JPN 211 - Intermediate Japanese 1

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts and Humanities General Education Requirement.

Build on knowledge acquired in JPN 112 to expand conversational and written skills. Learn 90 new kanji characters.

Prerequisite(s): JPN 112 or four years of high school Japanese or permission of department chair.

Note: Not for native speakers.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring

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

Identify the main idea and key information in short, straightforward written and spoken conversations and informational and fictional texts.
Request and provide information in conversations on familiar topics by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions.
Present personal information about my life, activities, and events, using simple sentences through spoken and written language.
Combine a variety of grammar structures and vocabulary to respond to a range of low intermediate-level writing and speaking prompts using previous knowledge and 90 new kanji characters.
Formulate comparisons between the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of Japanese culture and those of my own.