JPN101Fall2015

Syllabus

JPN101ElementaryJapanese
CourseSyllabus

WelcometoElementaryJapanese!Japanese101and102isatwosemestercourse
(offeredintheFallandSpringsemesters,respectively)onthefundamentalsofmodernJapanese
withequalemphasisonspeaking,listening,reading,andwriting.Thiscourseisdividedinto
lectures(twohoursaweek)anddrillsections(threehoursaweek).Thelecturesintroduceand
explainnewgrammarpatterns;thedrillsectionsgiveyoutheopportunitiestopracticenew
languageskillsinreallifesituations.YouwillbetaughtbythreeJapaneseinstructorsthroughout
thecourse.

Instructors: Name E-mail Office Phone

Shinji Sato [email protected] Frist 224 8-0912
(in charge)
Hisae Matsui [email protected] Frist 218 8-5555
Tomoko Shibata [email protected] Frist 221 8-9526
Yukari Tokumasu [email protected] Frist 218 8-5555

Hours:Lecture:
Tuesday&Thursday
I. 9:009:50am Frist307
II 10:0010:50am Frist307
III 11:0011:50am Frist307
IV 12:301:20pm Frist307

Drill:Monday,Wednesday&Friday
I. 9:009:50am Frist307
II 10:0010:50am Frist307
III 11:0011:50am Frist307
IV 12:301:20pm Frist307

Therewillbeclassesduringreadingperiodaswell.
Thefinalexamscheduleissetbytheuniversity,andnoarrangementsaremadefor
makingupthefinalexamwithoutofficialpermissionfromtheRegistrarsoffice.

I.TheMainGoalsoftheCourse(bytheendofJPN102)
1.Listening<AmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(ACTFL)guidelines:
NoviceHigh>
Tobeabletounderstandshort,learnedutterancesandsomesentencelengthutterances,
particularlywherecontextstronglysupportsunderstanding.
Tobeabletocomprehendwordsandphrasesfromsimplequestions,statements,high
frequencycommands,andcourtesyformulae.
TobeabletorecognizecharacteristicsofJapanesesoundsandprosody.
Tobeabletocatchsomewords/phrasesthattheyhavelearnedinaJapanese
movie/drama.

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2.Speaking<ACTFLguidelines:NoviceHigh>
Tobeabletospeakaboutyourself,describeobjectsaroundyou,askandanswersimple
questionsonfamiliartopics,andhandlesimplesituationsortransactionssuchas
introducingone'sself,orderingameal,askingdirections,makingpurchases,etc.
TobeabletopronounceJapanesesoundsandprosodyproperly.

3.Reading<ACTFLguidelines:IntermediateMid>
Tobeabletoreadconsistentlywithincreasedunderstandingsimple,connectedtexts
dealingwithavarietyofbasicandsocialneedsbyimpartingbasicinformationabout
whichyouhavetomakeminimalsuppositionsandtowhichyoubringpersonalinterest
and/orknowledge.

4.Writing<ACTFLguidelines:IntermediateLow>
Tobeabletomeetalimitednumberofpracticalwritingneedssuchaswritingshort
messagespostcards,andtakingdownsimplenotes.
Tobeabletowriteashortpassageandaspeechwhosecontentinvolvespersonal
preference,dailyroutine,everydayevents,andpersonalexperiences,etc.

II.Textbooks
Nakama1(3rdedition) (PAC ISBN #: 9781305126893) is themaintextbook,whichcomeswith
astudentactivitiesmanualandthePremiumWebSitePrintedAccessCard.Itisavailableat
Labyrinthbookstore.JPN101willcovermaterialthroughchapter8.

2.Foryourpersonalstudies,thefollowingreferencebooksareavailableatUniversity
bookstore.Thesearenotrequired,butstronglyrecommended.
ADictionaryofBasicJapaneseGrammarbyMakino&Tsutui,TheJapanTimes
Kenkyusha'sFURIGANAEnglishJapaneseDictionary,KenkyushaLimited

3.Besuretobringthetextbooktobothlectureanddrillclass.

