Japanese for Oral Communication

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Japanese for Oral Communication is a two-year Japanese curriculum for university students who want to learn how to communicate in Japanese. It focuses on conversational Japanese that covers topics and situations that learners will encounter in their university life. The content reflects natural and authentic Japanese used by Japanese people. The curriculum takes a holistic approach to language that includes all aspects of language.

There are video clips on YouTube for students' practice.

For questions, please contact Tomoko Iwai.

JPN111 

JPN112

JPN211

JPN212



Instructor: Tomoko Iwai

Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

University of Hawaii at Manoa