JAPAN 312 - Third Year Japanese II

Units: 3 GE

Three lectures and one hour of laboratory.

Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 311 or JAPAN 321.

Further strengthening of communication skills in Japanese; various literary styles; introduction of chugaku kanji. Social and economic issues in Japan and the U.S.; cultural values shaping business conduct in Japan; characteristics of Japanese management; intercultural communication.

Note: Preparation for JAPAN 411. Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 311, 312, JAPAN 411, JAPAN 412 taken out of sequence. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311, JAPAN 312, JAPAN 321, JAPAN 322, JAPAN 411, JAPAN 412, JAPAN 421, JAPAN 422, and JAPAN 480.