III.CourseRequirements

1. Attendance and Participation

Attendingclassontimeeverydayismandatory.Thefirst2absenceswithoutlegitimateexcuses
willnotaffectyourgrade.However,afterthat,everytimeyoumissclassesyouwilllose1%
outof 10%fromyourattendance.Ifyoucometoclassover10minuteslatethreetimes,your
lateattendancewillbecountedasoneabsence.Onlywhenyouhaveavalidlegitimatereason
(e.g.,conference,jobinterview,illness,etc.)willyoubeexcusedfromattendingclass.
However,insuchcases,contactSatoinadvancebyemailorphone.Also,youmustsubmita
writtennoteinwhichyouindicatethereasonoftheabsence(inthecaseofsickness,youcan
submitthenoteafterwardswiththedoctornote).

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Yourclassroombehaviorwillbeevaluatedbyyourinstructorsonthebasisofthefollowing
criteria.
(1) Comingtoclassontime
(2) MinimumuseofEnglishinclass
(3) Preparationforclass(suchasreadingthetextbook)isyourresponsibility.
(4) Activeparticipation:
Youareexpectednotonlytobepresentbutalsotoactivelyparticipateinclass.
Doyourbestespeciallytospeakandlisteninclassroom.
ClasstimeisagoodchancetousewhatyoulearnedandtodevelopyourJapanese
communicationalskills.
Please study for the quiz at home. Participation points will be deducted if you are
studying for the quiz during class time. Dont miss valuable opportunities for listening
and speaking Japanese!
(5) ContactSatoviaemailorbyphoneinadvanceifyouhavetobelatetoclassorhaveto
missit.

2. Grading System (Tentative) MidtermGrade FinalGrade

Attendanceandparticipation 15% 10%
Homeworkandassignments(includingBlog&PE) 25% 20%
Quizzes 15% 10%

Projects(TV) N/A 10%

ChapterTest 20% 20%
MidtermExamination(Oralexam/Writtenexam) 25% 15%
FinalExamination(Oralexam/Writtenexam) N/A 15%

3. Course Blackboard
Courseinformation,suchasdaybydayannouncements,thesyllabus,schedule,instructional
handouts,etc.,willbeuploadedontotheJPN101CourseBlackboard.Itisyourresponsibilityto
lookattheBlackboardtoconfirmallduedatesandtocompletethenecessarytasks.Checkthe
Blackboardatleastonceaday.

4. Homework Assignments
(1) LateAssignments:Yourcompletedhomeworkshouldbeturnedinatthebeginningof
classontheduedate,andyourhomeworkwillbegraded.Latenesswillbepenalized,and
thefollowingpointsareautomaticallydeductedfromtheoriginalfullscore:
When submitted within the day of the due date: 10%
When submitted within 3 days after the originally scheduled day: 30%
When submitted within 5 days after the originally scheduled day: 50%
No credit is given when an assignment is more than 5 days late.

(2) ErrorCorrections:
Spelling => SP Wrong word => WW
Wrong particle => P Structure error => ST
Tense error => T Wrong Kanji or write in Kanji => K
WriteinKatakana=>KtIncomprehensive=>?

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Structure => S Conjugation => Conj
Conjunction =>C

(3) LabActivities:You may access the Japanese 101 audio files from
the Premium Website. In order to access the site, you need to have the Premium Web Site
Printed Access Card.
*If you have problems accessing the audio files, please visit www.cengage.com/support/ or
dial 1-800-648-7450.

5. Quizzes and Exams

Tests or quizzes may be made up only when you have a legitimate reason (i.e., conference, job
interview, illness, family emergency, etc) with dated official proof for the need to change the
schedule. However, in such case, you must contact Sato in advance to make arrangements for
your make-up quiz/test.
If there is no legitimate reason (or if you did not inform your instructor in advance, or if you did
not submit proof of the necessity to change a quiz/test properly), you can still make up a
quiz/test, but the following points are automatically deducted from the original full score:
When the makeup is taken within the day that the test was administered: 50%
When taken within 3 days after the originally scheduled day: 80%
No make-up is allowed after 3 days from the originally scheduled day

6. Projects---TV project
Detailedinformationwillbegivenlaterinclass.

7.Officehours
Ifyouwouldliketocometoanindividualsession,youneedtosignupforyoursessiononline.
Detailedinformationwillbegiveninclass.

