Elementary Japanese I

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Class Hours: 4 Lab/Discussion: 0 Credits: 4 Description: For beginning students. Introduces the Japanese language, with attention focused on three modes of communication: interpretive listening and reading, interpersonal speaking and writing, and presentational speaking and writing. Students learn pronunciation, fundamental grammatical patterns, and how to write hiragana, katakana, and basic kanji. Students learn to converse and ask questions in simple present and past time and become acquainted with aspects of Japanese culture and society. May not register for or take a D/F repeat in JAPN 101 when credit has already been received for a higher-numbered Japanese course.