Acquisition of basic competence in Japanese in the areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Part 2 of a two part course. Prerequisite is Japanese 120 or Japanese 126 or permission of the instructor.
The Commonwealth Honors College thesis or project is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members to define and carry out in-depth research or creative endeavors. It provides excellent preparation for students who intend to continue their education through graduate study or begin their professional careers. The student works closely with their 499Y Honors Research sponsor to pursue research on a topic or question of special interest to them in preparation for writing a 499T Honors Thesis or completing a 499P Honors Project.
Course builds reading skills through reading and grammatical analysis of the text; Builds spoken fluency by discussion of the text through oral drills on new vocabulary and grammar, and through the use of video material. Further emphasis on learning kanji. Part 2 of two-part course. Prerequisite: JAPANESE 326.