The Japanese Program
The World Languages Department offers the following Japanese courses:
First semester
Japn 101 Japanese I (5 units)
Second semester
Japn 102 Japanese II (5 units)
Third semester
Japn 201 Japanese III (5 units)
Fourth semester
Japn 202 Japanese IV (5 units)
Additional Courses
Japn 130 Japanese Culture and Literature (3 units)
Japn 225 Japanese Conversation and Reading (3 units)
A. A. Degree in Japanese
Course Requirements (23 units)
Japanese 101* (5 units): Elementary Japanese I
Japanese 102* (5 units): Elementary Japanese II
Japanese 201 (5 units): Intermediate Japanese I
Japanese 202 (5 units): Intermediate Japanese II
Japanese 130 (3 units): Japanese Culture and Literature
** In addition, A.A. degree requires the completion of general education (GE) courses.
* Students can meet the Japanese 101 and 102 requirement by taking the Credit by Exam.
** Since 201, 202, and 130 are not offered every semester, students are encouraged to take these courses when offered rather than waiting for the next expected opening.
Certificate in Japanese
Students are required to complete the five Japanese courses listed above.
Textbooks for Japanese:
Japanese 101 and 102
Textbook, Nakama I, by Y.A. Hatasa, K. Hatasa, S. Makino, 3rd Edition, Cengage electronic version
Student Activities Manual (SAMe), Nakama 1, Hatasa, K. Hatasa, S. Makino, 3rd Edition, Cengage
Japanese 201 and 202
Textbook, Nakama 2, by Y.A. Hatasa, K. Hatasa, S. Makino, 3rd Edition, Cengage electronic version
Student Activities Manual (SAMe), Nakama 1, Hatasa, K. Hatasa, S. Makino, 3rd Edition, Cengage
Japanese 130 is a zero cost textbook program. All course materials will be provided.