JAPA-111 Beginning Japanese

Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092, completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of ACRD-080.
Basic structure of the Japanese language with oral and written practice. Emphasis on pronunciation with particular attention to sentence structure and how the language relates to Japanese culture.

Course Outcomes

Pronounce words correctly in the target language with proper intonation and inflection.
Ask and answer questions to acquire or give information using the interrogatives: what, when, where, why, how much, who, etc. in the target language
Build/Construct simple sentences in the target language.
Conjugate verbs in the present tense to communicate activities currently going on and/or habitual actions in the target language.
Use numbers 0 to 100 correctly and in real-world scenarios in the target language.
Demonstrate understanding of short sentence-length utterances in the target language on a number of topics
Tell about oneself and one’s family in the target language and compare the concept of family in their own culture to that of the target culture.
Tell time and describe at what time an event place in the target language.
Express likes, dislikes and preferences in relationship to activities and objects in the target language.
Distinguish and use appropriately the formal and informal speech in the target language.
Identify cultural differences in daily activities and social intercourse in the target language.