Additional hours to be arranged in the Modern Language Lab for Japanese 1 and 2.
JAPAN 1, ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I 5 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC Foreign Language (required for UC only) • Prerequisite: None.
This course, using a communicative approach, introduces the student to Japanese sentence structure, basic vocabulary, and the two Japanese phonetic characters Hiragana and Katakana. The student learns to hold short conversations and write about present and past actions. The student is also introduced to important elements of Japanese culture and customs of the Japanese people.
2217 12:45p-2:15p TTh DRSCHR 217 Nishikawa M
12:45p-2:15p F DRSCHR 211 Nishikawa M
Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 219
2218 2:30p-4:55p MW DRSCHR 213 Fujiwara-Skroba M K
Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 219
2219 2:30p-4:55p TTh DRSCHR 214 Nishikawa M
Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 219
2220 11:10a-12:40p MWF DRSCHR 213 Fujiwara-Skroba M K
Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 219
3017 12:50p-2:20p MWF DRSCHR 213 Fujiwara-Skroba M K
Arrange-1 Hour
4344 7:30p-9:55p TTh MC 71 Comrie A K
Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 219
JAPAN 2, ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II 5 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC Foreign Language (required for UC only) • Prerequisite: Japanese 1*.
This course is the continuation of Japanese 1. Using the natural approach, this course stresses vocabulary and fundamental sentence structure in the past and future indicative tenses and the subjunctive mood. Basic aural and reading comprehension is developed. Students hold simple conversations and write short compositions. It includes readings of simplified texts and further study of Japanese and Japanese culture.
*The prerequisite for this course is comparable to two years of high school Japanese.
2221 9:30a-11:00a TTh DRSCHR 217 Yoshida N A
9:30a-11:00a F BUS 251 Yoshida N A
Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 219
4346 5:00p-7:25p TTh DRSCHR 218 Nishikawa M
Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 219
JAPAN 3, INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I 5 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: Japanese 2*.
This course continues developing the student’s four communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing with intensive and extensive aural/oral and reading/writing exercises to achieve proficiency. The course consists of a review of grammar, vocabulary building, and expansion of Kanji. The difference between spoken and written Japanese is introduced. The written style (bungo-tai) is implemented by writing compositions. The different levels of politeness in speech are systematically covered. Selected topics on Japanese culture are presented throughout the course to enhance student’s awareness and understanding of Japanese culture.
*The prerequisite for this course is comparable to three years of high school Japanese.
2222 7:45a-9:15a TThF DRSCHR 218 Kinjo H
JAPAN 4, INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II 5 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: Japanese 3*.
This course concentrates on further perfecting the student’s four communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It focuses on building vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, current colloquial usage, and developing fluency. Discussions and compositions are based on selected readings. The differences between spoken and written Japanese and different levels of politeness in speech are studied along with select features of Japanese culture, history, art, literature, and Japan’s political and economic systems.
The prerequisite for this course is comparable to four years of high school Japanese.
4347 7:30p-9:55p TTh AET 205 Takemori K
Above section 4347 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.