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Oct 31, 2024
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HU 411J - Japanese II2 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 consent of department chair)
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
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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