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GREEN SHEET / COURSE SYLLABUS (short
version)
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for
Faculty Development
Semester:
SPRING 2022
Class, section & code:
ELEMENTARY
JAPANESE, JPN 001A-02
22544
GE Designator
C2
Units/ Contact hours:
4/ 60 hours
Instructor:
Dr.
Shimazu, Department
of World Languages & Literatures, SJSU
Days & Time Taught (Room):
MWF, 1:30-2:40 p.m. Boccardo
Business Center (BBC120)
Office hours:
MWF, 10:15-11:45 a.m.
and by appointment
Office:
Clark Bldg 410P, phone 408-924-4625
Email:
ymshimazu@gmail.com
Website:
https://sjsu.edu/people/y.shimazu
TEXTBOOKS / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
1. REQUIRED
a) Banno, E., et al. (2020). An integrated
course in elementary Japanese GENKI (3rd ed.).
Workbook, and CD
(LL.1-5, 2nd ed. Vol.1).
Tokyo,
Japan:
The
Japan Times.
b) Shimazu, Y. M. (2018). Handy
Katakana workbook (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Custom.
2. RECOMMENDED
a) International Internship Programs. (1997). Japan at a
glance.
Tokyo: Kodansha International. [Available at SJ Kinokuniya
Bookstore--Phone
408-252-1300.]
b) Mizutani, O., & Mizutani, N. (1977 &
1979).
nihongo
notes (Vols. 1 & 2).
c) Brown, H. D. (1989). A
practical guide to language
learning.
New York: McGraw-Hill.
d) Makino, S., & Tsutsui, M. (1986).
A
Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. Tokyo, Japan:
The
Japan
Times.
e) Inaba, S. (2013). An introduction to Japanese
linguistics
for advance learners of Japanese.
GreenLing-5:
Cupertino. CA
f) DeMente, B. (1997). The Japanese
have a
word for it. Passport Books/Lincolnwood,
IL: NT
g)
Books, dictionaries, etc.
https://www.stonebridge.com
REQUIREMENTS
1. DO BOTH IN-CLASS AND M&F
HOMEWORK
*ASSIGNMENTS
(online). Because this course is a C2 GE
Designator, all students must
purchase their
Workbooks and complete every required page to receive credit.
2. ATTEND CLASS regularly.
Attendance
rate 80% or higher required (to participate in class activity, you
need to attend the class). Excessive absences (missing more
than
20% of class time) may be cause for repetition of the course.
3. TAKE quizzes and 1 final exam.
*Assignment due dates are subject to change with fair
notice.
GRADING
1.
Quizzes (if 6 quizzes are given, lowest score may be
deleted) ...................... 50%
2. Final exam (Friday, 5/20/22,
1215-230pm)...................................................
25%
3. Participation, Homework, and Workbooks (HKW & orange
book)................
25%
4. Extra work such as reading newspaper or magazine articles
that are related to Japan (business, language, culture, etc.) and
reviewing
those articles, or attending
lectures......................................extra
credit
(1% per case)
5. Actively participate in the SJSU
Japan Club activities.
GRADING
SCALE ►
A+ 98-100% A
93-97% A-
90-92% B+ 88-89% B 83-87% B-
80-82% C+
78-79% C 73-77%
C-
70-72% D+ 68-69% D 63-67% D-
60-62% F
Below 60%
l. The instructor will create a relaxed,
low-anxiety
learning environment
through which you can acquire the course objectives.
2. The instructor will use an "eclectic" teaching
method
to help
you develop basic linguistic and communicative competence by
understanding
"speaking rules," and the "relation between linguistic form and
function."
3. In class, students 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.
4. In order to acquire integrative language skills
and
to improve your penmanship in Japanese the instructor may use
writing
exercises, dictation, etc. in class.
