MJPAN 2060 Japanese Conversation

Stage 4: Global Connections 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, thereby allowing them to engage and interact more effectively with native speakers of Japanese.
Prerequisite(s): MJPAN 2010 Japanese Stage 3: Cultural Perspectives.

(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.

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.