JAPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I

Focuses on the study of Japanese language and culture at the intermediate level. Students further their ability to communicate in Japanese through an advanced consideration of cultural themes and develop more advanced communication skills in the areas of writing, reading, listening and speaking. In-class work is supplemented by 10 hours of online homework. PREREQUISITE(S): JAPN 102 or consent of the department. Four hours lecture each week.

4 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Communicate in the target language at the intermediate level in the skill areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Apply advanced grammatical structures that support communication at the intermediate level of proficiency.
Compose descriptive, narrative, and expository pieces at the intermediate level of proficiency.
Express and appropriately employ more complex language functions in speech and in writing, including expressing opinions, analyzing oral and written discourse, and using appropriate language registers at the intermediate level of proficiency.
Discuss Japanese culture and specific cultural practices at the intermediate level by using more complex sentences and paragraphs.
Exhibit appropriate sociolinguistic behaviors through oral presentations at the intermediate level as these correspond to increasing linguistic ability in Japanese.
Produce and present a cultural project at the intermediate level of proficiency.

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