FLJ-Foreign Language - Japanes


FLJ 100HI School JapaneseUNITS: 0


FLJ 101Elementary Japanese IUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Corequisite: FLJ 103
Introduction to standard, formal Japanese. Emphasis on speaking and listening skills. Exposure to Japanese culture, reading, and writing.


FLJ 102Elementary Japanese IIUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: FLJ 101, Corequisite: FLJ 104
Continuation of basic skills. Emphasis on speaking and listening skills; inclusion of Japanese cultural factors in communication. Some reading and writing.


FLJ 103Elementary Japanese I ConversationUNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Only
Corequisite: FLJ 101
Supplements conversational practice in FLJ 101. Students are encouraged to use their speaking skills in a variety of situations. Special attention is given to correcting and improving pronunciation and intonation.


FLJ 104Elementary Japanese II ConversationUNITS: 1 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: FLJ 101, Corequisite: FLJ 102
Supplements conversational practice in FLJ 102. Extensive use of speaking skills in a variety of situations. Special attention given to correcting and improving pronunciation and intonation.


FLJ 105Intensive Elementary JapaneseUNITS: 6
An intensive introduction to standard, formal Japanese. Emphasis is on speaking and listening skills. Some reading and writing. Combines FLJ 101 and 102.


FLJ 201Intermediate Japanese IUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: FLJ 102 or FLJ 105, Corequisite: FLJ 203
Continuation of basic skills. Greater emphasis on reading and writing. More exposure to Japanese cultural traditions.


FLJ 202Intermediate Japanese IIUNITS: 3
Prerequisite: FLJ 201, Corequisite: FLJ 204
Continuation of the learning of the basic skills. Emphasis on reading and writing as well as on spoken Japanese and on cultural patterns of behavior.


FLJ 203Intermediate Japanese ConversationUNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall and Spring
Prerequisite: FLJ 102, Corequisite: FLJ 201, FLJ 202 or FLJ 301
Practice in spoken Japanese through use of the language in a variety of situations. Increase vocabulary and develop fluency and ease in the structural patterns of the language.May be repeated for a maximum of three credit hours.


FLJ 204Intermediate Japanese II ConversationUNITS: 1 - Offered in Spring Only
Corequisite: FLJ 202
Supplemental intermediate conversational practice. Drills and situational exercises to build oral proficiency with patterns introduced in FLJ 202.


FLJ 301Intermediate Japanese IIIUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: FLJ 202
Continued study of Japanese language. Primary emphasis on spoken Japanese, but attention also given to reading, writing and culture.


FLJ 302Intermediate Japanese IVUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: FLJ 301
Continued training in the foundations of Japanese language. Primary emphasis on spoken Japanese, with increased attention to reading and writing.


FLJ 401Advanced Japanese IUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: FLJ 302
Continued training in the foundations of Japanese language, with emphasis on complex verb forms. Increased attention to reading and writing.


FLJ 402Advanced Japanese IIUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: FLJ 401
Elaboration on grammatical forms learned in the previous courses with applications in reading and writing, combined with more sophisticated vocabulary and idioms and attention to development of natural reading skills.