JPNS 1101 Elementary Japanese I

Essentials of Japanese, with special emphasis upon oral-aural training in the language. Practice in pronunciation and simple conversation and writing. (Open only to students without equivalent credit in Japanese.)

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

Speaking:

Novice-Mid

1. Communicate using a number of isolated words and memorized phrases.
2. Use vocabulary sufficient for handling simple, elementary needs and expressing basic courtesies.

Listening:

Novice-Mid

1. Understand some learned utterances, particularly where context strongly supports understanding and speech is clearly audible.
2. Comprehend words and phrases from simple questions, statements, and high-frequency commands about topics that refer to basic personal information or the immediate physical setting.

Reading:

Novice-Mid

1. Recognize the symbols of the syllabic writing system and a limited number of characters in a system that uses characters.
2. Identify an increasing number of highly contextualized words and phrases including cognates and borrowed words.

Writing:

Novice-Low

1. Students can reproduce from memory a very limited number of isolated words or familiar phrases, but errors are to be expected.
2. Students are able to copy or transcribe familiar words or phrases

Culture:

1. Students will develop a basic knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture. Make connections to other disciplines and to additional bodies of knowledge that may be unavailable to the monolingual speaker.
2. Students will compare and contrast their native language with the Japanese language. Students will develop insight into the nature of language and the concept of culture and realize that there are multiple ways of viewing the world.
3. Students will be able to integrate their knowledge of the Japanese language, cultures and customs to appropriately address the differences of multilingual communities.