The main purpose of this course is to enhance your understanding of people who have different cultural backgrounds. We will emphasize communication between Americans and Japanese. It is a book intended to help Japanese people can improve their communication with Americans.
Several copies are available in the library.
In addition, we will use some printed materials that I will distribute in the class and some materials on the Internet. Because we do a lot of exercises in class and use some materials which you do not have, good attendance is very important. If you do not attend class regularly, you will not able to follow the class. For that reason, only two unexcused absences are allowed in a semester. If you have more than two unexcused absences, you will not receive credit for the course.