Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: This course emphasizes the learning of basic grammatical structures and vocabulary of modern Japanese to develop oral competence at the novice level. This goal is achieved primarily through aural-oral activities and task-oriented instruction for students to be able to handle uncomplicated communicative tasks. Recommended prerequisite(s): No prior knowledge of Japanese.