Introductory Japanese I

Introductory Japanese I (JPN 1001) and its subsequent course (JPN 1002), are introductory Japanese courses for true beginners. These courses will be taught at half the pace of instruction compared to a regular elementary Japanese course: JPN 101. This introductory course stresses oral-aural facility, but includes an introduction to written Japanese: hiragana, katakana and some basic kanji. After taking JPN 1001 and JPN 1002, students will develop basic abilities to handle simple survival situations in Japanese and be well prepared for the second half of regular elementary Japanese courses (JPN102) which is offered every spring term.