Japanese (JPN)

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JPN 1001  Conversational Japanese I  3 Credits  
Introduces beginning students to conversational Japanese and focuses on understanding and speaking Japanese. Covers basic vocabulary, grammar, and expressions that are used in daily situations and in travel.
JPN 1011  Japanese Language I  5 Credits  
Introduces a sequence dealing with the development of functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the Japanese language. Note: The order of the topics and methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
JPN 1012  Japanese Language II  5 Credits  
Continues Foreign Language I in the development of functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the Japanese language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
Prerequisite(s): JPN 1011 with a minimum grade of C or JPN 111 with a minimum grade of C or Prior College Japanese with a score of 1011  
JPN 2011  Japanese Language III: GT-AH4  3 Credits  
Continues the development of increased functional proficiency at the intermediate level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Japanese language. This course is conducted predominantly in Japanese. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category.
Prerequisite(s): JPN 1012 with a minimum grade of C or JPN 112 with a minimum grade of C or Prior College Japanese with a score of 1012  
JPN 2012  Japanese Language IV: GT-AH4  3 Credits  
Continues the development of increased functional proficiency at intermediate mid level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Japanese language. This course is conducted predominantly in Japanese. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category.
Prerequisite(s): JPN 2011 with a minimum grade of C or JPN 211 with a minimum grade of C or Prior College Japanese with a score of 2011