JAPN-3002: Integrated Advanced Japanese II

Course Description: This course builds on JAPN-3001 Integrative Advanced Japanese but is not a sequential course. It offers integrative, proficiency-oriented language instruction designed to enhance the spoken and written interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication skills of pre-advanced or advanced students while deepening their understanding of the Japanese language and culture. Course topics include kanji, honorific expressions, mimetic expressions, and language variations. Through various spoken and written communication activities, students will: 1. acquire advanced vocabulary, kanji, grammar, and expressions commonly found in authentic printed and audiovisual materials; 2. explore how the Japanese language reflects Japanese worldviews and ways of thinking; 3. deepen their understanding of Japanese language and culture through comparisons and connections with their own language and culture; and 4. expand on the discussed topics, expressing their thoughts and opinions in a coherent, persuasive manner. The course provides abundant opportunities to gather and share new information, utilize outside resources to enrich understanding of course materials, connect new information with existing knowledge, reflect on cultural differences, articulate personal thoughts and opinions, and raise community awareness. Course requirements include active participation in class activities, timely completion of oral and written assignments and projects, frequent quizzes, a midterm and final exam, and a term project. Prerequisite: Successful completion of JAPN-2002 Third Level Japanese II, or its equivalent. This course fulfills one semester of the upper elective requirement for Japanese majors.