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J-2

SPEAC J-2
Sample Syllabus

Japanese 104A, 205A, 206A Second Year Japanese I, II, III: intensive

Call number:
104A:
205A:
206A:

Welcome to SPEAC Japanese Level II !
The first-level consists of three independent courses, 104A, 205A, and 206A. Make sure that you are registered for the appropriate courses.

Credit: 15 undergraduate credit hours.
Class time: 8:30 to 3:00 daily (see daily schedule)
Classroom: ML 131 (or 129) & CC 340

Instructional Media Center:

    Denny 060: M-Th 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.; F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sn 2 - 7 p.m.
    Cunz 108: M-Th 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; closed on Saturday and Sunday.

    You are expected to work in the tape lab everyday. See "How to Work with Tapes" and Users Guide to the CD-ROM program.

Instructors: Objectives:

    The general goal is to refine and add to moves and strategies introduced and developed in earlier courses for oral and written communication. There are specific areas on which each course will focus. Also, see Japanese Language Study at DEALL.

    In 104:
    Describe events and experiences, describe and discuss family relations, count people, express because X, perform introduction rituals, read short, simple memos, menus, schedules, price lists, etc.

    In 205:
    Inquire, explain, speculate, express doubts, communicate by telephone, describe a change of state which occurred before the referent time or continuation of state. We continue to focus on how expression - word choice, grammar, orthography - is constrained by communicative goals in selected written genres of Japanese.

    In 206:
    Compare; describe a change of state which occurred before the referent time or continuation of state; distinguish between events that are caused (and expressed as operational, usually transitive predicates) and those that just happen (expressed as affective, usually intransitive predicates); and express the states or conditions that can result from both (e.g., akete aru, aite iru). We will also learn how to indicate the directionality of 'giving' and 'receiving' actions. We continue to expand our repertoire of genres of Japanese, focusing on how expression -- word choice, grammar, orthography -- is constrained by communicative goals.

Required Materials:

  1. Japanese: The Spoken Language Part 1 & Part 2 (Jorden/Noda) = JSL 1/2 (available at SBX)
  2. JSL Interactive CD-ROM Program + Users Guide (Noda) = CD-ROM (available at SBX and Denny Instructional Media Center) You may NOT copy the CD-ROM available in Denny lab. If you opt to purchase the CD-ROM, select a version (PC or Mac) depending on the machine you plan to use. You do not need a Japanese operating system to run the program.
  3. JSL Audio Tapes (Available in the Instructional Media Centers)

    4. Part 1 = JPN 09 series.
    Part 2 = JPN 08 series.
    To copy at one of the Media Centers, bring a blank cassette.
    * You are expected to do in-lab work either with audio tapes or the CD-ROM every day, specifically, recording and then listening to your performance, with special attention to how it compares to the model.

  4. Japanese: The Written Language Part 1 &Part 2 Field Test Edition (Jorden/Noda) = JWL (Available at SBX)
  5. Course Packets: SPEAC J2 and ACT Sessions for Level 2 (Grade A Notes) and other handouts
Recommended Materials:
    JSL 1 & 2 Video cassette tapes (available at SBX and Instructional Media Centers)

    JSL 1 Question and Answer Supplement (Available at SBX)

Class Types:

    ACT & FACT

    For ACT class, practice assigned materials until you are able to engage in interaction (orally or through text) comfortably and smoothly. You are expected to spend at least two hours of preparing for each ACT hour. Different people will require different amounts of preparation time. Review How to Work with Tapes and Users Guide to the CD-ROM.

    For FACT class, read all notes (Miscellaneous Notes and Structural Patterns) for the lesson BEFORE class.

    We draw a distinction between FACT (knowledge about the language) and ACT (how to use the language). In ACT classes, you are expected to act in situations that are as realistic as we can make them. All of the ACT classes will be conducted in Japanese language only.

Preparation for Class: Requirements, Evaluation and Grading: You can take the courses for letter grade or P/NP options. If you are taking the courses to satisfy your foreign language requirement or if you are a Japanese major, you must take the letter grade option.

Course requirements include performance in ACT classes, preparation for and active participation in FACT classes, quizzes, homework, and examinations. In addition, in order to complete J102, you MUST take the Japanese Skills Test, administered toward the end of J102. The result of your performance on the test will NOT affect on your grade in the course. However, the Japanese Skills Test is not optional.

See the Grading Policy Statement for daily grading criteria.
Please note that our goal of "comfortable interaction" in Japanese with natives of Japan does not only mean linguistic accuracy but also culturally coherent behavior. Your grade will be determined by both linguistic and cultural aspects of your performance. You will receive a Grade Report regularly. If you find an error, let the instructor know immediately for the adjustment.


Weighting of Graded Activities:
  104 205 206
Hourly performance scores 60% 60% 70%
Examinations 20% 20% 0%
Quiz scores & homework 20% 20% 30%

Letter Grades:
Percentage Range = Grade Range
100 - 87.5% = A to A-
87.4 - 75% = B+ to B-
74.9 - 62.5% = C+ to C-
62.4 - 50% = D+ to D
Below 50% = E
Make-up policies:
    ACT sessions:
  1. The maximum number of ACT classes you may make up is THREE per course. The possible number of days you can make up does not carry over across courses.
  2. You must make up the class the day you return. If you miss two or three consecutive classes, you must make up the first of them on the day of your return, the rest by the second day of your return.
  3. You have to make an appointment with the instructor who taught on the hour you missed.
  4. Make-up sessions for each class last about 10 minutes. Be prepared to perform the assigned material.
  5. You will receive a performance score for each make-up session and this will become your hourly performance score for the hour that you have missed.
  6. No make-up sessions may be scheduled on the last three days of the course.

    7. Homework:
    Turn in written homework at the beginning of the hour it is due. There is no grace period for homework. Late homework will be accepted until 24 hours after the original due hour, but credit is reduced by 10%. Unless submitted in class, homework will be considered late by one day.

    Exam/Quiz:
    If you miss the mid-term or the final exam, you cannot make it up. If you miss one quiz, the score for the first quiz you have after your return will be counted twice. This will apply for ONE quiz, and not if you miss the last scheduled quiz.

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