JPN101 First-year Japanese I

Credits 5Fall/Winter

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W, each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

Introducing students to the Japanese language and culture, this course provides cultural experience which helps students confirm their basic communication skills in Japanese and prepare them for further study in the language or travel to Japan.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

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1. Demonstrate proficiency in Japanese at Novice Low level of NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks in all five areas (Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Speaking, Presentational Writing, Interpretive Listening, and Interpretive Reading).
2. Explain certain Japanese cultural topics such as the Japanese formality seen in daily greetings and introductions, Japanese food and drinks, police boxes, convenience stores and Japanese writing systems
3. Incorporate basic elements of Japanese vocabulary and grammar into everyday usage in areas such as greetings and classroom expressions, introductions and personal information, time and daily or future activities and events, likes and dislikes, activities and events in the past, invitations, weather, numbers, location and campus-related words, prices, nationalities and languages
4. Read and write all Hiragana letters. Read and write Katakana with help of Katakana chart.

JPN102 First-year Japanese II

Credits 5Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: JPN101 or one year of high school Japanese. Students experiencing difficulty with registration should email Yoko.Sato@mhcc.edu for assistance.

Introducing students to the Japanese language and culture, this course provides cultural experience which helps students confirm their basic communication skills in Japanese and prepare them for further study in the language or travel to Japan.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

View Course Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in Japanese at Novice Mid level of NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks in all five areas (Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Speaking, Presentational Writing, Interpretive Listening, and Interpretive Reading).
2. Explain Japanese culture in the areas of national holidays and events and geography of Japan.
3. Incorporate basic elements of Japanese vocabulary and grammar into everyday usage, invitation, activities and events in the past, location words, hobbies, and body parts.
4. Read and write Hiragana and Katakana with some fluency. Read and write about 70 Kanji characters, and write sentences that combine Hiragana and Katakana with some Kanji characters

JPN103 First-year Japanese III

Credits 5Spring

Registration Requirement: JPN102 or two years of high school Japanese. Students experiencing difficulty with registration should email Yoko.Sato@mhcc.edu for assistance.

Introducing students to the Japanese language and culture, this course provides cultural experience which helps students confirm their basic communication skills in Japanese and prepare them for further study in the language or travel to Japan.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

View Course Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in Japanese at Novice High level of NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks in all five areas (Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Speaking, Presentational Writing, Interpretive Listening, and Interpretive Reading).
2. Explain Japanese culture in the areas of climate, hobbies, traditional arts and health in Japan.
3. Incorporate basic elements of Japanese vocabulary and grammar into everyday usage in the areas of health, the four seasons and climates, weather forecasting, hobbies and pastimes, sports and health.
4. Read and write with some fluency using the Hiragana and Katakana and the previously learned Kanji. Read 80 new Kanji, and write sentences combining Hiragana, Katakana and all the learned Kanji characters.

JPN198A Japanese - Independent Study

Credit 1

Registration Requirement: Instructor consent.

This independent study course provides an opportunity for students of Japanese to develop and expand skills in reading and writing in the target language, and to better understand the culture, literature and grammar of Japan. This course may be repeated up to a maximum of nine credit hours.

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1. Describe aspects of Japanese culture as seen in their literature.
2. Speak, read and write Japanese at intermediate or advanced level consistent with ACTFL proficiency guidelines.
3. Use grammar, idioms and vocabulary appropriate to level.

JPN201 Second-year Japanese I  (Cultural Literacy course)

Credits 5Fall

Registration Requirement: JPN103 or three years of high school Japanese. Students experiencing difficulty with registration should email Yoko.Sato@mhcc.edu for assistance.

Emphasizes speaking, listening, reading and writing in the Japanese language and includes some in-depth exploration of Japanese culture.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

This course fulfills: Cultural Literacy; Arts & Letters; Human Relations

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1. Demonstrate proficiency in Japanese at Novice High level of NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks in all five areas (Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Speaking, Presentational Writing, Interpretive Listening, and Interpretive Reading).
2. Explain Japanese culture pertaining to the following areas: food and eating, colors, handling money and the metric system
3. Incorporate basic elements of Japanese grammar and vocabulary into everyday usage in the areas of: foods and beverages, flavors and tastes, cooking, shops and stores, shopping and clothes
4. Read and write with some fluency the Hiragana and Katakana and previously learned Kanji characters, and identify, read and write 40 new Kanji. Write sentences using a combination of the three writing systems.

JPN202 Second-year Japanese II  (Cultural Literacy course)

Credits 5Winter

Registration Requirement: JPN201; or instructor consent. Students experiencing difficulty with registration should email Yoko.Sato@mhcc.edu for assistance.

A continuation of JPN201, this course emphasizes all aspects of communicating in Japanese while exploring the culture of Japan.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

This course fulfills: Cultural Literacy; Arts & Letters; Human Relations

View Course Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in Japanese at Itermediate Low/Mid level of NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks in all five areas (Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Speaking, Presentational Writing, Interpretive Listening, and Interpretive Reading).
2. Explain Japanese culture as it pertains to the following areas: Japanese inns, station box lunches, hot springs, Western rooms versus Japanese rooms, living space, Japanese furniture, obligation,and gift giving in Japan.
3. Incorporate basic elements of Japanese grammar and vocabulary into everyday usage in the areas of travel, transportation and schedules, sightseeing and travel planning, houses, furnishings and appliances, household chores.
4. Read and write with some fluency the Hiragana and Katakana and previously learned Kanji characters, and identify, read and write 40 new Kanji. Write sentences using a combination of the three writing systems.

JPN203 Second-year Japanese III  (Cultural Literacy course)

Credits 5Spring

Registration Requirement: JPN202. Students experiencing difficulty with registration should email Yoko.Sato@mhcc.edu for assistance.

Students develop skills to help them become proficient communicators in the Japanese language and in the day-to-day contexts found in Japanese-speaking cultures.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

This course fulfills: Cultural Literacy; Arts & Letters; Human Relations

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1. Demonstrate proficiency in Japanese at Intermediate Mid level of NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks (Opens in new window) in all five areas (Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Speaking, Presentational Writing, Interpretive Listening, and Interpretive Reading).
2. Explain Japanese culture as it pertains to the following areas: college/university systems and Japan and healthy life.
3. Incorporate basic elements of Japanese grammar and vocabulary into everyday usage in the areas of college graduation and careers, body parts, feelings/emotions, health and illness.
4. Read and write with some fluency the Hiragana and Katakana as well as all previously learned Kanji characters, and identify, read and write 40 new Kanji. Write sentences using a combination of the three writing systems.