Revised 08/2009

JPN 104 - Basic Spoken Japanese II (3 CR.)

Course Description

Further develops the oral communication and introduces more cultural mores and customs to students with some prior instruction in the languages. Continuation of Japanese 103. Lecture 3 hours per week.

General Course Purpose

Basic Spoken Japanese II is a conversational course for students with some previous Japanese. The focus is on developing more communication skills, practical vocabulary, and cultural patterns. There are brief, simplified explanations of the structure of the language. This course does not fulfill the foreign language requirement for the AA degree. Course Prerequisites/Co-requisites The prerequisite for this course is JPN 103-“Basic Spoken Japanese I” or equivalent.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Functional fluency in English

Course Objectives

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:

• further develop understanding of simple spoken Japanese within a limited context
• continue to work on carrying on a simple conversations with correct pronunciation
• read the Japanese alphabet (hiragana and katakana) and simple Japanese signs in Kanji
• further describe different aspects of Japanese cultures as they relate to common everyday life

Major Topics to Be Included

• Community/Neighborhood
• More on Daily Activities
• More on Food and Drink
• More on Shopping
• Family Life
• Selected readings in culture in English