J-4

SPEAC J-4 Sample Syllabus

Japanese 610A, 611A, 612A Fourth Year Japanese I, II, III: intensive

Call number:
            610A:
            611A:
            612A:

Welcome to SPEAC Japanese Level IV !

The main objective of these courses is to refine your communicative skills for comfortable interaction in Japanese with natives of Japan. We will complete the studies of scripted materials in JSL Part 3, and begin to incorporate materials that have not been created for pedagogical purposes.

Credit: 15 undergraduate credit hours. 

Class hours:

• 610A: Jun. 23 (Mon) - Jul. 15 (Tue) 8:30am - 3:00pm
• 611A: Jul. 17 (Thu) - Aug. 07 (Thu) 8:30am - 3:00pm
• 612A: Aug. 11 (Mon) - Aug. 29 (Fri) 8:30am - 3:00pm

Check daily schedule for changes

Classroom: ML 175 (Mendenhall Laboratory) 

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:
For further information and to contact, refer to Directors and Instructors

Objectives: 

By the end of this quarter, you are expected to be able to: 
1. contrast, compare and evaluate activities and state, discuss conditional realizations, ask for and give or deny permissions, express necessities, discuss causes and results, describe appearances and other senses and emotions, etc.; 
2. describe an event by using a narrative style;
3. deal with expressions that are new to you in conversational settings as well as in reading and writing; 
4. read basic texts written in Japanese as well as short essays and reports;
5. write letters and short reports;
6. choose and read texts that are related to your research topic and write a short report paper in Japanese; and
7. give a short presentation in Japanese.

Also, see Japanese Language Study at DEALL.

Learning Materials

1. Japanese: The Spoken Language Part 2 & Part 3 (Jorden/Noda) = JSL 2,3 (available at SBX) 
2. JJSL Video Cassette Tape (available in Instructional Media Centers
3. JSL Audio Tapes (Available in the Instructional Media Centers)

To copy at one of the Media Centers, bring a blank cassette. 
4. Japanese: The Written Language Part 2 (Jorden/Noda) = JWL 2 (Available at SBX)

• (Optional) Japanese Character Dictionary with Compound Lookup via Any Kanji  (Spahn and Hadamitzky) (available at SBX)

Oral Performance 
1. Watch the video for the assigned CC and try to understand it without looking  at the textbook.  Think about the areas that present difficulty for you (e.g., situation, a new structural pattern, a new vocabulary, etc.).  After checking the textbook, go back and watch the video again.
2. Listen to the audio tape.  When you study with the audio tape, make sure that you speak up and listen to yourself.  Practice assigned drills as well. If you dont understand what is going on in the drill exchanges, check the textbook.  However, avoid excessive reliance on the textbook. It is very important that you become able to identify what you understand and what you dont understand in order to improve your performance.  Now, practice with the tape once more.  At this point, check your pronunciation, accent, and intonation carefully.  You already know the conversation very well at this stage and be able to pay close attention to your accuracy and fluency.  These are important for your performance, but are often forgotten during application.  Try to nail them down in basic practice.
3. Memorize the CC and be prepared to apply drills for application exercises or  CC expansion work (such as adding more information to the CC) in class.

Reading 
You will be discussing about what you read in Japanese.  

4. Read the assigned text without any help of a dictionary once and try to understand the rough meaning (e.g., this article is a book review about Japanese literature, etc.)
5. Read the text once more to find new vocabulary and new kanji, then look them  up in a given vocabulary list or a dictionary.
6. Re-read the text to understand the meaning clearly including details.
7. If you still have any difficulties understanding a sentence structure or the usage of  a vocabulary, etc., bring them up in class for discussion and practice.

Refer to  Japanese Language Study at DEALL

If you miss an ACT class, you can make it up regardless of your reason for the absence. However, there will be no make-ups on the last three days of each course. 
 
1. The maximum number of classes you may make up is five per course.
2. You must make up the missed class within two days after your return.  If you miss  two or three consecutive classes, you must make up the first of them by the second  day of your return, the rest by the third day of your return.
3. You have to make an appointment with the instructor who taught the class you  missed.
4. Make-up session for each class lasts about 15 minutes for speaking and about 25  minutes for reading/writing.  Be prepared to perform the assigned material well.
5. You will receive a performance score for each makeup session and this will become  your daily performance score on the day you have missed.

If you miss one quiz, the percentage 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 of the course. 

If you miss an examination or presentation, you cannot make it up. 

Late homework will be accepted up to the second day after the due day. However, there will be a penalty of 10% of the score for each day it is late. For instance, if you turn in the homework which was due on Monday on Wednesday, your 100 score will be reduced to 80.  No homework turned in after the last day of classes will count toward your course grade.

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