Japanese Courses

0004 Second Year Japanese 2

10031 Nishi

1. The fourth term in the sequence of Japanese language instruction, this course is designed to develop the student's ability to read and write modern Japanese, while continuing to increase proficiency in speaking. This includes the introduction of more complex grammatical structures and idiomatic expressions, and the study of about 75 additional characters to accumulative total of 250 characters.

2. Prerequisite: Japanese 0003 or equivalent.

3. Recitation: In addition to the two lecture classes, students must register separately for recitation sections offered five hours per week. These sections, taught by native Japanese speakers, are designed to provide further practice and reinforcement of material learned in lecture classes.

4. Expected class size is 20 students with recitation classes of 12 each.

5. This course is offered regularly during spring term.