Summer Intensive Japanese Program
Elementary Japanese
The elementary class is designed for students with no or minimal knowledge of Japanese. The class uses a communicative approach to engage students in the learning process. In conjuction with the textbook and audio materials that accompany the textbook, we will make use of a variety of authentic audio and video resources to ensure significant exposure to the language. Students will be introduced to the Japanese pronunciation, writing system, basic grammar for the purpose of communication, reading and writing simple texts, through participation in games, functional and communicative activities, and tasks.
Elementary-Level Textbooks
**Please check with Japanese Coordinator before purchasing materials**
Required:
Genki, An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-10: 4789014403
ISBN-13: 9784789014403
Publisher: Kinokuniya
Genki Workbook I
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-10: 478901441X
ISBN-13: 9784789014410
Publisher: Kinokuniya
Intermediate Japanese
The intermediate class is designed for students with at least one year of recent college-level Japanese studies. The class uses a communicative approach to engage students in the learning process. In conjunction with the textbook and audio materials that accompany the textbook, we will make use of a variety of authetic audio and video resources to ensure significant exposure to the language. Students will have opportunities to practice formal and informal communication skills in Japanese with their peers and with native speakers, further develop their grammatical and structural knowledge of the language, and use their critical thinking skills to engage in real-life situations such as problem solving in Japanese. The instruction is designed to improve students' overall ability to understand and use the language appropriately.
Low-Intermediate-Level Textbooks
**Please check with Japanese Coordinator before purchasing materials**
Required:
Genki, An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-10: 4789014436
ISBN-13: 9784789014434
Publisher: Kinokuniya
Genki Workbook II
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-10: 4789014444
ISBN-13: 9784789014441
Publisher: Kinokuniya
High-Intermediate-Level Textbooks
**Please check with Japanese Coordinator before purchasing materials**
Required:
An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (with CDs)
Edition: REV 08
ISBN-10: 4789013073
ISBN-13: 9784789013079
Publisher: Kinokuniya
An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Workbook
Edition: 2ND 08
ISBN-10: 4789013081
ISBN-13: 9784789013086
Publisher: Kinokuniya
Advanced Japanese
The advanced class is designed for students with at least two years of recent college-level Japanese studies. The class uses a communicative approach to engage students in the learning process. In conjunction with the textbook and audio materials that accompany the textbook, we will make use of a variety of authetic audio and video resources to ensure significant exposure to the language. Students will have opportunities to practice formal and informal communication skills in Japanese with their peers and with native speakers, further develop their grammatical and structural knowledge of the language, and use their critical thinking skills to engage in real-life situations such as problem solving in Japanese. The instruction is designed to improve students' overall ability to understand and use the language appropriately. Students will be exposed different levels of speech, honorific/humble use of language, current issues discussions using media, etc.
Advanced-Level Textbooks
**Please check with Japanese Coordinator before purchasing materials**
