Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Akita International University
Course Title:
Elementary Japanese 105
Course Number:
JPL 105
Course Description:
JPL 105 is designed to acquaint students with grammatical structures and vocabulary appropriate for
beginning learners and aimed for students to reach the CEFR level A1*.
Through a variety of classroom activities, students develop all four linguistic skills (listening, speaking,
reading, and writing) as well as language knowledge such as grammar, vocabulary, and kanji. Students
will learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the
satisfaction of the needs in daily life. The course will also introduce students to some fundamental
Japanese socio-cultural concepts that will help them interpret the underlying meaning behind what is
said and what is not said in their encounters with Japanese people on and off campus. The course
covers Chapters 1 to 6 of the textbook “Genki I.”
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
JAPA 110
