JAPANESE CONVERSATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ASIALANG 204 or placement into ASIALANG 303 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Frgn Lang - 5th + semester language Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. understand the difference between grammars and expressions commonly used in conversational Japanese and written Japanese Audience: Undergraduate 2. become familiar with a variety of strategies used to initiate, maintain and close a conversation, to overcome the lack of vocabulary knowledge, and to become a supportive listener Audience: Undergraduate 3. appreciate different styles of speech used depending on the contexts, relationship with the interlocutors, and the speakers’ identities Audience: Undergraduate 4. understand main ideas on familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics delivered through conversations Audience: Undergraduate 5. state and support your views on a variety of familiar topics and in uncomplicated situations Audience: Undergraduate 6. narrate a story and make a presentation on familiar topics with preparation Audience: Undergraduate 7. establish habits of reflecting on your strengths and weaknesses as a speaker of Japanese and consider ways to make improvements Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. understand the difference between grammars and expressions commonly used in conversational Japanese and written Japanese Audience: Undergraduate 2. become familiar with a variety of strategies used to initiate, maintain and close a conversation, to overcome the lack of vocabulary knowledge, and to become a supportive listener Audience: Undergraduate 3. appreciate different styles of speech used depending on the contexts, relationship with the interlocutors, and the speakers’ identities Audience: Undergraduate 4. understand main ideas on familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics delivered through conversations Audience: Undergraduate 5. state and support your views on a variety of familiar topics and in uncomplicated situations Audience: Undergraduate 6. narrate a story and make a presentation on familiar topics with preparation Audience: Undergraduate 7. establish habits of reflecting on your strengths and weaknesses as a speaker of Japanese and consider ways to make improvements Audience: Undergraduate