AALL: Japanese Transfer Course Information

Information Concerning Transfer of Japanese Courses

Transferring a language course to Duke from another institution may involve up to 3 separate events: 1) obtaining course credit which counts toward fulfilling the 34 courses required for graduation, 2) obtaining Mode of Inquiry FL coding which counts towards fulfilling your language requirement, and 3) determining the next language course you need to take at Duke to fulfill your language requirement (if it is not completed by this transfer course). NOTE: Obtaining Japanese 888 or Japanese 999 credit toward the 34 courses required for graduation does not automatically mean that the course will also receive the Mode of Inquiry FL code. Likewise, obtaining a Mode of Inquiry FL code for a transfer course does not automatically mean that you will be prepared to successfully complete a Japanese course at Duke at a higher level.

Prior to taking the transfer course.

Familiarize yourself with the procedures for transferring a course for credit given on the T-Reqs web site at
http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/t-reqs/transfercredit.html
If you intend to request a FL coding for the transfer course in Japanese, also familiarize yourself with the requirements given in parts 2 and 3 below.

In order to transfer to Duke and count as one course credit toward your graduation, the first requirement is that the Japanese course must not have fewer contact hours than the equivalent course taught on campus at Duke. A Duke language course contact hour is no less than 50 minutes.

Minimum required contact hours:

Japanese 1:	70
Japanese 2:	70
Japanese 63:	70
Japanese 64:	70
Japanese 100 and above:	42

Indicate the total number of class sessions of 50 minutes:

In addition to fulfilling the contact hour requirement, Japanese courses that are to be transferred for elective credit must meet the following specific minimum requirements:
1. All coursework and class discussion mostly in Japanese.
2. The courses should focus on developing all four language skills, not just grammatical knowledge,
3. Courses taken in high school can not be transfered.
Obtain a copy of the course description and any other documentation needed to show that the transfer course meets these minimum requirements.

Download the Transfer Course Approval Form from the T-Reqs web site and fill out the top of the form. Bring the form, the calculation for part b, and the documentation for part c to the Assistant to the DUS in Asian and African Languages and Literature, Ms. Kim Hawks, located at 2101 Campus Dr. If approved, the course will be listed on the form as an elective course in Japanese. (Japanese 888 will be used to designate an elective course at the introductory or intermediate level and Japanese 999 will be used to designate an elective course at the advanced level.)

Take the signed form and documentation to the office of your academic dean for final approval. Upon approval, the dean will send the form to the Registrar.

While taking the transfer course. If you may later want to request that the transfer course count toward fulfilling your Duke language requirement, you should save all the course materials such as the syllabus, textbooks, papers written, quizzes, exams, etc.

After taking the transfer course.
1. Assuming satisfactory completion of the course with a grade of C- or better, request that the Registrar of the institution you attended send a copy of your transcript to the Registrar of Duke University, Box 90054, Durham, NC, 27708. Upon receipt of your dean's approval and the transcript showing successful completion of the course, the Registrar will add the transfer course to your Duke transcript as Japanese 888 or Japanese 999.
2. If you want the transfer course to count toward fulfilling your Duke language requirement, you must request that the transfer course be granted the foreign language Mode of Inquiry code, FL.
  
  See part c, below, for requirements for FL Mode of Inquiry credit for Japanese courses.
  
  See part d, below, for requirement for FL Mode of Inquiry credit for an advanced level Japanese course (Japanese 100 or higher).
3. For a course that was approved for transfer to Duke by the DUS in Asian and African Languages and Literature and your academic dean with a course number of Japanese 888, the requirement for obtaining a FL code is that the transfer course must be equivalent to the corresponding Duke language course. The requirements for establishing equivalency are given below.
  
  General requirements:
  - Language of Instruction: Target language is the language of instruction for Advanced and above. Target language is the language of instruction for 80% of the class in the Intermediate sequence.
  - Language Modalities: Speaking, listening, reading, writing, culture acquisition
  - Language Methodology: Communicative, content based approach; language use in context; use of audio and video for development of listening comprehension;
  - Kanji Knowledge: Elementary course (by the end of JPN 02 ): approximately 200
    Intermediate course (by the end of JPN 64 ): approximately 500
    Advanced course (by the end of JPN 126 ): approximately 800
  - Course Content: grammar, lexical acquisition, kanji acquisition, pragmatics and discourse, reading, authentic texts in original (written, printed media, literary, television, film) for advanced and above,
  - Evaluation: Student should be evaluated on all language modalities by frequent quizzes, written tests or exams, and orals (interviews or presentations)
  Course-specific requirements:
  - Japanese 1 must cover at least half of basic grammar in elementary textbook. Approximately 80 kanji are introduced by the end of the semester.
  - Japanese 2 must completer basic grammar in elementary textbook. 120 kanji are added by the end of the semester.
  - Japanese 63/64 must include a review of basic grammar, extensive reading and writing components and the coverage of intermediate level grammar. Another 300 kanji are added by the end of JPN64.
4. For a course that was approved for transfer to Duke by the DUS of Asian and African Languages and Literature and your academic dean with a course number of Japanese 999, the requirements for obtaining a FL code are given below.
  - Japanese 125/126 must include a review of basic and intermediate level grammar, the coverage of advanced grammar, application of reading strategies to progressively longer authentic texts, videos and speaking/writing practice.
  - Japanese 183/184 must include reading and discussion of social and cultural texts including other media (TV dramas, newspaper, etc.), writing practice and projects.
  - Transfer course syllabus, type and amount of required work, and evaluation methods must be equivalent to those of specific Duke Japanese course for which student is seeking credit.
5. If the transfer course fulfills the requirements for the FL code given in part c or d above, download the "Form for Requesting Modes of Inquiry Coding" from the T-Reqs web site. Complete the form and submit it with the necessary documentation as directed on that form.
6. If the transfer course is granted a Mode of Inquiry FL code, the FL code will be added to the course on your Duke Advisory Report. (Note: Modes of Inquiry designations do not appear your transcript.)
7. A course that was approved as Japanese 999 will be left unchanged on your Duke transcript. However, a course that was approved for transfer as Japanese 88 will be changed on your Duke transcript to its equivalent Duke course number which means that you cannot repeat/take the equivalent Duke course to earn an additional letter grade, course credit, or FL code.

After receiving a Mode of Inquiry FL code for a transfer course.
1. If the FL code fulfills your language requirement in Japanese at Duke, then no further action is necessary.
2. If the FL code is not the last one you need in order to complete your language requirement in Japanese at Duke, contact the Japanese Language Coordinator, Professor Hitomi Endo (684-6236, hendo@duke.edu), to schedule a placement exam. The exam results will be used to determine your preparedness for the next course in the Japanese language program sequence.

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