総合日本語II（３）（L3）

Students enrolled are expected to have learned the basic language skills and functions and are at the threshold of starting the study of Japanese at the intermediate level. The course is designed to help students master the foundation of the basic grammar through thorough reviews, expand the level of Grammar and Vocabulary to the intermediate level, and extend further their abilities in everyday interactions in both spoken and written Japanese. Structured instruction will help students to develop all four language skills to the point of working-level proficiency using the materials on topics on cross cultural experiences of daily life in Japan, so that students will be able to:

(1) read modern Japanese texts on various topics;
(2) participate in discussions on various topics on everyday life in Japan;
(3) become familiar with idiomatic expressions and terms that are frequently used in everyday life;
(4) write different types of compositions, express themselves in writing using structurally complex sentences at the intermediate level;
(5) express their ideas by using Vocabulary and Grammar patterns of the lessons covered in the form of speeches and discussion.