This is the first quarter of a yearlong, intensive course. A full year of college-level Japanese or the equivalent is required. Knowledge of the grammar and the first 72 kanij covered in the first-year textbook is a prerequisite. Students will learn new sentence structures, verb forms and vocabulary allowing them to use Japanese in a variety of situations. Classroom activities will include oral presentations, learning kanji and reading short stories. Practicing with CDs on a daily basis will be required. Japanese culture and life will be discussed throughout the course.

In this intensive yearlong course, students will build on their skills so they can function in Japanese in a variety of situations. You will learn new vocabulary, verb forms and sentence structures as well as additional kanji characters. Japanese culture and life will be presented throughout the course.

This will be a continuing intensive course from winter quarter. Students will learn new sentemce structures and vocaburary so they can function in a variety of situations. Classroom activities will include oral presentations, learning kanji characters and reading short stories. Practicing with the CDs on a daily basis will be required. Japanese culture and life will be presented throughout the course.