Elementary Japanese I Online

Course Number: 82-175

Whether you are learning Japanese for the first time or reconnecting with a language tied to your heritage or personal interests, this course supports your development as a language user and finding your new identities in speaking Japanese. Throughout the semester, you will build foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing Japanese while exploring how language reflects and shapes identity and community membership.

Through everyday contexts — such as making plans, visiting someone's home or participating in classroom life — you will consider questions like: What makes a request polite in Japanese? How do we express who we are in a new language? How does a community shape communication and connection?

This online course combines weekly in-person practice with flexible, self-paced online work using an interactive eBook designed for independent and collaborative learning. Students are encouraged to bring curiosity, questions and personal experiences into our shared learning space.

If you have previously studied Japanese or have any background in the langu age, you are required to take the Japanese placement exam before registering. Once you have completed the exam, please notify Sue Colizza so that any necessary prerequisites can be waived.

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Degree: Undergraduate
Concentration: Japanese Studies
Semester(s): Spring
Units: 12
Prerequisite(s): None