JAPN 311 | Communicative Japanese: The Harmony of Writing and Speaking

This course is designed for students who wish to further improve their language skills in all areas: oral, aural, reading, and writing. The first half of the semester places special emphasis on writing and the second half of the semester on speaking, so that students will further develop their proficiency in these two areas as a preparation for advanced level courses. The course goal is to enable students to obtain intermediate to high intermediate level communication skills in both written and spoken Japanese. Students will be trained to write letters, messages, resumes, 2-4 page long compositions, reports, speeches, and to carry on longer and more natural conversations and participate in group discussion in Japanese.