COURSE SYLLABUS
Term (Contact hours) .............. WINTER, SPRING,
SUMMER, & FALL (33 hours each)
Class & Section ......................... INTERMEDIATE 4 SA or WE
Instructor .................................... TBA
Meeting day & Time ................... Saturdays
1:00-4:00 p.m. or Wednesdays 6:00-9:00 p.m.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this level, you should be able to: ask about
something you do not understand, point out something you noticed,
present knowledge you acquired, explain about careers, and
procedures; point out something strange, make guesses, talk about
changes in daily life, things you see around town; solicit and
state opinions, explain procedures, talk about how facilities are
used; explain about careers, ask for reasons and for an
explanation of how a situation came to be. Reproduce 80% or
more KANJI introduced
during the term.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
1. Required. Japanese For
Busy People III
(Lessons
1-5, Vol. 3: textbook & workbook) by Kodansha
International / AJALT. Available at Kinokuniya
Bookstore, San Francisco--Geary & Webster, Phone
415-567-7625, or oniine. Continuation of INTERMEDIATE 3.
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4年上・下 . Tokyo: Showa.
c) Practice Japanese on the Internet.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbYgZlPI3VyIIfuT6YNI-vg/videos
verb conjugation / grammar
http://www.webjapanese.com/wj/kanji-c
3. Audio files.
https://www.kodanshausa.com/#japanese_for_busy_people_iii
https://www.kodanshausa.com/#japanese_for_busy_people_iii_workbook
For other levels, visit https://www.kodanshausa.com
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 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 (audio cassette tapes checked out regularly) 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 Lesson 1
Week 2. . . . . Lesson 1
Week 3. . . . . KANJI QUIZ #1 (L. 1), Lesson 2
Week 4. . . . . Lesson 2
Week 5. . . . . KANJI QUIZ #2 (L.. 2), Lesson 3
Week 6. . . . . Lesson 3
Week 7. . . . . KANJI QUIZ #3 (L..3), Lesson 4
Week 8. . . . . Lesson 4
Week 9. . . . . KANJI QUIZ #4 (L..4), Lesson 5
Week 10. . . . FINAL EXAM
Week 11. . . . Lesson 5, まとめ / Review
*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. 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.
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
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 PREPARE WITH DILIGENCE AND CONSTANCY
THE EXERCISES TO BE GIVEN IN CLASS.
YOUR PROGRESS IS OUR MAIN CONCERN.