COURSE SYLLABUS
Term (Contact hours) . . . . . . . WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER,
&
FALL (33 hours each)
Class & Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTERMEDIATE
6
ME
Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. TBA
Meeting day & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . Mondays,
6:00-9:00
p.m.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this
level, you should be able to: leave messages, give and quote
commands (L11), talk about events, engage in conversation with friends
(L12), complain, make apologies and respond to them, Ask for respond to
explanations (L13), make formal (RSVP) or casual invitations, email
(L14), express modesty, gratitude, apologies; introduce people, ask how
someone is doing (L15). Reproduce 80% or more KANJI
introduced
during the term.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
1. Required.
Japanese For Busy
People III
(Lessons 11-15,
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 5.
b) ジャ
ポニカ 漢字の練習
小学 6年 上・下 .
Tokyo: Showa.
c) Online J-E dictionaries
http://jisho.org
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html,
http://www.rikai.com/cgi-bin/HomePage.pl?Language=En,
d) Practice Japanese on the Web
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbYgZlPI3VyIIfuT6YNI-vg/videos
verb conjugation / grammar
http://coelang.tufs.ac.jp/english/modules/en/dmod/index.html
http://www.manythings.org/japanese/news/npw1.htm
3. Audio files.
Visit https://www.kodanshausa.com
and locate Japanese for Busy People
III
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
(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 11
Week 2 . . . . . KANJI QUIZ #1 Lesson 11
Week 3 . . . . . Lesson 12
Week 4 . . . . . KANJI QUIZ ? Lesson 12,
Week 5 . . . . . Lesson 13
Week 6 . . . . . KANJI QUIZ ? Lesson 13
Week 7 . . . . . Lesson 14
Week 8 . . . . . KANJI QUIZ ? Lesson 14
Week 9 . . . . . Review (Lesson 11 - Lesson 14)
Week 10 . . . . FINAL EXAM Lesson 15
Week 11 . . . . Lesson 15
*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
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 MAIN CONCERN !
Soko Gakuen's tuition is the lowest rate possible while keeping its high level of quality.