Summer Session

JPN 111: Elementary Japanese I

Undergraduate 4 credits

An introduction to spoken and written Japanese with equal attention to speaking, reading, and writing. Linguistic analysis of the characters provides cultural and historical background of the language. This course is designed for students who have no prior knowledge of the language. A student who has had two or more years of Japanese in high school (or who has otherwise acquired an equivalent proficiency) may not take JPN 111 without written permission from the supervisor of the course.

JPN 112: Elementary Japanese II

Undergraduate 4 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in JPN 111 or placement into 112. See http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ll rc/placement_challenge_exams/placement_exam.html for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: LANG

An introduction to spoken and written Japanese with equal attention to speaking, reading, and writing. Linguistic analysis of the characters provides cultural and historical background of the language. This course is designed for students who have no prior knowledge of the language. A student who has had two or more years of Japanese in high school (or who has otherwise acquired an equivalent proficiency) may not take JPN 112 without written permission from the supervisor of the course.

JPN 211: Intermediate Japanese I

Undergraduate 4 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in JPN 112 or placement into 201 or 211. See http://www.stonybrook.edu/com mcms/llrc/placement_challenge_exams/placement_exam.html for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: GLO; LANG

An intermediate course in Japanese language to develop audiolingual skills and reading and writing ability. Selected literary texts serve as the basis for practice in reading comprehension and composition. A student who has had three or more years of Japanese in high school (or has otherwise acquired an equivalent proficiency) may not enroll in JPN 211 without written permission from the supervisor of the course.

JPN 311: Advanced Japanese I

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in JPN 212 or placement into 212. See http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ll rc/placement_challenge_exams/placement_exam.html for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: HFA+; LANG

An advanced course designed for the third-year students of Japanese to strengthen their ability to understand, speak, read, and write in the Japanese language. Students will be trained to apply communication strategies to various situations in Japanese daily-lives. Students will read and interpret a variety of Japanese texts, present their thoughts and ideas based on the texts, and practice various forms of writing including formal letters, essays, and memos by using vocabulary and kanji at an advanced level in Japanese as well as speak effectively in front of the intended audience in Japanese.

JPN 410: Business Japanese

Undergraduate 3 credits

Advisory Prerequisite: JPN 312

DEC: S3 SBC: SBS+; SPK

A course designed for students who wish to expand their Japanese communication skills in a business context and understand socio-economic situations as well as socio-cultural values in Japan. Upon completing this course, students will be able to hold conversations with correct business vocabulary and with culturally appropriate manners, read authentic materials related to business and economics in Japan, and write business correspondence in proper styles and formats.