JAPANESE

JAPANESE (JAPN)

DIVISION: English and Language Studies

JAPN 001  ELEMENTARY JAPANESE – LEVEL 1  
5 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Beginning modern Japanese. Basic vocabulary and grammar and useful phrases; reading, writing, listening and speaking. Introduction to customs and culture. Total of 90 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 002  ELEMENTARY JAPANESE - LEVEL 2  
5 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 001 or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Continuation of elementary Japanese. Grammar, oral and written composition; reading, writing, listening and speaking, customs and culture. Total of 90 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 003  INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE - LEVEL 1  
5 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 002 or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Intermediate Japanese. Grammar; written composition through reading and writing intermediate texts from literary and non-literary works; listening to and producing intermediate utterances; Japanese customs and culture. Total of 90 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 004  INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE - LEVEL 2  
5 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 003 or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Continuation of intermediate Japanese. Grammar, oral and written composition; reading and writing of texts from literary and non-literary works of moderate difficulty and listening and speaking of moderately sophisticated fluency, customs and culture. Total of 90 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 005  ADVANCED JAPANESE READING AND COMPOSITION  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 004 or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Reading and discussion of Japanese fictional and non-fictional texts. Writing using advanced written styles and syntax. Socio-cultural knowledge of Japan. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 008A  INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CONVERSATION - LEVEL 1  
2 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 002 or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Practice in oral self-expression and understanding spoken Japanese. Total of 36 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 008B  INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CONVERSATION - LEVEL 2  
2 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 002 or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Practice in oral self-expression and understanding spoken Japanese with emphasis on personal interactions and conversation. Total of 36 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 009A  JAPANESE CONVERSATION - LEVEL1  
2 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 003, JAPN 008A-JAPN 008B, or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Intensive practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Japanese. Total of 36 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 009B  JAPANESE CONVERSATION - LEVEL 2  
2 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 003 or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Intensive practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Japanese with focus on socio-historic aspects of Japanese life. Total of 36 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 009C  JAPANESE CONVERSATION - LEVEL 3  
2 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Prerequisite(s): JAPN 003 or placement based on the foreign language assessment process

Intensive practice in oral expression and comprehension of spoken Japanese with focus on the specialized vocabulary related to social events and discussion of on-going political issues. Total of 36 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 010  JAPANESE CIVILIZATION  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Geography, history and institutions; customs, language, literature, arts and sciences; Japanese contributions to civilization. (Course conducted in English.) Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 011  JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Modern Japan; the society, culture, business, technology, education, politics, religions, people's life. (Course conducted in English.) Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 012  JAPANESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Reading and discussion of Japanese literature and its traditions from the 9th century to the present. The emphasis is placed on the unique qualities of its cultural identity. Selected readings will reveal both the stereotypes and anti-stereotypical Japanese characters. A comparative analysis is applied to many genres such as oral traditions, performing arts, films, comics, and animation (anime). Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
JAPN 050  JAPANESE CINEMA  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Critical and historical analyses of films and their directors through lecture, film viewing, and discussion from silent movies in the early 20th century to contemporary cinema. Course conducted in English. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass