JPN202 — Intermediate Japanese II [SUN# JPN 2202]
5 , 5 lecture periods 0 lab periods Continuation of JPN 201 . Includes speaking and listening, grammar, personal transactions, and using more complex sentence structure in a cultural context within which Japanese conversations take place. Also includes Hiragana, Katakana, and 365 Kanji characters. Demonstrate listening skills in Japanese by identifying the main idea and some detail, and being able to answer questions based upon the familiar and/or authentic dialogue. Demonstrate ability to write by using hiragana, katakana, and kanji by responding to questions on familiar topics such as procedures, explaining important points, customs, regulations, and so forth. Demonstrate ability to read in hiragana, katakana and kanji by recognizing the main ideas and some details written text in Japanese based on familiar or authentic material while using Japanese reading strategies. Demonstrate further cultural norms, values, and beliefs through speaking and/or writing to identify Japanese speaking regions. Outline: Speaking and Listening Oral exercises Tapes listening exercises Writing and Reading Kanji (approximately 115 new kanji) Writing formal letters Writing and reading exercises Grammar Analogy and exemplification Attributes Describing appearance Causatives Expectations Colloquial speech Expressing the frequency of actions and events Describing changes in state Honorific and humble forms Passives Describing efforts Conditionals Requests Causative-passive Expressing concessions Des
Prerequisites: JPN201