THIRD YEAR JAPANESE

Third Year Japanese II, JPNS4206OC, 4 points. You are required to take Third Year Japanese I, JPNS4205OC with this course.

Instructor: Orie Maeguchi

The 3rd Year Japanese program (JPNS4205OC & JPNS4206OC; 8 points/2 semesters) is designed for those who have completed at least two years of college-level Japanese or the equivalent (around 300 hours of Japanese study).

Students who want to take this course are expected to be at least at the Intermediate-Mid level of the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Proficiency Guidelines at the beginning of the course. Please note that depending on the results of the placement test, the students may be placed in a different level than they apply for.

For a more detailed description, please follow the links provided: ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Intermediate: Speaking | Writing | Listening | Reading
(see the section of “INTERMEDIATE MID”)

This class will cover most of the chapters in Tobira (Kuroshio). The coverage and materials will be contingent on the levels of students.

The goal of this course is to achieve Intermediate-High or above of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. Upon successful completion of the course, the students will:

• have a command of intermediate-level grammar and vocabulary (equivalent to JLPT N3-N2);
• understand both spoken and written Japanese correctly about a variety of topics;
• be able to express his/her opinions at the paragraph level in socially appropriate manner.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the Vergil