Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionCal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities) Satisfies Global Citizenship Focusing on four communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), the course builds up a solid foundation for the Intermediate-Low Japanese, to achieve a practical command of language for managing everyday social interactions and routine tasks. The course also familiarizes students of different registers (spoken vs. written) and writing styles (“desu/masu” vs. essay). Reading materials include semi-authentic articles on specific topics and writing focuses on styles as well as multiple paragraph organization. Traditional and current aspects of the Japanese culture are explored throughout the course and studied in reading. This course is taught in Japanese unless in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor. *The advisory for this course is comparable to three years of high school Japanese. 