# Japanese- JAPN (JAPN) courses

Bakersfield College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://bakersfield.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-2027-Catalog/japanese-japn

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### JAPN B1 — Japanese I

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/japn.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/japn.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Non-repeatable credit
- BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 3: Arts and Humanities
- CSU General Education Breadth: C.2 Humanities (Lit., Phil. FLng)

This course provides an introduction to Japanese language and culture. Special emphasis is on speaking and understanding Japanese along with mastering elementary grammar and composition while learning the characters of Japanese alphabets. The readings about Japanese culture such as history, geography, classic literatures, social values and morals, and lifestyles will be analyzed.

### JAPN B2 — Japanese II

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 lecture hours
- **Prerequisite:** Successful completion of JAPN B1 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/japn.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/japn.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Non-repeatable credit
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 3.B Humanities; Area 6 Language Other than English (UC Requirement Only)
- CSU General Education Breadth: C.2 Humanities (Lit., Phil. FLng)
- BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 3: Arts and Humanities
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC): Area 3B: Humanities

This is the second-semester course introducing Japanese language and culture. Special emphasis on speaking and understanding Japanese along with mastering elementary grammar and composition while learning the characters of Japanese alphabets. Requires practice with textbook app outside of class. Readings on Japanese culture—including topics such as history, geography, classic literature, social values, morals, and lifestyles—will be analyzed.

### JAPN B3 — Japanese III

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 lecture hours
- **Prerequisite:** Successful completion of JAPN B2 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/japn.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Non-repeatable credit
- CSU General Education Breadth: C.2 Humanities (Lit., Phil. FLng)
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 6 Lang. other than Eng.
- BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 3: Arts and Humanities

This course is the third-semester Japanese language course and provides the students with further knowledge and communication skills in Japanese in all 5 areas: speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. In addition to the polite/distal style, the course further develops oral communication skills in other speech styles such as direct style and honorific style. Students should be able to read and write about 200 kanji (Chinese characters) in this course. The readings about Japanese culture such as history, geography, classic literature, social values and morals, and lifestyles will be analyzed.

### JAPN B4 — Japanese IV

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 lecture hours
- **Prerequisite:** Successful completion of JAPN B3 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/japn.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Non-repeatable credit
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 6 Lang. other than Eng.
- CSU General Education Breadth: C.2 Humanities (Lit., Phil. FLng)
- BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 3: Arts and Humanities

This course is the fourth-semester Japanese language course and provides the students with further knowledge and communications skills in Japanese in all 5 areas: speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural understanding and analysis. In addition to the polite/distal style, direct style and honorific style, the course further develops oral communication skills in other styles such as honorific verbs, extra-modest/humble expressions and passive and causative sentences. 76 new kanji (Chinese characters) are introduced. The readings about Japanese culture such as history, geography, classic literatures, social values and morals, and lifestyles will be analyzed.