JAPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I
- Recent Professors
- Kumi Hashimoto, Natsuki Smith
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
- Class Size
- 30–40 students
- Credits
- 5
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of JAPN 101
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUIGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2
- Description
- Introduction to the essential tools of communication in modern Japanese. Aims at the acquisition of four skills in modern Japanese (speaking, listening, reading and writing) based on the fundamentals of the sound system, basic grammar and vocabulary. Introduction to Japanese writing systems and culture.