日本語(Japanese)
1000: Basic Japanese I
SYLLABUS (Fall 2007)
INSTRUCTORS
& CLASS MEETINGS:
Ayako Sami MTWR 9:00-9:50am Classroom: Dunbar Hall 3204
佐味 綾子 Office:
814 Sprau Tower Office Hours: T and R 8:30-9:00
am
Contact: 387-6249; ayako.sami@wmich.edu
Jeffrey Angles MTWR 12:00-12:50pm Classroom:
Trimpe Hall 1310
ｼﾞｪﾌﾘｰ･ｱﾝｸﾞﾙｽ Office: 518 Sprau Tower Office Hours: W 1-3 pm (or by appointment)
Contact: 387-3044; jeffrey.angles@wmich.edu
Rika Saito MW 6:30-8:10 pm Classroom: Dunbar Hall 3214
斎藤 理香 Office: 518 Sprau Tower Office Hours: W 12-1 pm, 5:15-6:15 pm (or by appointment)
Contact: 387-3020; rika.saito@wmich.edu
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COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This is an introductory course in the Japanese language. All four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) will be equally emphasized and practiced in this course. Beginning level communicative competence of the Japanese language will be acquired in all these skills throughout the semester. Some aspects of the Japanese culture people will be also discussed during the semester.
Course Objectives:
1. To acquire beginning level communicative competence of the Japanese language in all four skills --- speaking, listening, writing and reading.
a. Speaking: able to carry out simple conversation in some situations such as meeting with others for the first time, doing shopping at stores, ordering things at restaurants, describing daily activities, describing locations, and talking about the past.
b. Listening: able to understand simple daily conversation in the above situations.
c. Writing: able to write short paragraphs, memos, and letters.
d.
2. To acquire knowledge of Japanese grammar sufficient for carrying out the above functions.
3. To acquire all Hiragana and Katakana as well as about 29 kanji.
4. To
become familiar with some aspects of Japanese culture.
Required Materials:
Banno, Eri, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, and Chikako Shinagawa. Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I. Tokyo: The Japan Times, 1999.
Banno, Eri, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, and Chikako Shinagawa. Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I Workbook. Tokyo: The Japan Times, 2000.
Books & CD are available in
the WMU bookstore in the
Course Requirements:
1. Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. Role will be taken in each class meeting. Do not be late for the class. Three late arrivals will be considered one absence. Each student is allowed 4 absences (for whatever reason --- religious holidays, illnesses, etc.). After 4 absences, regardless of the reason, your letter grade will be lowered by 1% each day you are absent. For extended illnesses, you must submit a letter from your physician within a week.
2. Participation [5%]
Active classroom participation and full attention are expected all the time. The participation will be worth 5 % of the final grade. The criteria for final participation grades:
|
5~4 % |
·
Is always well
prepared for class ·
Actively
participates and performs well in activities/practices ·
Speaks Japanese
most of the time |
|
3~2 % |
·
Is usually
adequately prepared for class ·
Participates and
performs in activities/practices not actively but passively ·
Speaks Japanese
but speaks English more than Japanese |
|
1 % |
·
Is always
insufficiently prepared for class; shows lack of preparation ·
Poorly
participates and performs in activities/practices ·
Speaks English
most of the time and speaks Japanese little |
|
0 % |
·
Comes to class
without any preparation ·
Shows very poor
participation and performance in activities/practices ·
Shows
inappropriate behaviors in the classroom setting (such as disruptive behaviors,
disrespectful behaviors, and falling asleep) ·
Speaks English
all the time; No attempt to speak Japanese |
3. Dialogue Presentation [20 %]
There will be several dialogue
presentations during the semester. Each presentation will be worth 5 points and total
points of the dialogue presentations will be re-calculated as 20 % of the final
grade. The dialogues that students are to perform are
available on the web at the following address: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~jangles/dialogues.
