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JAPANESE172LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011JPN 102 ELEMENTARY JAPANESE IILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5This beginning level Japanese course is a continuation of JPN 101,and will further introduce students to the Japanese language with afocus on building oral communication skills as well as listening andreading skills. Students will continue to study and learn the writtenlanguages of Hiragana and Katakana, and be given an introduction toKanji. Emphasis will focus on proper grammatical usage. Culturaltopics, including the honorific characteristics of the Japanese language,will be studied.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCPREREQUISITE: JPN 101 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.JPN 103 ELEMENTARY JAPANESE IIILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5This beginning level Japanese course is a continuation of JPN 102,and will further introduce students to the Japanese language, with afocus on building oral communication skills, as well as listening andreading skills. Students will continue to study and learn the writtenlanguages of Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Emphasis will focuson proper grammatical usage. Describing events, people, expressingfeelings, and reasoning will be addressed. Cultural topics, includingthe continued study of honorific characteristics of the Japaneselanguage, will be studied.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCPREREQUISITE: JPN 102 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.JPN 131 SPECIAL TOPICSUnits 1-4This course is designed to meet the needs of students for studies inareas of special interest. Topics and credit will vary from quarter toquarter and will be included under this cover title published in theschedule for the quarter in which the course will be offered.Transfers to CSUJPN 141 CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE ILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is an introduction to the spoken language of Japanesewith an emphasis on its linguistic and cultural characteristics.Students will develop the ability to understand and speak beginninglevel conversational Japanese through the introduction of vocabulary,elementary grammatical structures, and idiomatic expressions. Cultureand history will be taught as they pertain to the spoken language.Students will be introduced to the Japanese reading and writingsystems.Transfers to CSUJPN 142 CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE IILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is a continuation of JPN 141. Students will build upontheir communication skills as well as broaden their understandingof Japanese grammar. This course will further assist the students inreading, writing, and understanding the Japanese language as well asrefining pronunciation and communication skills. Japanese cultureand history will also be highlighted in this course.Transfers to CSUADVISORY: JPN 141 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.JPN 143 CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE IIILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is a continuation of JPN 142. Students will build upontheir beginning level communication skills in the Japanese languageby incorporating verb tenses with several types of linguistic registersand vocabulary. Students will study Hirakana and be introduced toKatakana - two different Japanese alphabet systems. Japanese cultureand history will also be highlighted in this course.Transfers to CSUADVISORY: JPN 142 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.JPN 191 SPECIAL TOPICSUnits 1-4This course is designed to meet the needs of students for studies inoccupational, technical or college preparatory areas of special interest.Topics and credits will vary from quarter to quarter and will beincluded under this cover title published in the schedule of classes forthe quarter in which the course will be offered.JPN 201 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE ILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5This course is designed to assist students in building intermediatelevel language skills in Japanese with emphasis on listening, speaking,reading, and writing. Students will incorporate previously learnedlanguage skills through review and application of more advancedstructures. Oral communication skills at this level are designed topromote intermediate level communicative competencies and selfexpression.Students will also gain an appreciation for Japaneseculture.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCPREREQUISITE: JPN 103 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.JPN 202 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE IILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5This course is a continuation of JPN 201. This course is designedto assist students in building intermediate level language skillsin Japanese with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, andwriting. Students will incorporate previously learned language skillsthrough review and application of more advanced structures. Oralcommunication skills will be designed to promote intermediate levelcommunicative competencies and self-expression. Students will alsogain an appreciation for Japanese culture and literature.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCPREREQUISITE: JPN 201 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.JPN 203 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE IIILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5As a continuation of JPN 202, this course is designed to assiststudents in building intermediate level language skills in Japanese withemphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students willincorporate previous language skills through review and application ofmore advanced structures. Oral communication skills at this level aredesigned to promote intermediate level communicative competenceand self-expression. Students will also gain an appreciation for theJapanese culture and literature.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCPREREQUISITE: JPN 202 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.