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. (F) [I-FL]

1225 Beginning Japanese. (Continued) Prerequisite: 1115. An elementary course in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Japanese. Laboratory. This course does not count for major credit in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. (Sp) [I-FL]

2013 Intermediate Japanese Listening and Speaking. Prerequisite: 1225. To give intensive training in listening and speaking in Japanese for students who have taken first year Japanese. Through a systematic review of grammar and vocabulary taught in 1000-level Japanese coursework, the course develops students’ understanding of functional ability to understand and speak Japanese and introduces unique features of Japanese language and culture, including formal and casual speech levels in Japanese. (F, Sp)

2113 Intermediate Japanese. Prerequisite: 1225. Combination of basic Japanese grammar and vocabulary and their application to spoken and written Japanese. Laboratory (F)

2223 Intermediate Japanese. (Continued) Prerequisite: 2113. Develops control of the grammar, vocabulary and idioms of spoken Japanese and provides a thorough introduction to the Japanese writing system as well as some grammatical structures peculiar to written Japanese. Laboratory (Sp)

3013 Advanced Japanese Listening and Speaking. Prerequisite: 2223 or concurrent enrollment. Designed to give intensive training in listening and speaking in Japanese for students who have taken Japanese 2113. Develops students’ understanding of functional ability of listening and speaking Japanese. Students will learn unique features of Japanese language and culture, including casual /polite speech, honorifics, giving-receiving verbs, variety of new forms, such as transitive/intransitive, causative, passive, causative-passive forms. (F, Sp)

3113 Advanced Japanese Comprehension. Prerequisite: 2223. This course trains students in advanced Japanese language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing and introduces new grammatical forms, vocabularies and expressions. The course prepares students to understand Japanese society. (Irreg.) (F)

3123 Advanced Japanese Practice. Prerequisite: 2223. This course trains students in advanced Japanese language Skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students learn grammatical forms and new vocabularies and expressions. Reading materials emphasize practice of Japanese everyday language. (Irreg.)

3133 Advanced Japanese - Contemporary Colloquial Japanese. Prerequisite: 2223 or concurrent enrollment. This course will focus on the study of contemporary colloquial Japanese. Students will study various styles of the spoken Japanese language as produced by the differences in gender, age, and social settings. Students will increase their vocabulary and learn expressions that are frequently used in the spoken speech. (Irreg.)

3990 Independent Study. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: 2223. May be repeated; maximum credit 12 hours. Contracted independent study for topic not currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. (F, Sp)

4113 Advanced Japanese Reading and Writing. Prerequisite: 3223. May be repeated with change of content; maximum credit xis hours. This course is designed to develop the advanced-level proficiency in reading and writing. Authentic reading materials on various topics will be used in combination with discussions, oral, and written reports. Emphasis is put on strengthening correct usage of grammar, increasing knowledge of Kanji and compound terms using expressions and idioms in Japanese. (Sp)

4223 Advanced Japanese Conversation and Composition II. Prerequisite: 3223. May be repeated with change of subject matter; maximumc redit six hours. A continuation of 3223. An advanced course in conversation and composition covering cultural topics. Develops listening and speaking skills to communicate orally in authentic Japanese and expands spoken and written vocabulary knowledge. Students will practice presenting their ideas in speech and composition effectively. (F)

4990 Independent Study. Prerequisite: junior standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated with change of content; maximum credit six hours. Contracted independent study on one or more topics not currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. Independent study may include library and/or laboratory research and field projects. (F, Sp, Su)

G5990 Independent Study. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated with change of content; maximum credit 12 hours. Contracted independent study on one or more topics not currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. Independent study may include library and/or laboratory and field projects. (F, Sp, Su)

Updated: July 1, 2008