JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese II

Continuation of JAPN 101. Further development of communication skills both oral and written. Mastery of the basic conjugated forms of verbs and adjectives in the past-nonpast and positive-negative paradigms in both the polite -masu and plain forms. Students will learn to decode the speaker's assumptions or attitudes as they are integrated into certain grammatical forms. Introduction to kanji (approximately 50 characters and their multiple readings).