JPNE 345 or department permission. An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once provided different topics are studied. The course aims to develop advanced conversational fluency. Students are expected to participate actively in group discussion.
Instruction includes extensive vocabulary building for discussing a variety of subjects.
JPNE 345 or department permission. The course aims to increase proficiency in business communication in Japanese and to develop knowledge of Japanese economy, industry, and foreign trade. Extensive work on the vocabulary and idiom of Japanese economy and business. The course provides an overview of the system of organization, managerial style, and personnel relations of the Japanese company. Study of business communication focuses on business correspondence and translation.