COURSE SYLLABUS
Term (Contact hours) .................. WINTER, SPRING,
SUMMER, & FALL (33 hours each)
Class & Section ............................... BEGINNING CONVERSATION SM
Instructor .............................................. TBA
Meeting day & Time ............................
Saturdays, 9:00 -12:00 noon
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: talk about
nationalities and occupations; introduce yourself and
others; ask for telephone numbers; talk about opening
times and closing times; ask about the prices of items in a store
and make a purchase; place an order at a restaurant; talk about
where you will go/went, when, and with whom; talk about traveling
destinations; talk about the date and the days of the week
of an event meeting; talk about everyday activities--what,
when and where; state how frequently one does something;
talk about the weather. NO WRITING IS TAUGHT IN THIS CLASS.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
1. Required: Association for Japanese-Language Teaching.
(2020).
Japanese For
Busy People I Romanized VERSION
(Lessons 1-10). Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International.
[Available at the Kinokuniya
Bookstore,
San Francisco--Geary at Webster. Phone 415-567-7625].
2. Recommended: Mizutani, O., & Mizutani, N. (1977 & 1979). nihongo notes (Vols. 1 & 2). [Available at Kinokuniya Bookstore, San Francisco].
3. Practice on the Internet
https://www.ajalt.org/sfyj
EVALUATION
1. One final exam (2.5 hours).
2. Upon successful completion (80% or higher attendance
rate and 80% or higher final exam score) of the course, a STUDENT PROGRESS REPORT
will be written if requested at the time you take the
final exam.
3. Your final exam score (%) and attendance (%) will be kept in a
digitized form @STUDENT
GRADES AND INFORMATION REPOSITORY.
TEACHING STYLE
The instructor will create a relaxed, low-anxiety atmosphere
through which you can acquire the previously mentioned course
objectives with less effort and with ease. The instructor will use
an eclectic teaching method.
PROCEDURES
1. The instructor will follow the CALENDAR / Weekly Schedule.
2. In class, student and teacher (and student and student) will
engage in interactive language activities, a variety of exercises,
using Japanese as much as possible. The instructor, however, will
use some mechanical and meaningful drills, when necessary, to
develop your kinetic memory for the training of the perceptual
motor skills.
3. Students will reinforce and develop vocabulary, structure,
listening, and conversational skills through weekly assignments.
4. The class, however, may be conducted in accordance with the
needs of the students in class within the course objectives.
CALENDAR / Weekly Schedule
Week 1. Introduction and orientation and Lesson 1
Week 2. Lesson 2
Week 3. Lesson 3
Week 4. Lesson 4
Week 5. Lesson 5
Week 6. Lesson 6
Week 7. Lesson 7
Week 8. Lesson 8
Week 9. Lesson 9
Week 10. FINAL EXAM
Week 11. Lesson 10. Last Day of Class.
*Weekly assignments on
specific dates will be available from your instructor in class.
PLEASE NOTE
1. You are expected to listen to the audio cassette tapes,
memorize new words, read the grammar explanation in the textbook
and to complete all assignments before coming to class.
2. From time to time short quizzes may be given in class.
3. Please be on time for class; otherwise, you interrupt the
lesson for others. Regular class attendance and participation are
essential for language learning.
4. Excessive absences (more than 3 class meetings) may be cause
for repetition of the course.
5. The results of your final exam (%) and attendance (%) will be
kept in a digitized form @STUDENT GRADES AND
INFORMATION REPOSITORY. Your PROGRESS REPORT
will be kept in the Soko Gakuen Records Office, and the Office
will release it only upon your request.
6. When you obtain a score of 80% or higher on the final exam, you
move up to a higher level class. Soko Gakuen's exit criteria for
each class/level are based on the 1987 ACTFL Japanese
Language Proficiency Guidelines.
POLICY ON FINAL EXAM
There will be NO MAKE-UP FINAL for this course.
ALL THE ENDEAVORS OF THE TEACHER WILL FAIL TO
INSURE SUCCESS
UNLESS YOU PREPAREWITH DILIGENCE AND CONSTANCY
THE EXERCISES TO BE GIVEN IN CLASS.
YOUR PROGRESS IS OUR CONCERN !