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JPN 1101 Elementary Japanese I

Foundation for understanding, speaking, reading and writing Japanese. Work outside of class and/or in the language laboratory is required.

Prerequisites: None

Course Outcomes
  • Read subjects familiar to student and write sentences in Japanese to apply content relevant to content read.
  • Express oneself with simple Japanese phrases and common expressions in a situational dialogue in cultural contexts.
  • Learn and master the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries for basic pronunciation and basic strokes for Japanese character writing (Kanji).
  • Learn basic sentence structures. Use the following concepts: verbs and adjectives in past and non-past tenses, nouns, pronouns, adverbs. particles, and conjunctions.
Credit Hours: 4
  • Classroom: 4 hours
  • Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
  • Department: Japanese
  • Repeatable Credit: No
  • Offered Online: No
Available Sections
Blended Learning
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 3, Rm 222
Faculty: Strohecker
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet in-person. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Open Seats: 2
Meets: TTH from 11:00AM to 12:50PM
Section: 100
Open Seats: 2
Meets: TTH from
11:00AM to 12:50PM
Section: 100