JAPN   1001   Elementary Japanese I

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese and to the culture of Japanese-speaking regions.

JAPN   1002   Elementary Japanese II

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Continued listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese with further study of culture of Japanese- speaking regions.

JAPN   1060   Accelerated Elementary Japanese

6 Credit Hours.   6 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

An accelerated introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese and to the culture of Japanese- speaking regions. Completes the elementary levels of Japanese in one semester.

JAPN   2001   Intermediate Japanese I

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Building upon communication skills (understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Japanese) and cultural understanding, developed at the elementary level.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   1002.

JAPN   2002   Intermediate Japanese II

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Continued focus on communication skills and cultural understanding.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2001.

JAPN   2060   Accelerated Intermediate Japanese

6 Credit Hours.   6 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Accelerated intermediate Japanese with continued work on listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese and the culture of Japanese-speaking regions. Completes the intermediate levels of Japanese in one semester.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   1002 or JAPN   1060.

JAPN   3090   Selected Topics in Japanese

1-3 Credit Hours.   1-3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Study of a topic in Japanese literature, culture, society, thought, or language not included in the regular offering. Continued development of all five language competencies (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture). May be repeated for credit provided a new topic is studied.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   3130   Japanese Conversation

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Continued development of all five competencies: listening speaking, reading, writing, and culture, with special emphasis on conversational skill.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   3131   Reading Japanese

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Introduction to the Japanese language with an emphasis on reading skills. Continued development of all five skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   3185   Studies Abroad: Speaking I

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

his is a course in oral communications in Japanese using materials that are appropriate for building on intermediate-level skills and which are related thematically to the country/culture visited.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   3230   Japanese Literature I

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

A survey of major authors and movements in Japanese literature from the Meiji period to the present, including women in literature and the relations to cultural trends and other arts, such as painting and film.

JAPN   3330   Japanese Culture I

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Development of the Japanese language with a special emphasis on its culture. Development of all five language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   3331   Japanese Culture II

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Introduction to the Japanese culture, values, society, customs, and the language for American students.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ENGL   1102.

JAPN   3385   Study Abroad: Writing I

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

This is a course in written communications in Japanese using materials that are appropriate for building on intermediate-level skills and which are related thematically to the country/culture visited.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   3530   Business Japanese

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Introduction to the language and practice of business conventions in Japan. Development of all five language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   3531   Japanese Literature II

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   4185   Studies Abroad: Speaking II

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

This is a course in oral communications in Japanese using materials that are appropriate for building on advanced-level skills and which are related thematically to the country/culture visited.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   4385   Studies Abroad: Writing II

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

This is a course in written communications in Japanese using materials that are appropriate for building on advanced-level skills and which are related thematically to the country/culture visited.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in JAPN   2002 or JAPN   2060.

JAPN   4890   Directed Study

1-3 Credit Hours.   0 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Directed study in Japanese.