Section Info: ASIAN-223-01

Course Title: Second Year Japanese II
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: ASIAN-223 is the fourth semester course in Japanese for those who have taken ASIAN-222 or have equivalent preparation in Japanese. Students in this course are taught to be able to explain procedures, ask and express opinions, understand and express complaints and apologies, while learning grammatical constructions such as passive, causative, causative-passive and different levels of politeness.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Nari Matsushima             nmatsushima@mtholyoke.edu  

Naoko Nemoto (email: nnemoto@mtholyoke.edu, phone: 413-538-2886) may also be contacted for registration permissions and registration questions.
Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Monday, Wednesday and Friday   08:30AM - 09:45AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: ASIAN-222 or equivalent. Take previously   Required  

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
JPNS-CRSE      
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: 10     Available: 8     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.