JAPN - Japanese (JAPN)

Intensive oral drills and laboratory activities, including computer-assisted instruction. Reinforces the material covered in JAPN 1102-1103. Taken simultaneously with JAPN 1102-1103.

Intensive oral drills and laboratory activities, including computer-assisted instruction. Reinforces the material covered in JAPN 1102-1103. Taken simultaneously with JAPN 1102-1103.

Modern Japanese. Mastery of the basic proficiency-oriented linguistic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing (Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji) mainly through computer-aided learning methods.

Modern Japanese. Mastery of the basic proficiency-oriented linguistic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing (Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji) mainly through computer-aided learning methods.

In an increasing global society, it is crucial that healthcare professionals be prepared for multi-language speakers. The course is designed to facilitate effective communication between Japanese speaking patients and English-speaking healthcare professionals who have not previously studied the Japanese language. The course offers a complete elementary language course for classroom study that teaches Japanese grammar along with the Japanese medical vocabulary. The course covers every step of a patient's interaction with healthcare providers, from appointments and admissions to the physical examination, symptoms and illnesses, diagnosis, treatment, instructions to the patient, discharge, and follow-up. Each lesson includes basic Japanese vocabulary, a situational dialogue, Japanese grammar points and key Japanese language and culture notes, exercises and practice drills, and a quiz to sharpen comprehension. The culture and language notes seek to help the provider better understand a Japanese patient's cultural framework and patterns of belief, as well as the "un-translatable" meaning conveyed by certain idioms. (3 credits)

This course is a continuation of JAPN 1216 Introduction to Japanese for Healthcare Professionals I. With nearly three million Japanese tourists visiting the United States each year, and another five hundred thousand expatriates residing in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries, it is inevitable that many Japanese speakers find themselves in need of healthcare but unable to communicate. The course covers the major branches of medicine as well as dentistry and the corresponding bodily systems. There are also lessons on anatomy, infection and disease, and visits to the pharmacy. Each lesson follows a natural progression designed to help the Japanese learner comprehend the new material and acquire the language as effortlessly as possible. Emphasizing the learner's practical use of the Japanese language for healthcare settings and the importance of culture in understanding. The course aims to achieve Novice-high level of the national standards in foreign-language education set by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). (Prerequisite: JAPN 1102 or JAPN 1215. 3 credits)

Intensive oral drills and laboratory activities, including computer-assisted instruction. Reinforces the material covered in JAPN 2101-2102. Taken simultaneously with JAPN 2101-2102.

Intensive oral drills and laboratory activities, including computer assisted instruction. Reinforces the material covered in JAPN 2101-2102.

Review of the essentials of grammar and vocabulary. More advanced study, with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Prerequisite for JAPN 2101: JAPN 1103. Prerequisite for JAPN 2102: JAPN 2101.

Review of the essentials of grammar and vocabulary. More advanced study, with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Prerequisite for JAPN 2101: JAPN 1103. Prerequisite for JAPN 2102: JAPN 2101.

Continuation of the four skills development in Japanese. Emphasis on reading. Prerequisites for JAPN 3111: JAPN 2111 or 2102. Prerequisite for JAPN 3112: JAPN 3111.

Continuation of the four skills development in Japanese. Emphasis on reading. Prerequisites for JAPN 3111: JAPN 2111 or 2102. Prerequisite for JAPN 3112: JAPN 3111.

Intermediate level readings. Emphasis on modern Japanese in the various disciplines. Prerequisite: JAPN 2111 or JAPN 2102.

Intermediate level readings. Emphasis on modern Japanese in the various disciplines. Prerequisite: JAPN 2111 or JAPN 2102.

Emphasis on conversation and reading in business-related materials. Includes basic business correspondence. (For students who have reached the third-year level in Japanese language.) Prerequisite: JAPN 2111 or JAPN 2102.

Emphasis on conversation and reading in business-related materials. Includes basic business correspondence. (For students who have reached the third-year level in Japanese language.) Prerequisite: JAPN 2111 or JAPN 2102.

Japan has the third largest GDP in the world. It is also the third largest contributor to the United Nations after the United States and China. Learning about Japan's diplomacy and international relations will be meaningful for imminent diplomats. This course is a specialized Japanese language content-based instruction (CBI) that covers diplomacy and international relations related vocabulary, grammar, political history, etc. for developing language skills that can play a dynamic role in international organizations. The language proficiency goal for this course is to acquire ACTFL Intermediate High Level and to obtain the competence to endure in the 21st century skills by integrating Critical Thinking and Cooperative Learning. (Prerequisite: JAPN 2102 or Instructor’s approval. 3 credits)

This course is a continuation of JAPN 3215 Japanese for Diplomacy and International Relations I and is a specialized Japanese language content-based instruction (CBI) that covers vocabulary, grammar, political culture, etc. for developing language abilities that can play a dynamic role in international communities. The goal of language proficiency is to acquire ACTFL Advanced Low Level, and to acquire the language ability to subsist in the 21st century by integrating Critical Thinking and Cooperative Leaning into the curriculum. This course focuses on international issues surrounding Japan as well as in international communities and prepares for imminent diplomats. (Prerequisite: JAPN 3215 or Instructor’s approval. 3 credits)