Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits5PrerequisiteJAPN D003. (equivalent to three years of high school Japanese) or equivalent Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThe first-quarter of intermediate Japanese. Introduces the Japanese language and culture with the further development of materials presented in JAPN D003. The emphasis will be on acquisition of the first-quarter low intermediate level of four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) as well as the sociocultural knowledge which plays an important role in communicating in the target language. Oral practice is based on an understanding of the language structures which will also be further emphasized. Sixty-four more kanji, Sino-Japanese characters will be introduced. Students will develop low intermediate level reading strategies and writing skills, integrating hiragana, katakana and kanji. 