The criteria for dialogue
presentation grades:
|
5
points |
Fluent
performance
· Could be easily understood by native speakers · No major grammatical or pronunciation problems that inhibit understanding |
|
4
points |
Very good
performance
· Could be understood with little problem by native speakers · Conversation has some minor problems that inhibit understanding, such as missed pronunciation, some hesitancy, or minor word choice problems |
|
3 points |
Good performance
· Conversation has some problems that inhibit understanding, such as excessive hesitance, mispronunciation, or grammatical problems |
|
2 points |
Mediocre
Performance
· Could be understood by native speakers with moderate difficulty · Conversation has serious problems that inhibit understanding, such as excessive hesitancy, severe mispronunciation, or moderate grammatical errors |
|
1
points |
Poor performance
· Native speakers would have serious difficulty understanding |
|
0.5
point |
· Performs but did not memorize the assigned dialogue |
|
0 point |
· Student does not come to class |
4. Weekly Writing Quizzes [10%]
There
will be 3 Hiragana quizzes and 3 Katakana quizzes. After the second lesson test, there will be 4 Kanji quizzes. Each quiz will be worth 1 % of the
final grade. The quiz dates will be announced in
advance.
If students must leave the class right after a quiz for unavoidable reasons, students should come to the instructor’s office prior to the class meeting time and take the quiz in the office, not in the classroom. Students are not allowed to come to class only to take a quiz and then leave immediately after.
5. Lesson Tests [30
%]
There will be 4 lesson tests almost every 3 weeks during the semester. After each lesson (Lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4), there will be a lesson test. Students will be informed at least a week in advance. All tests will include grammar and speaking sections. Each test will be worth approximately 7.5 % of the final grade.
The best way to prepare for tests
is simply to study each day during the semester. In order to learn a language, cramming at the
last minute does NOT work!
6. Skit and Final Examination [20 %]
There will be a skit presentation
as a part of the final exam (a speaking section) before the final week. Each skit presentation should be no longer
than five minutes. Students will form a
small group for this presentation. The
presentation date will be announced in advance.
The skit presentation will be worth 5 % of the final grade.
The final exam is a comprehensive
exam. It will include kanji, grammar,
and listening sections.
Final Exams will be held December 10-14, 2007. Details will be announced in class.
7. Homework Assignment [15 %]
The
workbook contains most of the homework for this course. In addition to the workbook, some of the
handout materials that will be distributed in the classroom will also be
assigned as homework. Students will be informed by a
bi-weekly schedule about which section(s) in the workbook and which handout(s) to be completed as
homework.
*At the
beginning of every class, homework will be checked. Please try to come early to class to make
sure the teacher has time to check your work.
If you come late, it is the students’ responsibility to show their
homework to the instructor before they leave the class, or they will not get
credit for that homework.
Late homework may be checked by the instructor upon the students’ request, but
NO late homework will be counted as credit.
8. Make-up Work
If students must miss a quiz or a test because of serious circumstances
such as death in the family, car accident, illness, and so on, the students
need to provide documentation. It is
strongly recommended that the students inform the instructor ahead of
time. The students must make up the
missed quiz/test within a calendar week.
Make-up work is only reserved for serious circumstances, not for lack of
time to study ahead of time. Students
are granted up to three make-up quizzes
during the semester.
Evaluation:
The letter grade will be determined in the following way:
100~93% A
92~88% BA
87~81% B
80~76% CB
75~71% C
70~66% DC
65~60% D
Under 59% E
Roles of students and the instructor:
· The instructor’s role is not to teach the contents of the textbook to students from scratch, but to help students better understand the grammar, new phrases, and words that they should have already stated studying at home on their own. The instructor will do this by putting the new material into context, providing explanations when necessary, and guiding students through situations in which they must speak aloud.
· The instructor will do her/his best to be available to students before class, during regular office hours, or via email and/or telephone.
THE WAYS TO
ACHIEVE GOALS IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES:
Commitment: Students should commit as least one hour a day to language study.
Preparation: Students should always finish the homework assignments before the class. Students are expected to come to class having thoroughly familiarized themselves with the new material for the day.
In Class Participation: Students are responsible for participation in class activities. Students should come prepared to PRACTICE the new material, NOT to learn it from scratch.
Outside the Classroom: Students should listen as much as possible to the CD-ROM accompanying the textbook so that they can understand the new material. Students are encouraged to have language partners and receive private tutorial assistance as much as possible.
Policies:
You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs that pertain to Academic Honesty. These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. [The policies can be found at www.www.wmich.edu/catalog under Academic Policies, Student Rights and Responsibilities.] If there is reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with me if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test.
Students who have disabilities (physical, mental, or learning disabilities) and need special accommodations should inform the instructor at the beginning of the semester not at the middle or end of the semester. It is students’ responsibility to inform the instructor of their special need(s).
