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, Jan 16-May 19
TTh          02:15PM-04:20PM   LEC   M.Gregory             TBA TBA             10989
MW           07:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   M.Kumagai            SCC MAIN LIH 205     10991
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, Jan 16-May 19
MW           12:00PM-02:05PM   LEC   R.Kroupa             SCC MAIN T06        13293
TTh          04:30PM-06:35PM   LEC   TBA                  SCC MAIN T10        15175
On-Campus

JAPAN 412    Intermediate Japanese    4 Units

Prerequisite: JAPAN 411 with a grade of "C" or better; or four 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 412 continues teaching vocabulary, idioms, and grammar with emphasis on Japanese speech styles. Students are required to learn additional Kanji and to read and write simple sentences of literary Japanese. The course includes discussions of some aspects of Japanese culture.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
TTh          04:30PM-06:35PM   LEC   R.Kroupa              TBA TBA             15335
On-Campus