JAPAN 1 - Elementary Japanese I

    Recent Professors
    Takemori K., Tsuboi Y., Johnston S. K.
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    5
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of JAPAN 1
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUIGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    Satisfies Global Citizenship This course, using a communicative approach, introduces the student to Japanese sentence structure, basic vocabulary, and the two Japanese phonetic scripts of Hiragana, Katakana, plus a selected number of Kanji. Students learn to ask and answer basic questions and write about simple actions in the present/future and past tenses. They also are introduced to important elements of Japanese culture and customs of the Japanese people. This course is taught in Japanese unless in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 12:45pm–2:10pm, Tue Thu 2:30pm–4:55pm