PROCEDURES
1. One textbook lesson should be covered in 8-10
class
sessions
with supplementary material, with a quiz at the end. You are
expected
to
memorize the vocabulary, read the grammar notes,
and
listen to the audio
files (1. Scan QR code, 2. download OTO
Navi
from App Store or Google Play--see the last page in textbook) for
each
lesson
before
coming
to class. The first several weeks will be spent in
learning
Hiragana and Katakana along with the textbook
lessons.
Writing
exercises
shall be done in 8.5 x 7 inch Examination Green Books
(smaller
ones).
2.
Students
will reinforce and develop vocabulary, structure, listening
and
speaking skills through M&F
HOMEWORK
*ASSIGNMENTS
(online).
You are expected to do the online supplementary material
(interactive
language activities--including audio tapes) at home.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The student should, at the end of the semester, be able to:
develop four Japanese language skills (listening, speaking,
reading,
and
writing--NOVICE-MID, ACTFL guidelines) in three modes of
communication
(interpersonal, interpretive,
and presentational).
Listening/Aural Comprehension & Oral Production
A. respond to teacher's and classmates' simple questions;
B. respond to simple requests and commands;
C. give short answers to yes/no and information questions;
D. repeat, at least, a 6-word sentence after a model;
E. ask simple questions;
F. ask information questions with a complete sentence;
G. relate Hiragana and Katakana
characters to sounds;
Reading/Recoding
H. read everything that he or she produces;
Writing
I. form correctly all the characters and combinations of
characters
in Hiragana and Katakana;
J. recognize approx. 50
Kanji
(Chinese characters) introduced during
the semester;
K. punctuate a sentence correctly; that is, the sentence-end mark
or
a small circle (the equivalent of a period in English), and use
comma
where
appropriate in the sentence structures presented;
L. write dictation based on oral work and reading materials;
M. relate sounds to phonological spelling in Hiragana and Katakana, and
write them correctly;
Special Skills
N. read a calendar;
use standard polite expressions, including greetings,
leave-takings,
and introductions (L1);
O. ask about, read, and tell prices for food, clothing, postage,
and
other
necessities;
order food in a restaurant (L2);
P. provide basic information about self and family members
verbally
and in simple writing (name, age, address, telephone number,
etc.);
Q.
talk about daily activities and customs; extend invitations;
accept and refuse invitations (L3);
R. ask and tell time;
ask and answer where things are; talk about things and habitual
events
that happened in the past (L4);
S. make offers and invitations (L5);
Vocabulary
T. master 400 essential
vocabulary words introduced in the course.
NOTES
Regular class attendance and participation are essential for
language
learning.
Please be on time for class. It is most important that you
come to class regularly and participate in all class activities.
The
quizzes and the final exam will test comprehension
of the
material in the textbook covered in the class sessions, class
handouts,
and lectures.
If you miss a quiz, you will receive a zero (0)
for the quiz. If you miss a class, it is your
responsibility
to
find
out what was covered during the class. You are responsible for all
material
presented during the course. No foods, no chewing gum,
no
electronic devices (iPhone, airPods, etc) and
no texting, no Anime/manga in the
classroom.
POLICY ON FINAL EXAM
SJSU Policy requires that all courses hold a final examination (or
final project) during the final examination period. There are no
exceptions
to this without the approval of both the Chair of the Department
and
the
Dean of the College. Exceptions are rarely granted except in the
most
extreme
circumstances.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students are not permitted to use old tests, quizzes when
preparing
for exams. Violations to the Academic Integrity Policy undermine
the
educational
process and will not be tolerated.
Violators of the Academic Integrity Policy will be subject to
failing
this
course and be reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs for
disciplinary
action which could result in suspension or expulsion from San Jose
State
University.
ADA
If you
need course adaptations or accommodations because of a
disability, or
if you
need special arrangements in case the building must be
evacuated,
please make
an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during
office
hours.
Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with
disabilities
requesting accommodations must register with DRC to establish a
record
of their
disability.
Individuals who need extra help, feel free to see me. Questions
are
always welcome. Your progress is my main concern. がんばって!
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