COURSE SYLLABUS
Term (Contact hours) ............ WINTER, SPRING,
SUMMER, & FALL (33 hours each)
Class & Section ........................ INTERMEDIATE 2 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: complain
about your health, show concerns for the health of others; talk
about someone's personal history, give a detailed
self-introduction; discuss how a town and old acquaintances have
changed, describe building infrastructures and an individual's
personality; talk about schedules, services available at a store,
describe what you are thinking, talk about schedules, talk about
the schedules available at a store. Reproduce 80% or more
KANJI introduced during the term.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
1. Required. Japanese For
Busy People II
(Lessons 9-16, Vol. 2: textbook
& workbook) by Kodansha International / AJALT.
[Available at Kinokuniya
Bookstore, San Francisco--Geary & Webster, Phone
415-567-7625 or oniine.] Continuation of INTERMEDIATE
1.
2. Recommended.
a) Makino, S., & Tsutsui, M. (1986). A
Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. Tokyo,
Japan: The Japan Times.
b) ジャポニカ 漢字の
練習 小学2 年. Tokyo: Showa. [Available at Kinokuniya
Bookstore, San Francisco]
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
Week 1 ...... Lesson 5
Week 2 ...... Lesson 5, KANJI QUIZ #1 ?
Week 3 ...... Lesson 6, KANJI QUIZ #2 ?
Week 4 ...... Lesson 6, KANJI QUIZ #3 ?
Week 5 ...... REVIEW, KANJI QUIZ #4 >
Week 6 ...... Lesson 7
Week 7 ...... Lesson 7, KANJI QUIZ #5 ?
Week 8 ...... Lesson 8, KANJI QUIZ #6 ?
Week 9 ...... REVIEW, KANJI QUIZ #7 ?
Week 10 .... FINAL EXAM
Week 11 .... Lesson 8 (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 files, 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. 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.
6. 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.
7. The final exam's Kanji section must meet 80% minimum score to
register for a higher class.
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, NO
CERTIFICATES can be issued.
ALL THE ENDEAVORS OF THE TEACHER WILL FAIL TO
INSURE SUCCESS UNLESS
YOU PREPARE WITH DILIGENCE AND CONSTANCY
THE EXERCISES TO BE GIVEN IN CLASS.
YOUR PROGRESS IS OUR MAIN CONCERN.