COURSE SYLLABUS (Effective FALL 2023)
Term (Contact hours) .............. WINTER,
SPRING, SUMMER, & FALL (33 hours each)
Class & Section
........................ INTERMEDIATE 1 SA, WE,
Instructor ...................................... TBA
Meeting day & Time
................. Saturdays
1:00
- 4:00 p.m., Wednesdays 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this level, you should be able to:
compare two things or people and compare three or more things
or people; consult someone about what to buy as a souvenir;
ask someone their preference or state onefs preference;
describe body parts and the characteristics of the components
of things. express your decisions or discuss an event or a
shopping item you are going to decide on together; state
opinions or impressions and speculations; Ask for a
suggestion; say that you will try on something; state the
reason for leaving for some place for a while; talk about
characteristics of an item or a person; talk about past
experiences; asking for and offering explanations; give
examples of actions or events; describe simultaneous actions;
offer to do something and answer either to accept or
decline. Reproduce 80% or more KANJI introduced
during the term.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
1. Required: Japanese
For Busy People II
(Lessons 1-8,
textbook & workbook) by Kodansha International /
AJALT. [Available at Kinokuniya Bookstore, San
Francisco--Geary at Webster. Phone 415-567-7625].
2. Recommended:
a) Makino, S., & Tsutsui, M. (1999). A
Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. Tokyo,
Japan: The Japan Times.
b) Practice Japanese online.
http://www.manythings.org/japanese/kana
http://mykikitori.com
3. Audio files
Visit https://www.kodanshausa.com
and locate Japanese for
Busy People II
and click on corresponding Audio Lessons.
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
printed below.
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 possib le. 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 (via audio files) 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 (general)
Week 1 ...... REVIEW Beg 3 and Lesson 1
Week 2 ...... Lesson 1 grammare and
Kanji quiz #1
Week 3 ...... Lesson 2 Kanji
quiz
Week 4 ...... Lesson 2
Week 5 ...... REVIEW Lesson 1 - Lesson 2 Kanji quiz ?
Week 6 ...... Lesson 3
Week 7 ...... Lesson 3
Kanji
quiz
Week 8 ...... Lesson 4
Week 9 ...... REVIEW Lesson 1 - Lesson 4 Kanji
quiz
Week 10 ...... FINAL EXAM (L.1 - L.4)
Lesson 5
Week 11 ...... Lesson 5
*Weekly assignments and quizzes on specific dates will be available from your instructor in class.
PLEASE NOTE
1. You are expected to listen to the audio files or CDs,
memorize new words, read the grammar explanation in the
textbook and to complete all assignments before coming to
class.
2. KANJI quizzes (KANJI from the textbooks) will be given as
shown in the calendar.
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
If you are 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 teacher to the Soko Gakuen Records Office), NO
CERTIFICATES can 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.
YOUR PROGRESS IS OUR MAIN CONCERN !
Soko Gakuen's
tuition is the lowest rate possible while keeping its high
level of quality.