JAPANESE 111-1 Japanese I (1 Unit)   First-quarter course of the beginning college-level sequence to develop basic literacy and oral proficiency in Japanese. This course introduces the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries and Kanji (Chinese characters). SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro

JAPANESE 111-2 Japanese I (1 Unit)   Second-quarter course of the beginning college-level sequence to develop basic literacy and oral proficiency in Japanese. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 111-1 or equivalent. SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro

JAPANESE 111-3 Japanese I (1 Unit)   Third-quarter course of the beginning college-level sequence to develop basic literacy and oral proficiency in Japanese. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 111-2 or equivalent. SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro

JAPANESE 121-1 Japanese II (1 Unit)   First-quarter course of the college-level second-year Japanese to further develop basic literacy and oral proficiency. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 111-3 or equivalent. SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro

JAPANESE 121-2 Japanese II (1 Unit)   Second-quarter course of the college-level second-year Japanese to further develop basic literacy and oral proficiency. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 121-1 or equivalent.

JAPANESE 121-3 Japanese II (1 Unit)   Third-quarter course of the college-level second-year Japanese to further develop basic literacy and oral proficiency. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 121-2 or equivalent.

JAPANESE 211-1 Japanese III (1 Unit)   First-quarter course of the intermediate-level sequence to further develop literacy and oral proficiency. Focus on social and cultural issues and language for discussing them. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 121-3 or equivalent. SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro

JAPANESE 211-2 Japanese III (1 Unit)   Second-quarter course of the intermediate-level sequence to further develop literacy and oral proficiency. Focus on social and cultural issues and language for discussing them. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 211-1 or equivalent. SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro

JAPANESE 211-3 Japanese III (1 Unit)   Third-quarter course of the intermediate-level sequence to further develop literacy and oral proficiency. Focus on social and cultural issues and language for discussing them. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 211-2 or equivalent. SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro

JAPANESE 310-0 Japanese IV: Special Topics in Reading Japanese Literature in Japanese (1 Unit)  

Reading of original texts of Japanese literature, criticism, and nonfiction focused on particular themes. Translation skills are emphasized; discussion in English.

Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 211-3 or equivalent.

JAPANESE 312-1 Japanese IV: Contemporary Japanese Literary Works for Reading & Discussion (1 Unit)   Focus on reading contemporary Japanese poems, essays, short stories, and novels; discussion in Japanese. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 211-3 or equivalent. SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro

JAPANESE 313-1 Japanese IV: Japanese Newspaper Reading and News Listening (1 Unit)   Focus on reading Japanese newspaper articles and debating in Japanese the issues discussed. Develops news listening skills. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 211-3 or equivalent. SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro

JAPANESE 314-1 Japanese IV: Japanese Essay Writing (1 Unit)   Focus on refining writing skills-narrative, descriptive, persuasive, and argumentative. Review of grammar and expressions through writing clinics. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in JAPANESE 211-3 or equivalent. SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro

JAPANESE 320-0 Japanese V: Food for Thought: Japanese Society, Culture, and Identities (0-1 Unit)   Explores contemporary Japanese society and identities through food culture, advancing critical thinking and language proficiency. Prerequisites: Two different-numbered JAPANESE 300-level courses or equivalent (placement test required). Advanced Expression Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro

JAPANESE 399-0 Independent Study (1 Unit)   For students who have advanced with distinction beyond the regular course offerings in Japanese. Prerequisite: consent of department. SOC Additional Distro