LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

2024-2025 CATALOG

The Academic Catalog is the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies and degree requirements for Loyola University Chicago. It is published every year in advance of the next academic year.

Japanese (JAPN)

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JAPN 101  Japanese I  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course introduces the four basic communicative skills in Japanese: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students gain knowledge of Japanese culture and ways of thinking which provide the context for communicating in Japanese. No previous knowledge of Japanese is required.
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Japanese Language and Culture  
Course equivalencies: X-JAPN101/ASIAJ01  
Students will be able to understand and respond to greetings, introductions, and basic question about time, location, and directions and will be able to read and write hiragana and katakana, the two phonetic Japanese scripts as well as about 25 ideographic characters

Outcomes

Students will be able to understand and respond to greetings, introductions, and basic question about time, location, and directions and will be able to read and write hiragana and katakana, the two phonetic Japanese scripts as well as about 25 ideographic characters
JAPN 102  Japanese II  (3 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: JAPN 101  
Students will build on the skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing gained in JAPN 101.
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Japanese Language and Culture  
Course equivalencies: X-JAPN102/ASIAJ02  
Students will be able to introduce themselves and others, discuss daily life, and read and write simple paragraph length compositions with the aid of vocabulary lists

Outcomes

Students will be able to introduce themselves and others, discuss daily life, and read and write simple paragraph length compositions with the aid of vocabulary lists
JAPN 103  Japanese III  (3 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: JAPN 102  
Students will expand their knowledge of Japanese vocabulary, grammar, usage, and speech levels, using Japanese as a medium for learning Japanese.
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Japanese Language and Culture  
Course equivalencies: X-JAPN103/ASIAJ03  
Students will use written and spoken Japanese to ask for and express opinions, to ask for assistance, and to participate in a variety of written and verbal social routines

Outcomes

Students will use written and spoken Japanese to ask for and express opinions, to ask for assistance, and to participate in a variety of written and verbal social routines
JAPN 104  Japanese IV  (3 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: JAPN 103  
This course extends students' knowledge of Japanese grammar, vocabulary, verbal routines, and cultural patterns. Students will read and respond in Japanese to short works of fiction and non-fiction.
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Japanese Language and Culture  
Course equivalencies: X-JAPN104/ASIAJ04  
Students will converse in Japanese for extended periods and be able to decode and create many written items from daily life such as application forms, catalogs, and recipes

Outcomes

Students will converse in Japanese for extended periods and be able to decode and create many written items from daily life such as application forms, catalogs, and recipes
JAPN 250  Composition & Conversation I  (3 Credit Hours)  
Students gain mastery of intermediate Japanese grammar and increase their ability to use honorific and humble speech, with increasing use of Japanese as the medium of instruction.
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Japanese Language and Culture  
JAPN 251  Composition & Conversation II  (3 Credit Hours)  
This class is conducted mostly in Japanese with students developing the ability to read and discuss longer texts, including primary sources, to gain greater knowledge and understanding of Japan.
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Japanese Language and Culture