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JAPN 3

ELEMENTARY JAPANESE III · 5 units · used in 22 transfer pathways

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About this course

Further development of material presented in JAPN 1 & 2. Oral and written practice in competencies in language functions: vocabulary essential to daily communicative situations, grammar necessary for carrying out various functions, signals for carrying out communicative tasks, and cultural skills in specific situations. Distinguishing formal and informal styles, and using honorifics. Making suppositions. Additional 120 Kanji pronunciation and recognition.

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTC

No section is scheduled at Foothill College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

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

Prerequisites

  • JAPN 2ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II
  • or

Catalog wording: “JAPN 2 or equivalent.

What this course unlocks

Foothill courses that list JAPN 3 as a prerequisite.

Transfer pathways that use JAPN 3

ASSIST maps JAPN 3 to a requirement in 22 published pathways from Foothill College.

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