Students are methodically introduced to the language and culture through hearing, speaking, reading, and writing Japanese.
Emphasis is on practical understanding of the language.
Japanese Calligraphy Students learn three basic Japanese writing systems, Hiragana, Katakana, and beginning Kanji, using traditional brush, ink, rice paper, and pens. Students will create their own works of art incorporating Japanese characters as words, expressions, and poems as a final product. Different styles of Japanese calligraphy and its history. Jpn 201 Intermediate Japanese I Prerequisites, Jpn 102 or instructor's consent. While mastering the intermediate vocabulary and structural patterns, the student will gain an understanding of the circumstances in which particular expressions might be used.