JPNS 201-202 - Intermediate Japanese I-II
- Native speakers may not take language courses for credit.
- 201 Prerequisite: "C" or higher in JPNS 102
- 202 Prerequisite: ""C"" or higher in JPNS 201
Intermediate Japanese is a continuation of JPNS 102. Listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar. Daily independent (unsupervised) tape exercises required.
Contact: 4 hours lecture per week
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of JPNS 201-202, the student will be able to:
- Learn intermediate level of structural patterns, and put them into practical use.
- Further develop speaking and listening skills for common situations, such as making a business phone call, leaving a telephone message, eating and drinking at a restaurant, inviting a friend to dinner, and receiving and giving assistance in academic, business, and social environments.
- Develop the ability to read material written in the native script. Toward this end, the student will gain a working familiarity with a total of about 200 kanji.
- Become more acquainted with aspects of Japanese culture that relate to the lesson topics.
Upon successful completion of JPNS 202
- Develop increasing skills in listening and speaking in practical situations, e.g., telephone conversations on both social and business matters, and social (or business-related) outing to a restaurant and a party.
- Learn more advanced structural patterns and be able to use them in different situations.
- Read and write with average 80 percent accuracy using about 200 kanji.
- Learn more about Japanese culture particularly the aspects different from those of the US and other countries, and those directly pertaining to the lesson he/she is on.