JPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II [SUN# JPN 2202]

1. Demonstrate Japanese speaking skills by using intermediate level grammar structures and expressions in conversational topics such as gift giving-receiving experiences, and express simultaneous actions, hypothetical conditions and possibility and capabilities, complaints and apologies.
2. Demonstrate listening skills in Japanese by identifying the main idea and some detail, and being able to answer questions based upon the familiar and/or authentic dialogue.
3. Demonstrate ability to write by using hiragana, katakana, and kanji by responding to questions on familiar topics such as procedures, explaining important points, customs, regulations, and so forth.
4. Demonstrate ability to read in hiragana, katakana and kanji by recognizing the main ideas and some details written text in Japanese based on familiar or authentic material while using Japanese reading strategies.
5. Demonstrate further cultural norms, values, and beliefs through speaking and/or writing to identify Japanese speaking regions.

1. Speaking and Listening
   1. Oral exercises
   2. Tapes listening exercises
2. Writing and Reading
   1. Kanji (approximately 115 new kanji)
   2. Writing formal letters
   3. Writing and reading exercises
3. Grammar
   1. Analogy and exemplification
   2. Attributes
   3. Describing appearance
   4. Causatives
   5. Expectations
   6. Colloquial speech
   7. Expressing the frequency of actions and events
   8. Describing changes in state
   9. Honorific and humble forms
   10. Passives
   11. Describing efforts
   12. Conditionals
   13. Requests
   14. Causative-passive
   15. Expressing concessions
   16. Describing occasional happenings
   17. Expressing conviction
   18. Expressing the speaker’s emotional involvement
   19. Expressing logical conclusions
   20. Decisions made by others
4. Personal Transactions
   1. Engaging in conversations about health-related issues
   2. Job searches and interviews
   3. Discussing Japanese (popular) culture and media
   4. Discussing nature and pollution
   5. Business phone calls