Japanese Language Subjects

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Japanese Language Subjects

Six Japanese language subjects for different skill levels will be offered for graduate students. These are not required subjects. Students should keep the following in mind when registering for any of these subjects.
Please check the class schedule at the beginning of each semester for the subjects offered that semester as subjects may change. Japanese language subjects’ syllabi can be found on the syllabus system.

Subject Name		Credits	Counted toward the Credits Required for Completion			Grades	Subject Overview
Subject Name		Credits	GSAM	GSM	GSAD	Grades	Subject Overview
1	Survival Japanese I	2	No	No	No	Pass/Fail (P/F)	Geared toward ﬁrst-time learners of Japanese. Students will learn basic hiragana, katakana and some simple kanji. Basic grammar and vocabulary for everyday situations will be covered. Students will be able to obtain a good grasp of what kind of language Japanese is while leaning the basic conversation patterns.
2	Survival Japanese II	2	No	No	No	Pass/Fail (P/F)	Offered to students who have completed Survival Japanese I or have an equivalent level. Students will continue to develop introductory level of reading and writing kanji, and will expand the basic grammar. Students will be able to use more Japanese vocabulary, expressions and simple sentences in dialogue. They will be introduced to the written form of kanji through reading and writing exercises.
3	Japanese for Communication I	2	No	Yes	No	Letter grade (A+ to C, F)	Offered to students who have completed Survival Japanese II or have an equivalent level. Students will acquire a solid foundation of Japanese language. They will be able to engage in simple conversations and experience reading and writing short passages (with kanji they have learned) about familiar topics.
4	Japanese for Communication II	2					Offered to students who have completed Japanese for Communication I or have an equivalent level. Students will be able to converse more ﬂuently and conﬁdently using more complex grammatical structures and vocabulary, and continue to increase their knowledge and recognition of kanji.
5	Japanese for Communication III	2					Offered to students who have completed Japanese for Communication II or have an equivalent level. Students will continue to engage in more complex daily conversation and will read and write more kanji. Students will be able to use various types of Japanese including polite Japanese and informal conversation styles.
6	Japanese for Communication IV	2					Offered to students who have completed Japanese for Communication III or have an equivalent level. Students will be able to engage in conversations in various situations and make short presentations on familiar topics in Japanese. Students will also be able to read and write short paragraphs on familiar topics relating to personal interests and practical needs.

Students who want to take Japanese language subjects must sit a placement test to determine the subject level they can start at.
Students may register up to 1 subject per semester.
Each class is held for the duration of the semester.
Class capacity is set for all Japanese language classes. Students cannot register for classes with fulﬁlled class capacity.
Credits earned from Japanese language subjects are counted towards the completion requirements differently depending on the graduate school / program and details are outlined in the table above; however, these credits count as part of the maximum credit limit set for each semester.
Japanese language subjects for which a passing grade has been received will be listed on the Transcript of Academic Record.
Students who passed the preceding subject level do not have to sit a placement test again to register for the next subject level.
Japanese for Communication I to IV are letter graded. However, grades from these subjects are calculated differently in the semester or cumulative GPAs depending on the graduate school / program. Details are outlined in the table above.
Further details and class syllabi for Graduate School Japanese language subjects can be found in the syllabus system.

Japanese Placement Test

The Japanese Placement Test is mandatory for students who want to take Japanese language subjects. The Japanese subject level from which students will begin their studies will be decided by their score on the Japanese Placement Test. All students who want to take Japanese language subjects must take the Japanese Placement Test held prior to the beginning of every semester (late March and mid-September). Details regarding the Japanese Placement Test for the next semester will be sent out on Campus Terminal towards the end of the 2nd quarter. Students interested in taking the Japanese Placement Test are recommended to check Campus Terminal regularly.

Note:

Students who have already registered for a Japanese language subject after enrollment in their current program are not eligible to sit the placement test again.
The result of the Japanese placement test will be announced via Campus Terminal before Course Registration Period B.
Students who will be taking the placement test must register for the subject level in which they are placed in during Course Registration Period B for that semester.