FOURTH SEMESTER JAPANESE
Focus on proficiency in four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) and Japanese culture. Continuation of skill development from ASIALANG 203 . Students with prior experience in the language are required to take a placement test administered by the department. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 204 prior to Summer 2019.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ASIALANG 203 , 357 , or placement into ASIALANG 204 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Frgn Lang - 4th semester language Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Function in Japanese in some familiar social situations (e.g., making requests, saying thank you, giving and receiving advice, changing reservations and making orders at restaurants, complain, making excuse, etc.) appropriately. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Connect sentences to provide information on some familiar topics (e.g., introducing people, pros and cons of studying abroad, favorite food, place, and restaurants, familiar social issues, etc.) in both written and spoken formats. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize the main idea and some details in texts and talk that contain mostly familiar vocabulary. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze various styles such as spoken vs. written styles, formal vs. casual styles, etc. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Examine some cultural similarities and differences between the target and their own, as well as the diversity within each culture. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Function in Japanese in some familiar social situations (e.g., making requests, saying thank you, giving and receiving advice, changing reservations and making orders at restaurants, complain, making excuse, etc.) appropriately. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Connect sentences to provide information on some familiar topics (e.g., introducing people, pros and cons of studying abroad, favorite food, place, and restaurants, familiar social issues, etc.) in both written and spoken formats. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize the main idea and some details in texts and talk that contain mostly familiar vocabulary. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze various styles such as spoken vs. written styles, formal vs. casual styles, etc. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Examine some cultural similarities and differences between the target and their own, as well as the diversity within each culture. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027