JAPN& 121: Japanese I

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Class Program

Credits

Clinical Hours None

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091131

Meets Degree Requirements For

Humanities

Description

To develop students' communicative skills in everyday situations in Japanese. Learn reading and writing skills at the elementary level.

Grading Basis

Graded

Demonstrate through conversation and script a basic vocabulary useful in the most common situations.

Understand and apply the very basics of Japanese grammar.

Read simple Japanese texts for comprehension.

Converse, on a limited basis, in Japanese.

Write "Hiragana" and "Katakana.”

Understand general Japanese culture.

Pronunciation Exercises. Everyday Expressions. Days of the week. Telling Time. Classroom Vocabulary.
Hiragana Writing System. Katakana Writing System. Introduction to Kanji. Numbers up to 9,999.
Expressions with the Copula. Present Tense. Negative and Interrogative Sentences.
Possessive Particle. Personal Pronouns and Demonstrative. Expressing Likes and Dislikes.
Adjectives and Adverbs. Expressing Existence. Positional Words.