Japanese Conversation
Japanese Conversation enhances oral communication skills in everyday contexts by examining terminology, phrases, speech styles, and strategies for real-life situations.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.92 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
understand the difference between grammars and expressions commonly used in conversational Japanese and written Japanese
become familiar with a variety of strategies used to initiate, maintain and close a conversation, to overcome the lack of vocabulary knowledge, and to become a supportive listener
appreciate different styles of speech used depending on the contexts, relationship with the interlocutors, and the speakers’ identities
understand main ideas on familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics delivered through conversations
state and support your views on a variety of familiar topics and in uncomplicated situations
narrate a story and make a presentation on familiar topics with preparation
establish habits of reflecting on your strengths and weaknesses as a speaker of Japanese and consider ways to make improvements
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapASIALANG 204 or placement into ASIALANG 303
- ASIALANG 204
- placement into ASIALANG 303
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- Any of
- ASIALANG 204
- placement into ASIALANG 303
Professors
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.92 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
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Topics
- Terminology, phrases, speech styles, and strategies for real-life conversations.
- Differences between conversational and written Japanese grammars and expressions.
- Speech styles dependent on context, interlocutor relationships, and speaker identities.
- Reflecting on speaking strengths and weaknesses to improve Japanese proficiency.
Skills
- Oral communication skills including initiating, maintaining, and closing conversations, as well as becoming a supportive listener.
- Distinguishing between grammars and expressions used in conversational versus written Japanese.
- Appreciating different speech styles based on context, interlocutor relationships, and speaker identities.
- Stating and supporting views on familiar topics in uncomplicated situations.
- Narrating stories and making presentations on familiar topics with preparation.
- Understanding main ideas on familiar and unfamiliar topics delivered through conversations.
Grades
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