I, II. An introductory course for students with little or no prior experience in Japanese. Not open to native speakers of Japanese. This course emphasizes the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on speaking and listening proficiency in Japanese. Students will acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Japanese cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in Japanese. Gen. Ed. E-1C [OC] or E-3B [AH].

A. Recommended: JPN 101 or equivalent proficiency. (Students entering JPN 102 by referral or placement, with two years of high school Japanese or equivalent, receive three hours of credit for prior learning for JPN 101 if they earn an A or B in JPN 102.) This course builds on the development of basic oral communication skills, with a focus on improving speaking and listening proficiency in Japanese. Students will continue to acquire practical vocabulary and foundational grammatical structures through interactive, communicative activities. Students will also engage with realia and short readings that focus on Japanese cultural topics. Emphasis is placed on continually reinforcing language functions to build fluency and promote effective interpersonal communication in Japanese. This course assumes a thorough knowledge of the vocabulary and grammatical structures taught in Japanese 101. Gen. Ed. E-1C [OC] or E-3B [AH].

A. Recommended: JPN 102 or equivalent proficiency. Continuation of JPN 102. Practice in writing kanji, reading, and speaking on cultural topics for diverse social settings requiring increasingly complex structural patterns. Students entering JPN 201 by referral or placement receive six hours credit for JPN 101 and 102 if they make an A or B in 201.

A. Recommended: JPN 201 or equivalent proficiency. The continuation of JPN 201 will strengthen students' ability to interact in more diverse social settings, which will require increasingly complex structural patterns. Students entering JPN 202 by referral or placement receive nine hours of credit for JPN 101, 102, and 201 if they make an "A" or "B" in 202.

A. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours if content is different. Student must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.

A. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours if content is different. Student must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.