JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I [SUN# JPN 2201]

1. Demonstrate Japanese speaking skills by using intermediate level grammar structures and expressions in conversational topics such as making travel and future plans, and asking for and giving directions.
2. Demonstrate Japanese listening skills by identifying the main idea and some detail, and being able to answer questions and/or follow based upon the familiar dialogue presented.
3. Demonstrate writing skills by using hiragana, katakana, and kanji in responding to questions on familiar topics to express such as capability, physical conditions, intention and plans, regret, obligation, wishes, presuppositions and conditions. 
4. Demonstrate ability to read in hiragana, katakana and kanji by recognizing the main ideas and some details in a written text in Japanese based on familiar or authentic material.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural norms, beliefs, and regional variations through speaking and/or writing regarding current events/trends happening in Japan.

1. Oral and Written Forms
   1. 99 additional kanji characters
   2. Pronunciation
2. Grammatical Structures
   1. Adjectival conjunctions
   2. Comparatives and superlatives
   3. Past, plain verb forms
   4. Extended predicate
   5. Verb, adjective, nominal te-form
   6. Probability and conjecture
   7. Interrogatives and particles
   8. Potential forms
   9. Nominalizers
   10. Progressives
   11. Relative clauses
   12. Past experience
   13. Desire
   14. Opinion
   15. Excessive
   16. Quoted speech
   17. Intention/verb volitional forms
   18. Simultaneous actions
   19. Temporal clause
   20. Indefinite pronouns
   21. Conditional clause
   22. Reporting hearsay
   23. Embedded questions
3. Interpersonal Transactions
   1. Describe, compare, and predict weather and climate
   2. Describe a schedule in logical order
   3. Express conjectures
   4. Describe hobbies and degrees of ability
   5. Describe family members
   6. Describe someone’s progressive and habitual action
   7. Describe favorite food and drink
   8. Describe past experiences
   9. Make polite requests
   10. Discuss plans
   11. Express 1st and 3rd persons’ desires
   12. Express opinions in a culturally appropriate way
   13. Quote hearsay
   14. Describe planned actions and the reason for proposed actions
   15. Describe simultaneous actions
   16. Transact purchases
   17. Describe clothes used on various occasions
   18. Provide multiple reasons
   19. Give culturally appropriate answers to questions
   20. Write a formal letter
   21. Read a newspaper-style article
   22. Read various brochures
4. Cultural Component of Communication Competency