The only email address that should be used for communication between WMU students and WMU faculty is the email address associated with a Bronco Net ID. This email address typically takes the form “firstname.midleinitial.lastname@wmich.edu.” An example is buster.h.bronco@wmich.edu. Students cannot automatically forward email from this address to other addresses. Students can access this email account or get instructions for obtaining a Bronco Net ID at GoWMU.wmich.edu.
Basic rules in Japanese language class:
CLASS SCHEDULE
HW: Homework
WB: Workbook
TB: Textbook
D: Dialogue
WEEK 1
9/4 (T) Class:
Introduction; syllabus; Greetings, Hiragana A-row.
9/5 (W) Preparation: Familiarize yourself
with Greetings on TB p. 6, 7, 8
Class: Greetings, Hiragana K-row
HW: Hiragana sheet 1 (A-row), read TB p.8&9
9/6 (R) Preparation: Familiarize yourself with numbers
1-10 (TB p.20A)
Class: Drills, numbers 1-10, Hiragana S&T-rows
HW: Hiragana sheet 2 (K-row), practice
by using WB p11&12
WEEK 2
9/10 (M) Hiragana Quiz 1: from “a” to “to”
Preparation: Familiarize yourself with numbers 11-100
(TB p.20B, C)
Class: N&H-rows, numbers 11-100
HW: Hiragana sheet 3&4 (S&T-rows)
9/11 (T) Preparation: Familiarize yourself with how to
say the time for the clocks in the box on TB p. 21
Class: Time, Dialogue (L1 D1) M&Y-rows
HW: Hiragana sheet 5&6 (N&H-rows), WB p13
9/12(W) Preparation: (1)
Memorize dialogue 1 (See http://homepages.wmich.edu/~jangles/dialogues.htm)
(2)
Familiarize yourself with the Expression Notes 2 (TB
pp. 17-19)
Dialogue
Presentation 1 (See http://homepages.wmich.edu/~jangles/dialogues.htm)
Class: Phone numbers, R&W-rows & N
HW: Hiragana sheet 7 (M&Y-rows)
9/13(R) Preparation: Familiarize yourself
with the content of TB pp.14-17
Class: X is Y; Particle “no”
HW: Hiragana sheet 8 (R&W rows &N), WB p14
WEEK 3
9/17 M Hiragana Quiz 2: from “na” to “n”
Preparation: Familiarize yourself with Grammar 2 on TB
p. 15-16
Class: Question sentences (age,
major, year); Hiragana voiced (ga~ba, pa)
Homework: WB p.15
9/18 T Preparation: Familiarize yourself with vocabulary on TB p.11 and majors
Class: Question sentences (age, major, year); Hiragana
contracted sounds, long vowels
Homework: Hiragana sheet #9
9/19 W Preparation:(1)Memorize dialogue 2 from http://homepages.wmich.edu/~jangles/dialogues.htm
(2)
Familiarize yourself with vocabulary on TB p.12 (occupations and family)
Class: (1) Dialogue
Presentation 2 (http://homepages.wmich.edu/~jangles/dialogues.htm)
(2) Lesson 1
Practice (TB pp.25-26); Self introduction
Homework: Hiragana sheet #10, WB p. 16
9/20 R Preparation: Familiarize yourself with expressions and words in
Lesson 1
Class: Review Lesson 1
Homework: WB p. 17-18 (Listening)
WEEK 4
9/24 M Lesson Test 1 (Written)
*Sign-up for the Speaking Test
9/25 T Preparation:
Familiarize yourself with numbers 100-90,000 (TB p.40) and Expression
Notes on TB p. 39
Class: how much/ numbers 100-90,000 (TB p.40)
9/26 W Prep:
Familiarize with Grammar 1 & 2 on TB pp. 34-35; vocabulary “Things” on TB
p. 32-33
Class: this, that, that over there (kore, sore, are)
Homework: WB p. 19
9/27 R Preparation: Familiarize yourself with words and expressions on TB
p.53
Class: this book, that book, that book over there (kono, sono, ano)
Homework: WB p.20
Week 5
10/1 M Preparation: Review all hiragana
Class: (1) Hiragana Quiz 3 (voiced; contracted
sounds; long vowel)
(2)
Continue practicing this, that, that over there (kono, sono, ano)
HW: WB p. 21
10/2 T Preparation:
Read about katakana (especially section “usage” and “orthography” sections) on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana
and practice katakana A-row (a, i, u, e, o).
