2025 Fall
JAPAN 1A 005 - LEC 005
Elementary Japanese
Class #:25994
Units: 5
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
19
Enrolled: 3
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 22
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
10 hours of outside work hours per week, 1 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Course Catalog Description
Japanese 1A is designed to develop basic Japanese language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will learn the Japanese writing system: hiragana, katakana and approximately 150 kanji. At the end of the course, students should be able to greet, invite, compare, and describe persons and things, activities, intensions, ability, experience, purposes, reasons, and wishes. Grades will be determined on the basis of attendance, quiz scores, homework and class participation.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for JAPAN 1A after completing JAPAN 1.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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