JAPAN 105XPAdvanced Reading and Writing: Community-Engaged Learning
Japanese · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Designed for heritage and non-heritage learners who are highly proficient in informal spoken Japanese but have limited proficiency in formal speech or literacy skills. Introduction to community engagement in various forms. Exploration of methods of community involvement and change-making processes within a variety of professional and community contexts. Students engage in learning to broaden their understanding of Japanese-speaking and Japanese/English bilingual communities. Students have the opportunity to use cultural and linguistic knowledge acquired in Japanese classes in real-world settings.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced preparation: Japanese placement test.
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.