(See TB p. 22.)
Class:
(1) Continue practicing this, that, that over there (kono, sono, ano)
(2) Practice “Whose book is this?” (TB p. 45),
HW:
Write out answers to Exercise (I)B on TB p. 41.
10/3 W Preparation: Learn katakana K-row (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko);
memorize Dialogue Presentation 3
Class:
(1) Dialogue Presentation 3 (See http://homepages.wmich.edu/~jangles/dialogues.htm)
(2) Practice “Whose book is this?” (TB p. 45),
Practice particle mo (TB p. 45)
HW:
Katakana practice sheet 1 (both sides)
10/4 R Preparation: Learn katakana S-row (sa, shi, su, se, so); learn names of “things” on TB p. 32.
Class: Practice particle mo (TB p. 45)
HW: WB p. 22, Exercise I
Week 6
10/8 M Preparation:
(1) Learn katakana T-row (ta, chi, tsu, te,
to)
(2) Read grammar about “X is NOT Y” (X wa Y ja arimasen) (TB p.
46&47)
Class: (1) Katakana
Quiz 1 (from a to so)
(2) Practice the
pattern “X is NOT Y” (X wa Y ja arimasen)
(TB p. 46&47).
HW: (1) Learn dialogue 4
(2) Write out
answers to Exercise (V)B on TB p. 47-48.
10/9 T Preparation: (1) Learn katakana N-row (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
(2) Learn names of
countries and majors on TB p. 33.
(3)Read grammar
notes “~ne, ~yo”
on TB p. 38.
Class: Practice “X is NOT Y” in class and practice new
vocabulary
HW: WB p. 23
10/10 W Preparation: (1) Learn katakana
H-row (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
(2) Learn “food”
words and “expressions” on TB p. 32; read “hyoogen nooto” on TB p. 39
(3) Memorize
Dialogue Presentation 4
Class: (1) Dialogue
Presentation 4 (See http://homepages.wmich.edu/~jangles/dialogues.htm)
(2) Practice
shopping & restaurant scenarios
HW: Katakana practice sheet 2 (both sides)
10/11 R Preparation: (1) Learn katakana M-row (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
(2)Review
vocabulary on TB p. 32-33.
Class: Practice shopping & restaurant scenarios;
Review for lesson test
HW: WB p. 24
Week 7
10/15 M Lesson
Test 2 (Written)
*Sign-up for the Speaking Test
10/16 T Preparation:
Learn katakana Y&R-rows, (ya, yu,
yo, ra, ri, ru, re, ro). wa, n (See the
chart on TB p. 22.)
Class:
(1) Practice katakana TB pp. 258-260
HW:
TB p. 260-261
10/17 W Preparation: Lean katakana (voiced,
contracted sounds, long vowels, others)
Class:
(1) Katakana Quiz 2 (from ta to mo)
(2) Practice to read &write various katakana words
HW: Katakana sheet part 3 (both sides)
10/18 R Preparation: Read “Verb Conjugation” (TB pp.
58-59) and verbs on TB pp. 56-57
Class: Learn and practice verb conjugation
HW: Katakana sheet part 4 (both sides)
Week 8
10/22 M Preparation: Learn particle oをon TB p. 61;
learn words “Entertainment and Sports”
“Foods and Drinks” (TB p. 56)
Class: (1) Katakana
Quiz 3 (from ya to n
and voiced, long vowels, others)
(2) Practice verbs with oを (TB p. 65 Practice B (a))
HW: WB p.25
10/23 T Preparation: (1) Learn particle deで on TB p.
60; continue to practice words
“Entertainment and Sports” “Foods and Drinks” and
learn “places”(TB p. 56)
(2) Learn Kanji 漢字 (一～十).
Class: Practice verbs with deで (TB p. 65 B
(b))
HW: WB p. 26
10/24 W Preparation: (1) Memorize Dialogue
Presentation 5
(2) Learn particles
niに, and eへ
on TB pp. 60-61
(3) Read
Expression Notes on TB p.64.
Class: (1) Dialogue
Presentation 5 (See http://homepages.wmich.edu/~jangles/dialogues.htm)
(2)Pra