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For beginners with no previous experience. Pronunciation drills. Daily conversation using basic sentence patterns. Introduction to writing system-Katakana and Hiragana and 100 Kanji.

For beginners with no previous experience. Pronunciation drills. Daily conversation using basic sentence patterns. Introduction to writing system-Katakana and Hiragana and 100 Kanji.

Listening, speaking, and communication skills. Reading and writing skills involve about 200 more Kanji by the end of second year. Introduction to stylistic writing.

Required course for the minor/major. Not open to students who have lived in Japan for one year or longer. Development of overall language skills. Emphasis on reading and writing. Some grammar review. Mastery of 800 basic Kanji

Required course for the major/minor. First course for students who learned the language through residence of at least one year in Japan. Development of overall language skills. Emphasis on reading and writing. Introduction to writing systems: Hirogana, Katakana, and 800 Kanji along with correct standard pronunciation. Some grammar review. Students can receive retroactive 16 credit hours by passing this course with B- or a higher grade.

Politeness strategy and communication skills for the Japanese business environment. Introduction to values and norms of Japanese culture.

Mandatory course for graduating seniors. To be taken only in conjunction with the last course toward the major. Senior thesis graduation project. Obtain more detailed information from adviser.

Study of sounds, words, and sentences through analysis of data from Japanese language. Emphasis on grammar and syntax.