First-Level Modern Japanese II

5 units

This is the second semester of an academic-year course in beginning Japanese. This course emphasizes the acquisition of all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) through meaningful communicative practices. It covers everyday vocabulary and expressions, and introduces approximately 90 kanji characters. More grammatical structures and conjugation patterns will be introduced and practiced. Cultural aspects of the language are also incorporated in classroom practice to deepen students' cultural awareness and successful communication in the global era. After completing this course, students are able to understand and participate in daily conversation such as making requests, comparing things, expressing one's ideas and desires, and describing one's family members. They will be able to understand how to read and write novice-level materials on topics related to oneself and their immediate environment.