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Japanese (JAPN)

JAPN 101. Japanese I. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:5,Recitation:2
Beginning language skills. Training in speaking and comprehending the basic sentence patterns of modern Japanese. Introduction to reading and writing.

JAPN 102. Japanese I. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:5,Recitation:2
Beginning language skills. Training in speaking and comprehending the basic sentence patterns of modern Japanese. Introduction to reading and writing. Prerequisite: JAPN 101 or the equivalent.

JAPN 103. Japanese II. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:5,Other:2
Continued training in the four language skills. Review of basic and introduction to complex sentence patterns. Reading of texts in basic Japanese. Prerequisite: JAPN 102 or the equivalent.

JAPN 104. Japanese II. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:5,Other:2
Continued training in the four language skills. Review of basic and introduction to complex sentence patterns. Reading of texts in basic Japanese. Prerequisite: JAPN 103 or the equivalent.

JAPN 201. Japanese III. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:5,Other:1
Application of the four language skills. Reading of texts written in standard Japanese and exercises in content-controlled conversation. Prerequisite: JAPN 104 or equivalent.

JAPN 202. Japanese III. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:5,Other:1
Application of the four language skills. Reading of texts written in standard Japanese and exercises in content-controlled conversation. Prerequisite: JAPN 201 or equivalent.

JAPN 203. Japanese IV. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:4
Continued application of the four language skills. Reading and guided discussion of texts related to a variety of topics. Prerequisite: JAPN 202 or the equivalent.

JAPN 204. Japanese IV. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:4
Continued application of the four language skills. Reading and guided discussion of texts related to a variety of topics. Prerequisite: JAPN 203 or the equivalent.

JAPN 301. Japanese V. 1 Credit.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:4; Repeatable
Reading and discussion of selected materials. Exercises in the research skills of writing and presenting reports in Japanese. Prerequisite: JAPN 204 or the equivalent.

JAPN 302. Japanese V. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:4; Repeatable
Reading and discussion of selected materials. Exercises in the research skills of writing and presenting reports in Japanese. Prerequisite: JAPN 301 or the equivalent.

JAPN 310. Japanese Studies Advanced Seminar. 1 Credit.

Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3; Repeatable
Advanced study of Japanese/English translation. Prerequisite: JAPN 202 or higher.

JAPN 319. Independent Studies in Japanese. .5-1 Credits.

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; Repeatable
Independent projects conducted in Japanese in the student's area of special interest. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

JAPN 320. Independent Studies in Japanese. 1 Credit.

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3; Repeatable
Independent projects conducted in Japanese in the student's area of special interest. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.