The courses focus on oral and written communication. By learning to communicate in a foreign language, students also learn to communicate more effectively in their native language. From the rules of a logical system, a grammar, students extrapolate original sentences. By including culture of the countries studied, students learn about historical, literary, philosophical, and artistic traditions beyond those of the United States. Students learn about languages, people, and cultures that are different from own 2.
Students also increase their knowledge of the English language.
Japanese 201covers chapters 7-9. Classes are conducted in Japanese only. Memorizing the assigned CCs is essential. Students act out the assigned CCs within the given social contexts and apply them to other related situations with the instructor s coaching. They are never to depend on the romanized text.