General Information

• Name: Conversational Japanese I
• Discipline: Japanese (JPN)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Communications and Fine Arts
• Prerequisites: None

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Teaches standard (Tokyo) dialect of spoken Japanese at the beginning level. Listening comprehension skills will be developed. Teaches reading and writing of Kanji (Chinese characters) as well as the Hiragana and Katakana phonetic symbol sets keyed to the spoken vocabulary.
Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

II: Course Objectives

JPN 101B, the first semester of a four-semester sequence, is designed to help students acquire beginning communication skills within a culturally significant context. Upon completion of this course students should be able to:

• Communicate in basic spoken Japanese - social greetings, asking for directions, chatting about family, food, and daily activities.
• Understand basic spoken Japanese both as speaker and listener, and read and write a basic corpus of Kanji (Chinese characters) and the two phonetic symbol set Hiragana and Katakana, keyed to the vocabulary introduced for the spoken portion of the course.
• Gain knowledge of the broad and fascinating culture and history and geography of Japan.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

- College-level skills in reading, writing, and speaking/listening

- Development of problem-solving and critical thinking skills

- Development of an understanding and appreciation of the importance of cultural traditions and diversity