Japanese 9 (Non Credit Course) – No experience needed.
Students will learn to:
- Communicate orally words, phrases and short sentences.
- Draw and recognize Hiragana (Japanese written language)
- Gain insights into historical and contemporary elements of Japanese culture.
- Understand and construct simple sentences.
- Understand numbers, time, and calendar vocabulary.
Japanese 10 (5 Credits) – No Prerequisite and no experience needed.
Students will learn to:
- Communicate orally words, phrases and short sentences.
- Draw and recognize Hiragana (Japanese written language)
- Gain insights into historical and contemporary elements of Japanese culture.
- Understand and construct simple sentences.
- Understand numbers, time, and calendar vocabulary.
- Understand nonverbal communication used in Japan.
- Know the difference between informal and formal communication.
- Communicate in the following areas: self, people around you, school, food, animals, and colors.
- Use particles in sentences.
- Be able to express a basic personal response.
Japanese 20 (5 credits)
Students will learn to:
- Communicate orally words, phrases and longer sentences.
- Draw and recognize Hiragana, Katakana and some Kanji
- Gain insights into historical and contemporary elements of Japanese culture using the internet.
- Understand and construct longer sentences.
- Express personal views on subjects.
- Identify problems and be able to offer solutions.
- Use the language for fun.
- Communicate in the areas of home, community, weather, fashion, shopping, travel, etc.
Japanese 30 (5 credits)
Students will learn to:
- Communicate orally words, phrases and longer sentences.
- Draw and recognize Hiragana, Katakana and more Kanji
- Gain insights into historical and contemporary elements of Japanese culture using the internet.
- Understand and construct complex sentences.
- Be able to read and write simple sentences.
- Understand and use some social conventions.
- Make a simple promise.
- Communicate in the areas of holidays, celebrations, traditions, entertainment, world of work, art and literature, etc.
- initiate and participate in casual exchanges with classmates