COURSE SYLLABUS
Term (Contact hours) ................ SUMMER & FALL
(33 hours each)
Class & Section ............................. JLPTn2
Prep.
Course
SA
Instructor ...........................................
TBA
Meeting day & Time ..................... Saturday
1:00-4:00 p.m.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students develop Japanese language proficiency (NIHONGO NORYOKU).
Acquire vocabulary, advanced grammar, and idioms to increase
comprehension. Improve Kanji reading and writing skills. Get to
know the real NIHONGO NORYOKU SHIKEN's format, question types, and
scoring. Practice and learn key test-taking strategies for the Nihongo Noryoku Shiken.
Gain experience and confidence with practice tests, exercises, and
essays.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
1. Required text: 新
完全マスター文法日本語能力試験N2 ISBN: 9784883195657
2. Materials prepared by the instructor.
3. a) Read Japanese newspapers. http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/y.shimazu/newspapers.html
b) Online
resources: http://www.manythings.org/japanese/jlpt
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 & PROCEDURES
1. In this course, an eclectic teaching method is used.
2. In class, student and teacher, and student and student, will
engage in interactive language activities, dialogs and a variety
of exercises, speaking Japanese as much as possible.
3. Students will reinforce and develop vocabulary, structure,
listening and conversational skills through weekly assignments.
*Weekly assignments on specific dates may be
available from your instructor in class.
PLEASE NOTE
1. You are expected to complete all assignments before coming to
class.
2. Please be on time for class; otherwise, you interrupt the
lesson for others. Regular class attendance and participation are
essential for language learning.
3. 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.
4. When you obtain a score of 80% or higher on the final exam, you
move up to a higher level class or remain in this class. Soko
Gakuen's exit criteria for each class/level are based on the 1987 ACTFL Japanese
Language Proficiency Guidelines.
POLICY ON THE FINAL EXAML
If you unable to take the final exam on the scheduled date due to
circumstances beyond your control, the exam will be given only in
a similar test-taking situation (under supervision of an
instructor at Soko Gakuen). Unless the final exam is made up
before the PROGRESS REPORT is submitted (from the instructor to
the Soko Gakuen Office), NO CERTIFICATES shall be issued.
ALL THE ENDEAVORS OF THE TEACHER WILL FAIL TO
INSURE SUCCESS UNLESS YOU PREPAREWITH DILIGENCE
AND CONSTANCY THE EXERCISES TO BE GIVEN IN
CLASS.
GAMBARI MASHO!