This course is for students who have completed lower intermediate level Japanese (ACTFL), or approximately 360 hours of instruction at a postsecondary institution. It is open to those whose Japanese level is equivalent to that of N2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) and /or to that of B1 level of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR), or mid to high intermediate level Japanese of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines.