JAPN 5

About this course

Continuation of JAPN 4. Development of intermediate-level grammatical structures and communicative tasks. Further practice in intensive oral and written drills, including additional 150 Kanji, in idiomatic constructions. Composition, conversation and selected readings. Differentiating socio-linguistic features, such as honorifics, feminine and masculine styles. Cultural skills to carry out tasks.

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 4INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I
• or

Catalog wording: “JAPN 4 or equivalent.”

What this course unlocks

Foothill courses that list JAPN 5 as a prerequisite.

• JAPN 6INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE III

Transfer pathways that use JAPN 5

ASSIST maps JAPN 5 to a requirement in 14 published pathways from Foothill College.

• Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
• JapaneseFoothill → San Francisco State
• International StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
• Japanese Language and LiteratureFoothill → UC Irvine
• East Asian CulturesFoothill → UC Irvine
• Asian StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• JapaneseFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Humanities B.A. Online Degree CompletionFoothill → CSU Chico
• HumanitiesFoothill → CSU Chico
• Asian StudiesFoothill → CSU Chico
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• JapaneseFoothill → San Jose State
• Japanese StudiesFoothill → UC San Diego