| Course Title: First Year Japanese II |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: This continues ASIAN-120, First Year Japanese I. Introduces listening, speaking, reading, and writing modern Japanese; hiragana, katakana, and approximately 150 Kanji. Supplements class work with audio and video. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:6.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Nari Matsushima | nmatsushima@mtholyoke.edu | |
| Naoko Nemoto | 413-538-2886 | nnemoto@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ASIAN-120 or equivalent. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: ASIAN-121L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| EASIA0001 | EASIA: East Asian Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major. |
| ASIAN0001 | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 5 | Available: 13 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Nakama 1b Author: Hatasa, Hatasa, Makino, Copyright: 2009 Edition: 2 Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Heinle Cengage Learning |
Required | 90.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at n/a |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Can be digital version. No workbook/CD necessary. |