JAPN 102 - Elementary Japanese II

Continuation of JAPN 101. Students continue to develop the ability to communicate in Japanese through the consideration of cultural themes, language functions, and authentic situations as they acquire the structures and lexicon to work with written language, conversation, and composition. PREREQUISITE(S): JAPN 101. Four hours each week.

4 semester hours.

Course Outcomes:

Communicate in the target language at an advanced elementary level in the skill areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Apply more complex grammatical structures supporting communication at the advanced elementary level of proficiency.
Exhibit advanced elementary proficiency in the production and recognition of Hiragana, Katakana, and approximately 100 Kanji.
Express and appropriately employ more complex language functions including the following: expressing routines, making comparisons, and requesting and giving permission.
Discuss Japanese culture and specific cultural practices at the advanced elementary level by using simple sentences.
Discuss the relationship between the Japanese cultural practices and products under consideration at the advanced elementary level by using simple sentences.
Exhibit appropriate sociolinguistic behaviors through oral presentations at the advanced elementary level as these correspond to increasing linguistic ability in Japanese.
Produce and present a cultural project at the advanced elementary level.

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