JAPN 103: First-Year Japanese

Japanese · 5 credits · Lang, Literatures, & Cultures

Fundamentals of the language: writing and reading hiragana, katakana and kanji; grammar, listening and speaking. Audio-assisted oral practice is an integral part of the course.

Offered in 7 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

JAPN 102

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Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

JAPN 102 First-Year Japanese
requires JAPN 101
- JAPN 101 First-Year Japanese

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (5)

EAST 302, JAPN 201, JAPN 330, JAPN 397C, JAPN 397D

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

EAST 302 Methods and Materials in East Asian Studies
JAPN 201 Second-Year Japanese
- JAPN 202 Second-Year Japanese (continues on its page)
JAPN 330 Japanese Culture Through Film
JAPN 397C Religion and Spirituality in Japanese Literature
JAPN 397D Premodern Japanese Literature - Ghosts of Premodern Japan

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Kusakabe, Madoka	8	Spring 2022 to Spring 2026
Deguchi, Masanori	6	Spring 2021 to Spring 2027
Bond, Nathaniel	2	Spring 2021 to Spring 2022
Fukuyama, Minori	2	Spring 2023
Noma, Noriko	2	Spring 2026
Walker, Tyler	2	Spring 2023 to Spring 2027
Negishi, Makoto	1	Spring 2024

Every offering in the listed terms (23 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	0	22224	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · OM 587	Deguchi, Masanori	0/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027	0	22225	Seminar	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · MH 039	Deguchi, Masanori	0/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027	0	22226	Seminar	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · BH 319	Walker, Tyler	0/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	22565	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AH 017	Noma, Noriko	13/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	22566	Seminar	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · BH 319	Noma, Noriko	9/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	22567	Seminar	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · MH 121	Kusakabe, Madoka	20/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	23116	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · MH 011	Deguchi, Masanori	12/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	23117	Seminar	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · MH 239	Kusakabe, Madoka	21/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	23118	Seminar	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · OM 580	Kusakabe, Madoka	22/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	302	20146	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · MH 112	Kusakabe, Madoka	8/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	301	20144	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · MH 112	Kusakabe, Madoka	22/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0	22036	Lecture	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · MH 112	Negishi, Makoto	22/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0	22855	Lecture	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · MH 056	Kusakabe, Madoka	8/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	302	20151	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · MH 156	Walker, Tyler	14/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	301	20149	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · MH 112	Fukuyama, Minori	12/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0	22233	Lecture	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · HU 110	Deguchi, Masanori	24/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0	23363	Lecture	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · MH 013	Fukuyama, Minori	15/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	302	20158	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · ONLINE SYNC	Kusakabe, Madoka	15/25	Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2022	301	20156	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · ONLINE SYNC	Kusakabe, Madoka	16/25	Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2022	0	22461	Lecture	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · ONLINE SYNC	Bond, Nathaniel	7/25	Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2021	302	20164	Lecture	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · REMOTE SYNC	Deguchi, Masanori	16/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	301	20162	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · REMOTE SYNC	Deguchi, Masanori	21/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0	22818	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · REMOTE SYNC	Bond, Nathaniel	10/25	Face to Face Instruction