JAPAN 401    Elementary Japanese    4 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; 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 17-May 20
TTh          02:15PM-04:20PM   LEC   M.Gregory            SCC MAIN BUS 141     11009
MW           06:45PM-08:50PM   LEC   S.Shimogama          SCC MAIN T07 1       11011
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 C2; 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 17-May 20
TTh          12:00PM-02:05PM   LEC   R.Kroupa             SCC MAIN BUS 141     13487
TTh          06:45PM-08:50PM   LEC   M.Gregory            SCC MAIN AUD 11      15593
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 17-May 20
TTh          04:30PM-06:35PM   LEC   R.Kroupa             SCC MAIN RHS 228     15803
On-Campus