Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Welcome to JPN102: First Year Japanese - Second Term (CRN 13146)

Placement: 

JPN102 is for students having completed JPN101 or the equivalent. JPN101 is a prerequisite. If you are unsure if JPN102 is the right class for you, please email me about taking a placement test at: nao.okumura@pcc.edu

You can see what will be covered in this course by browsing the JPN102 CCOG page.

In this course you will learn to speak, read, write and understand Japanese from the first day of class. We have face to face class meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am - 12:20pm. You can access our course site and materials by going through D2L Brightspace - the learning platform that all courses use at PCC.

During our class meetings we will engage in a variety of pair, small group and whole class activities where you learn to read, write, speak and understand Japanese. Learning language works best when people get to know and trust one another - this can be challenging, but also very rewarding!

In addition to our class meetings, you will also have work that you will complete asynchronously on your own time, such as homework and projects. You will need to spend at least 4-5 hours a week studying and completing homework assignments per week. I also will offer office hours where we can meet one-on-one so that I can help and answer your questions. 

Feel free to contact me via email if you have any questions about the course (nao.okumura@pcc.edu). 

Required course materials:

We use the following textbook and workbook for JPN101, 102 and 103. The physical textbook is preferred to the e-book. 

・Textbook: Banno, Eri. Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese: Textbook. 3rd ed. Tokyo: Japan Times, 2020. Print. ISBN: 9784789017305

・Workbook: Banno, Eri. Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese: Workbook. 3rd ed. Tokyo: Japan Times, 2020. Print. ISBN: 9784789017312

I am excited to work with you this winter!

よろしくおねがいします。

Nao Okumura (she/her)

This is a face to face class and we will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays on the Sylvania campus. You will need to access the latest class schedule and assignment instructions on D2L Brightspace, so it is important that you have access to the internet and a computer or tablet.