May 26, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HU 411J - Japanese II

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course is a continuation of HU 410J . During the Japanese II course, students further develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Also, to a smaller extent, students are exposed to Japanese culture, examining the connections between the language and the beliefs and values of that culture. A large part of the time will be devoted to class exercises. (prereq: HU 410J  or two years of high school Japanese, must obtain permission from department chairperson)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Read, write, listen, and speak basic Japanese words with ease
• Understand elementary Japanese grammar
• Converse in some everyday situations
• Appreciate some Japanese cultural features through the language
Prerequisites by Topic
• No prerequisites by topic appended.
Course Topics
• KATAKANA writing (3 classes)
• Numerals: Telling time, and days of the week (2 classes)
• Polite/Plain verb/Adjective forms (4 classes)
• Particles, Pre/Suffixes (1 class)
• Tenses: verbs and adjectives (2 classes)
• Adverbs and their locations (1 class)
• Nouns and Counters (2 classes)
• Compound/Complex sentences and Conjunctions (2 classes)
• Comparisons (1 class)
• Elementary KANJI (1 class)
• Language in culture
• Exam (3 classes)
Laboratory Topics
• Listening to the cassette tape for textbook is expected
• Drill work in class is analogous to laboratory
Coordinator
R. David Kent



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