JAPAN 8Elementary Japanese: Intensive
Japanese · 15 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to fundamentals of standard Japanese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Japanese characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills—speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Offered in summer only.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
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.
JAPAN 8
- JAPAN 4Intermediate Modern Japanese
- JAPAN 5Intermediate Modern Japanese
- JAPAN CM123Structure of Japanese
- LING M176BStructure of Japanese
- JAPAN C223Structure of Japanese
- JAPAN M120Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
- LING M116Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
- JAPAN CM122Japanese Phonology and Morphology
- JAPAN 224ASeminar: Selected Topics in Japanese Discourse Linguistics
- JAPAN 224BSeminar: Selected Topics in Japanese Discourse Linguistics
- JAPAN C222Japanese Phonology and Morphology
- LING M176AJapanese Phonology and Morphology
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