Sp-Japanese

English translation: Spoken

21:31 Nov 12, 2003

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]

English term or phrase: Sp-Japanese

Not much context:
"ML 280 Sp-Japanese I."
An extract from a transcript for a univeristy student in the USA.

Lucasso KudoZ activity Questions: 83 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 13
Local time: 22:03

Selected answer:Spoken

Explanation:
My best guess

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ML 151 Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture I (3 credits)
Introduces modern spoken Japanese. Focuses on the basic sentence patterns and essential vocabulary for communicating in standard spoken Japanese. Emphasis is very strongly placed on actively speaking in and listening to the language. Useful expressions and terms are included as well as examples of proper behavior in everyday situations (e.g., greeting people, getting acquainted). The hiragana and katakana writing systems are introduced.

http://ecampus.bentley.edu/courses/description.cfm?value=UC_...

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ML = Modern Languages as you probably know

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According to this website it means ELEMENTARY

[PDF] The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Modern ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... Courses Offered by Department of Modern Foreign Languages: French 101 ... Conversation
(F) Japanese 111 Elementary Japanese (Sp) Japanese 122 Elementary ...
www.utm.edu/admin/catalog03/foreignlanguages.pdf

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Obviously if it\'s a beginner\'s class then because of the difficulty in understanding the characters, it is obviously going to be spoken

Selected response from:

Transflux (X)
Local time: 22:03

Grading comment

Thank you very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

1 +11

Spoken

Transflux (X)

5 +6

Modern Languages 280 Spoken-Japanse 1

Lucinda Hollenberg

Maria-Jose Pastor

3 -1

self-paced Japanese

NGK

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

sp-japanese self-paced Japanese

Explanation:
It might mean that it's a self-paced class.

Reference: http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=sp+sel...

NGK
United States
Local time: 15:03
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 379

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +11

Spoken

Transflux (X)
Local time: 22:03
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 16

Grading comment

Thank you very much.

18 mins confidence:

ML

Explanation:
ML = the subject area
280 = course number
SP-Japanese I = ??? Japanese first year

if you go to the University's web site I am sure you can get the answer there as usually all courses are listed.

hope this helps

Maria-Jose Pastor
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Modern Languages 280 Spoken-Japanse 1

Explanation:
This is a class in Japanese conversation - spoken Japanese

Lucinda Hollenberg
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 4

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