JAPAN 401    Elementary Japanese    4 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C; IGETC Area 6
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: JAPAN 401 covers pronunciation, intonation, basic vocabulary, and grammar of spoken Japanese. The grammar emphasis is word order, postpositions, and some conjugation in simple sentences. Students are required to learn Hiragana script. The course includes introduction to Japanese culture.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
MW           02:15PM-04:20PM   LEC   M.Gregory            SCC MAIN T07 1       25640
MW           06:45PM-08:50PM   LEC   M.Gregory            SCC MAIN RHS 228     25642
TTh          06:45PM-08:50PM   LEC   S.Shimogama          SCC MAIN T06        30120
On-Campus

JAPAN 402    Elementary Japanese    4 Units

Prerequisite: JAPAN 401 with a grade of "C" or better; or two years of high school Japanese with grades of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C; IGETC Area 6
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: JAPAN 402 continues teaching vocabulary, idioms, and grammar, including more complex subordinate phrases and clauses. In addition to Hiragana, students are required to learn Katakana and simple Kanji ideographs. Recognition and application of these linguistic concepts occurs within the context of an examination of Japanese culture.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
MW           02:15PM-04:20PM   LEC   R.Kroupa             SCC MAIN T06        28522
On-Campus

JAPAN 411    Intermediate Japanese    4 Units

Prerequisite: JAPAN 402 with a grade of "C" or better; or three years of high school Japanese with grades of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B; IGETC Area 6
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: JAPAN 411 continues teaching vocabulary, idioms, and grammar with emphasis on more complex sentence patterns requiring understanding of additional verb forms. Students are required to learn about 150 new Kanji idiographs. Students are encouraged to learn some Japanese language skills independently using media and teaching aids. Discussions on Japanese culture are continued.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
MW           04:30PM-06:35PM   LEC   R.Kroupa             SCC MAIN T06        27456
On-Campus

JAPAN 495    Independent Studies in Japanese    1-3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LAB
Description: See Independent Studies

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
TBA          TBA               LEC   R.Kroupa              TBA TBA             32916
On-Campus