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JAPAN 111 - Elementary Japanese I

JAPAN 111: Elementary Japanese I (5 units) at San Diego State University. Not offered in Spring 2027. Counts toward General Education (2026-27), General Education (2024-25).

5 units
  • Humanities
  • Area 2. Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Japanese
  • Impacted Program
  • Asian Languages
  • Preparation for the Major
  • Language Requirement for the B.A. Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Humanities: History, Languages other than English, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (unknown), Fall 2026 (offered)

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Five lectures and one hour of laboratory. Elementary language skills: fundamental grammar, idiomatic expressions, hiragana, katakana, and basic kanji characters. Reading, writing, speaking, oral-aural drills, and relationship between language and culture. Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective.

From the catalog

Counts as
Humanities [3B]
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Catalog notes
Taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for taking lower division courses. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 111, JAPAN 112, JAPAN 211, JAPAN 212 taken out of sequence.

0 sections in Spring 2027

JAPAN 111 is not offered in Spring 2027. Check all JAPAN classes for other terms.