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JAPN 1

ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I · 5 units · used in 19 transfer pathways

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About this course

Oral and written practice in the minimum competencies in language functions: vocabulary essential to basic communicative situations, grammar necessary for carrying out functions, signals for carrying out communicative tasks, and cultural skills in specific situations. Introduction to Hiragana, Katakana and about 80 Kanji.

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:00 PM UTC
JAPN 1ELEMENTARY JAPANESE IOpen4 sections · 3 seats reported · 3 instructors
  • CRN 20044 · 01Rakow · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0
  • CRN 20045 · 02Wortz · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0
  • CRN 20469 · 03Wortz · TBA TBA · ONLINEOpen · 1
  • CRN 22088 · 50Saigusa · TBA TBA · ONLINEOpen · 2

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

What this course unlocks

Foothill courses that list JAPN 1 as a prerequisite.

Transfer pathways that use JAPN 1

ASSIST maps JAPN 1 to a requirement in 19 published pathways from Foothill College.

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