Japanese (JAPN)

JAPN 100  Beginning Japanese I  
Includes basic listening, speaking, and writing in Japanese. Introduces Japanese culture. Lab. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit  
Semester Hours: 4  
JAPN 101  Beginning Japanese II  
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 100 or Japanese Foreign Language Test with a minimum score of 100  
Continues and expands skills acquired in 100. Lab. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit  
Semester Hours: 4  
JAPN 210  Intermediate Japanese I  
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 101  
Includes conversation and reading. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit  
Semester Hours: 4  
JAPN 211  Intermediate Japanese II  
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 210  
Continuation of 210. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit  
Semester Hours: 4  
JAPN 320  Advanced Japanese Grammar and Conversation I  
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 211  
Involves advanced conversation, reading, and writing.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit  
Semester Hours: 4  
JAPN 321  Advanced Japanese Grammar and Conversation II  
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 320  
Continues JAPN 320. Expands acquired skills.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit  
Semester Hours: 4  
JAPN 330  Second Language Teaching  
Prerequisite: Completion of Written Communication B  
Introduces contemporary pedagogy and research in foreign language education and an integrative approach to modern language instruction. Also SPAN 330, FREN 330 and GERM 330. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit  
Semester Hours: 4  
JAPN 374  Experiencing Japan, Its Culture and Its People  
Prerequisite: Completion of Written Communication B  
This course provides a first hand experience of Japan, its culture and its people. Pre- and post-trip activities (cultural readings, lectures, video viewings, etc.) complement guided study and travel in Japan. Themes include the blending of traditional and modern elements; concepts of morality and beauty; and cultural and gender identities. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit  
Semester Hours: 4  
JAPN 399  Independent Study  
Student-designed courses approved by a faculty member. Prior approval of goals, objectives, procedures, and assessment plan as directed in the Independent Study Manual is required. May be taken multiple times with a different topic for credit. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit  
Semester Hours: 1-4  
JAPN 420  Commercial/Business Japanese  
Introduces basic commercial and business Japanese, including vocabulary, grammar rules and respect language.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit  
Semester Hours: 4