JPN 1002 (a continuation of JPN 1001) is an introductory Japanese course for true beginners. The course will be taught at half the pace of the standard elementary Japanese course, JPN 101. This introductory course stresses oral-aural facility, but it also includes an introduction to written Japanese, including hiragana, katakana and some basic kanji. After taking JPN 1001 and JPN 1002, students will have developed basic abilities to handle simple social situations in Japanese and be well prepared for the second half of the standard elementary Japanese courses (JPN102), which is offered every spring term.