2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    May 02, 2024  
2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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JAPN& 123 Japanese III (5 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly JPNSE 103 - CCN

Prerequisite JAPN& 122  with at least a 1.5 grade, or two years of high school Japanese, or instructor permission.

Course Description
The third quarter of a first-year sequential course providing the student the ability to speak, read, write, and understand japanese.

Course Content
A. Further improvement of pronunciation, listening skills, and sentence construction
B. Basic clothing, furnishings, and daily consumables
C. Professions and work
D. different levels of politeness incorporated into the language
E. Indirect Speech Mannerism
F. Additional 200 Kanji (Chinese characters)
G. Social behavior and customs in Japanese culture
H. Basic historical information

Student Outcomes
1. Use skills learned in Japanese 101/102 with greater speed and accuracy. A, B, C, D, E

2. Give a short, prepared presentation in Japanese. B, D, E

3. Describe immediate physical environment (clothing, furniture, and daily consumables). A, B, C, D, E

4. Discuss professions and work. A, B,C, D, E

5.Use different levels of politeness in conversation. B, C, D, E

6. Write a short formal letter in Japanese. A, E

7. Use “Indirect Speech Mannerism” in a conversation B,C, D, E

8. Read and write 200 Kanji (cumulative). A, C, E

9. Compare and contrast social behavior found in Japanese culture with own culture (in English). A, B, C, D, E

Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50



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