MLL 253 - Intensive Intermediate Japanese for professionals

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-4
A continuation of MLL 151-152 or 153, with increased emphasis on the structure of the language, on vocabulary building and conversation, and on the appreciation of Japanese culture and examine current issues in Japan.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-4 - Lower Division Social and Behavioral Sciences
Prerequisites: MLL 153 or BOTH of MLL 151 and MLL 152
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit up to 8 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Examine U.S. Census Data: Describe the interactions between social, political, and economic institutions, especially within Japanese-speaking communities.

2. Analyze Census Data Over Time: Recognize how the Chinese community generates, resists, and reshapes social, political, and economic principles.

3. Conduct bilingual Data Analysis: Explain and compare how social forces shape human behavior and how the Japanese community engages with a multicultural society.

4. Conduct cultural Appropriation Analysis: Conduct a bilingual analysis of census questions to determine if there are any issues related to cultural appropriation in the language used.

5. Analyze bilingual Census Questions: Engage in bilingual analysis of census questions.

6. Engage in interdisciplinary bilingual discussions: Discuss and debate social, political, and economic issues from an interdisciplinary perspective, examining how systems are produced, resisted, or transformed, using examples like the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival and recent hate crimes against Japanese and Asian Americans.

7. Apply Japanese proficiency to participate the community-Based Activities: Participate in community-based activities, such as attending Japanese cultural events and engaging in public services like mock U.S. Census, the 2024 County Voter Information Guide, or volunteering as interpreters in various settings to gain firsthand experience and insights

GE-4. Lower-division Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives Learning Outcomes

Explain how social, political, and economic institutions and/or principles intersect with each other.
Describe how people produce, resist, and/or transform social, political, and economic institutions/principles.
Investigate contemporary and/or historical events/issues from a social science perspective.