8 courses with the subject JA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
JA 111Japanese I3
2 lecture and 2 lab hours The purpose of this course is to enable students to communicate effectively in Japanese at an elementary level and to introduce them to Japanese culture. Reading, writing and speaking will be given equal attention and Japanese culture is introduced. All new grammatical, syntactical and phonetic skills covered in course lectures will be further developed in a multimedia environment.
2 lecture and 2 lab hours Students expand upon the skills established in Japanese I and continue to study Japanese culture. Students workshop and hone all new grammatical, syntactical and phonetic skills worked on in the lecture hours in a multimedia environment. Prerequisite(s): JA 111 or equivalent.
3 lecture hours Students learn to converse in Japanese by emphasizing interaction in real-world situations. Functional and practical verbal communications are addressed, with a focus on Japanese culture. Course also taught in Tokyo, Japan, in Summer Session. Prerequisite(s): JA 111 or equivalent.
2 lecture and 2 lab hours This intermediate course is designed to review and refine students' communication skills in Japanese. Supplementary reading materials (including poetry, short stories, and magazine and newspaper articles), films, and videos further the students' knowledge of Japanese culture. All new grammatical, syntactical and phonetic skills covered in course lectures will be further developed in a multimedia environment. Prerequisite(s): JA 112 or equivalent. 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog 425