8.JapaneseLanguageTable
Tuesdays6:00pm7:00pmatMatheyCollege(startingfromTuesday,September29)
ThelanguagetableoffersachanceforstudentstousetheirJapaneseinamorerelaxedsettingandto
improvelisteningandspeakingthroughcasualconversation.Itisalotoffun,sowehopeyoucan
joinus!

Useyourmealplantoattendthelanguagetable.Ifyoudonthaveit,wewilldistributemeal
ticketstoyou,butthenumberoftheticketsislimited.PleasesendSatoanemailinadvanceif
youneedone.

IV.HowtoStudyEveryDay
YouareexpectedtostudyJapaneseapproximatelybetweenoneandahalfandtwohours
everydaytofulfillthecourserequirement.Wearesurethatyouwilldevelopyourownmethod
soon,butwewouldliketooffersomesuggestionsonhowtostudyJapanese:

1.Reviewconstantly.Gobacktotheearlierlessonsfromtimetotimetorefreshyourmemory.
Bygoingbacktotheearlierlessonsfrequentlyyouwillbecomemorefamiliarwiththe

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vocabularyandusefulexpressions,andeventuallymasterthem.Makevocabularyand
Hiragana,KatakanaandKanjicardsifnecessary.

2.Previewthechaptertobecoveredbeforeclass.Youareexpectedtohavelistenedtothe
dialoguepartoftheaccompanyingCDwitheachlessonandmatchthecharacterlinesinthe
dialoguewithframesofthemanga(cartoon).Moreover,youshouldhavereadthelanguage
notesinyourtextbook.Afterthelecture,beforethefirstdrillsession,listentotheCDand
practicethedrillsandthedialogueagain.Then,indrillsessions,youwillpracticenewandold
grammarpatternsinreallifeconversation.Aftereachclass,reviewwiththeCDagain.Itis
veryimportantforyoutohavepracticedmechanicaldrillsoftenwiththeCDbeforedrill
sessionsbecauseinstructorsfocusoncreativedrillsratherthanmechanicalonesinclass.Your
understandingandsatisfactionindrillsessionsdependonhowmuchyoupracticethe
mechanicaldrillswiththeCDbeforethedrillsessions.

V.AudioFiles
1.GeneralGuidelines
ItisimportanttobeexposedtoJapanesesoundsasmuchaspossible.Officehourvisitsand
languagetableparticipationarenotenough.UsetheCDsthatcomewiththetextbook,orusethe
PremiumWebsite(SeeLabActivitiesonpage3).Alsolistentothe
dialoguesanddrillsasmuchaspossible.Ifyoulistentotheaudiosconsistentlyandpracticein
anorganizedmanner,theendresultcanberewarding.Youmayfinditmorefruitfultogofor
twoshorterperiodsthanforonelongone.

2.GeneralRulesofThumb
1. Speak.Donotjustpassivelylisten.
2. Usethepauseandrewindbuttons.DonotjustlettheCDrunoncontinuously.
3. Developgoodstudyhabits.Setupadailystudytimetableandsticktoit.
4. SpendatleastthirtyminutestoonehoureverydayworkingontheCDs.

3.Dialogue
1.TheCDcomesfirst.Listentoeachconversationbeforeyoulookatthetextbook.
Neverreadthetranslationpartfirst.
2.Listentothedialogueandstopyourmachinetocheckthatyouunderstandwhathasbeen
said.Lookatthelanguageandvocabularylistifyouencounternewanddifficultwordsor
patterns.Lastly,imitatetheconversationafterthevoiceonthetapeuntilyoucan
sayitfluently.