(3 crs.) Fundamentals of grammar and pronunciation, exercises in reading, writing, and conversation. (Lec. 3) Pre: no prior Japanese is required. Will not count toward the language requirement if the student has studied Japanese for more than one year within the last six years. (A3) (C2)

(3 crs.) Continuation of JPN 101. Students enrolling in this course should have taken JPN 101 or equivalent. (Lec. 3) (A3) (C2)

(3 crs.) Aims to improve listening and speaking skills and communication strategies and develop basic reading and writing skills through intensive practice (Lec. 3) Pre: JPN 102 (or equivalent) or permission of instructor. (A3) (C2)

(3 crs.) Continuation of JPN 201. (Online) Pre: JPN 201 or equivalent or permission of instructor. (A3) (C2)

(3 crs.) Aims to increase syntactic complexity, accuracy, lexical variety, fluency and communicative adequacy in spoken and written Japanese. All four language learning skills will be developed through intensive practice. (Lec. 3) Pre: JPN 202 (104) or equivalent or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Continuation of JPN 301 (205). (Lec. 3) Pre: JPN 301 (205) or equivalent or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) This course, taught in English, examines the close relationship between Japanese language and culture. (Lec. 3)

(3 crs.) Aims to further develop Japanese language skills and to facilitate the ways students can achieve their own communicative goals and overcome their challenges autonomously. (Lec. 3) Pre: JPN 302 (206) or equivalent or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Continuation of JPN 401 (305). (Lec. 3) Pre: JPN 401 (305) or equivalent or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Special topics in Japanese language and culture. May be repeated with different topic. (Lec. 3) Pre: One semester of Japanese at the Pre-Advanced level (JPN 301 (205), 302 (206)) or permission of section head.

(1-3 crs.) Directed Study. For the advanced student. Individual research and reports on problems of special interest. (independent Study) Pre: acceptance of a project by a faculty member and approval of department head. May be repeated with a change of emphasis or topics for a maximum of 6 total credits. Not for graduate credit.