Japanese (World Languages and Literatures)
Japan is a country rich in ancient culture and tradition, but it also has the contemporary world’s second largest and most prosperous economy and is a world-wide model for efficiently-run companies that market their products globally. Additionally, Japan is the successful cultural exporter of origami, sushi, anime, manga, karaoke, martial arts, and Hello Kitty. There are thus many reasons to learn Japanese. We offer four semesters of elementary Japanese – JPN 1001, Introduction to Japanese I and JPN 1002, Introduction to Japanese and II and JPN 2001, Intermediate Japanese I and JPN 2002, Intermediate Japanese II. Courses in Japanese can be used as part of the Asian, Middle Eastern, and North African Studies (AMENA) major or minor.
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Ann Imai Tarumoto - Japanese language
ann.tarumoto@mville.edu