Soko
Gakuen
Japanese Language School
San Francisco, California 94109
415-928-9608
sokogakuen.org
COURSE
SYLLABUS
Term (Contact
hours) .........................WINTER,
SPRING, SUMMER, or FALL (33
hours each)
Class & Section .................................
JLPTn3&k3
Pre-Advanced
Instructor .........................................
TBA
Meeting day & Time ...........................
Saturdays 1:00
- 4:00 p.m.
(Prerequisite:
Intermediate
6 or its equivalent. JLPT N4 level)
COURSE
DESCRIPTION &
OBJECTIVES
After four quarters of this course, the students
will complete the
textbook, Quartet Intermediate Japanese,
which consists of 55 pre-advanced
level grammar patterns and expressions, 327 Kanji, and
approx. 700 new words.
The lessons are focused on four language skills: reading,
writing, speaking,
and listening. The students will be able to practice not
only the test taking
skills but also the communicative skills. The materials of
this course will not
be limited to this textbook. The contents of this course
will change from
quarter to quarter for four quarters. This course is
designed for individuals
currently at the JLPT N4 level who are aspiring to reach
the N3 level. Prerequisites:
successfully completed Intermediate 6 at Soko Gakuen or
its equivalent.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
1. Required
a) Quartet Intermediate Japanese Across
the Four Language
Skills 1 by the Japan Times.
b) Instructional materials prepared by instructor.
2.
Recommended
a) Quartet Intermediate Japanese Across
the Four Language
Skills Workbook. Tokyo, Japan: The
Japan Times.
b) ジャポニカ かんじのれんしゅう 小学3年、4年.
(n.d.). Tokyo, Japan: Shouwa [Available at SF
Kinokuniya].
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 (see below).
a) For each class, the
student is expected to study
assigned work. Please use separate notebooks
instead of writing in the
textbook.
b)
There may be a
short quiz every week.
2. The class, however, may be conducted in accordance
with the needs of
the students in class within the course objectives.
CALENDAR /
Weekly
Schedule (The
following schedule may change with fair notice.)
Week 1.
Brief introduction and orientation. Lesson (To Be
Announced in class)
Week 2.
Lessons (To Be Announced in class)
Week 3.
Lesson (To Be Announced in class)
Week 4.
Lessons (To Be Announced in class)
Week 5.
Lessons (To Be Announced in class)
Week 6.
Lessons (To Be Announced in class)
Week 7.
Lesson (To Be Announced in class)
Week 8.
Lessons (To Be Announced in class)
Week 9.
Lesson (To Be Announced in class)
Week 10.
FINAL EXAM
Week 11.
Review and Lesson (To Be Announced in class)
*Weekly
assignments on
specific dates will be available from your instructor
in class.
PLEASE
NOTE
1. You are expected to complete all assignments before and
after the class.
Memorize Kanji characters, write short essays and
sentences in Japanese before
coming to class.
2. From time to time, Kanji quizzes will be given
(possibly 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
There will be NO MAKE-UP FINAL for this course.
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.
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