MJPAN 2040 Connections In Language And Culture

An intermediate-level language course, MJPAN 2040 Connections In Language And Culture invites students to enhance their intercultural and linguistic competence by exploring cultural, geographical, historical, and social perspectives of Japan as they develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and intercultural competence through task-based learning, thereby allowing them to engage and interact more effectively with speakers of Japanese. This is a non-sequential, intermediate-level course that may be taken before or after MJPAN 2030.

Prerequisite(s): MJPAN 1020 Japanese Stage 2: Personal Connections or appropriate placement.

Normally offered each Spring semester.

An intermediate-level language course, MJPAN 2030 Perspectives In Language And Culture invites students to explore cultural perspectives of Japan and their own as they review and develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and intercultural competence through task-based learning, thereby enhancing their ability to interact in Japanese with more confidence on familiar topics. This is a non-sequential, intermediate-level course that may be taken before or after MJPAN 2040.

Prerequisite(s): MJPAN 1020 Japanese Stage 2: Personal Connections or appropriate placement.

Normally offered Fall semester.

A continuation of Stage 1: Personal Perspectives, Stage 2: Personal Connections expands on the basic concepts of Japanese language and culture, thus providing the necessary knowledge and skills for students to interact in Japanese about familiar topics. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): MJPAN 1010 Japanese Stage 1: Personal Perspectives.

(Normally offered each spring semester.)