Japanese I

Grade Level: Sophomore/Junior/Senior
Length: One Year
Credit: 1.0 per Year Pass/Fail option
Prerequisite: None
Special Note: This course is not open to students with prior experience In Japanese.


Primary emphasis is on oral proficiency in Japanese, although students will master katakana and hiragana as well. Focus is on building good pronunciation and listening skills. Students will learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways, using basic sentence structures, and will be able to do such things as tell time, and ask for and give directions. They will also begin to learn how the structure of Japanese culture is reflected in the Japanese language.


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