JPNS 50 - Basic Japanese for Visitor Industry

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week Using the audio-lingual approach, JPNS 50 teaches the student to comprehend and speak in Japanese. It is specially designed for those students planning to work in the visitor industry and for those who wish to speak Japanese without obtaining the mastery of conversational Japanese. It also provides an orientation to Japanese culture to aid in understanding the Japanese visitor to Hawai'i. Upon successful completion of JPNS 50, the student should be able to: Acquire a limited vocabulary, a workable knowledge of Japanese expressions, and a fair background in the culture of Japan to enable him to communicate with the Japanese visitors in hotels, restaurants, shops and offices, at travel desks. Reproduce orally ten common everyday greetings. Demonstrate the Japanese and Chinese counting system of numbers one through twelve in terms of people and in telling time. Give directions from one place to another using terms: here, there, over there, where, right, left, turn, straight, up, and down. Practice a conversation with another person using expressions covered in lessons. Answer and take a message on the phone. Demonstrate the Chinese counting system of numbers one through a hundred and express them in monetary terms. Given a list of store items in English, state the Japanese equivalent. Given a list of store items in Japanese, state the English equivalent. Express colors and clothing sizes in Japanese. Carry on conversation, using at least twenty simple phrases with customers at a hotel, restaurant, gift shop, and office. Given a list, pronounce twenty Americanized Japanese words accurately. Explain the American 4 percent excise tax in Japanese. Given a list of sizes of clothing and footwear items, state the Japanese equivalent. Reproduce orally twenty idiomatic expressions commonly used in hotels, restaurants, and at travel desks. Given a list of names of the week, days, and months, state the Japanese equivalent. Given a list of menu items in Japanese, pronounce twenty names of food and drink accurately. Given a list of menu items in English, state the Japanese equivalent. Demonstrate knowledge of the Chinese counting system of numbers beyond one hundred. Identify Chinese characters commonly found in hotels, restaurants, airports, and sightseeing areas, and state their meaning.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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