Subject Area: Japanese Studies<br/><br/>The course introduces the Japanese sound system, basic greetings as well as a number of basic Japanese structures and vocabulary expressed in Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries that are essential to basic Japanese communication.<br/>They are taught through four social/cultural topics following the textbook, Nakama Book 1 chapters: <br/><br/>1. Self-introduction,<br/>2. Discussion of location,<br/>3. Discussion of daily routines,<br/>4. Discussion of likes and dislikes.<br/><br/>In each topic, while studying the language, students are challenged to discover different approaches to viewing the world around them linguistically and culturally, and are... -- Course Website
