Elementary Japanese I (Fall 2014) Course Syllabus

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1 1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED Elementary Japanese I (JPN 00101) 9:00-9:50 MTWR COB 282 Elementary Japanese I (JPN 00102) 1:00-1:50 MTWR KL 396 Fall 2014 Instructor: Miki Y. Ishikida Office Room: COB Office Hours: 10:00-10:50am on Monday & Tuesday, and by appointment mishikida@ucmerced.edu I. Course Description: Elementary Japanese I course (JPN 001) is the first semester in the series of three-year Japanese language courses: Elementary Japanese language courses (JPN 001 & JPN 002), Intermediate Japanese language courses (JPN 003 & JPN 004), and Advanced Japanese courses (JPN 103 & JPN 104). Students are expected to show developments/ improvements in all four areas of learning category (see Course Goals below) during the semester. The course is learner-oriented, follows the communicative learning approach and embraces the vision of the National Standards in Foreign Language Education which is organized into five goal areas: Communication (communicate in languages other than English), Cultures (gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures), Connections (connect with other disciplines and acquire new information), Comparisons (develop insight into the nature of language and culture), and Communities (participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world). Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite for this course. II. Course Goals and Outcomes: a. Course Goals: The goal of Elementary Japanese I course (JPN 001) is to build a solid foundation in the Japanese grammar while developing communicative skills in Japanese. 1. Student achievement of a novice-high level of proficiency in Japanese, according to the ACTFL guidelines; Listening comprehension skills: he/she is able to understand short, learned utterances and some sentence-length utterances comprehend words and phrases from simple questions, statements, high-frequency commands and courtesy formula. Basic oral skills: he/she is able to recognize basic communicative exchange by relying heavily on learned utterances but occasionally expanding these through simple recombination of their elements.

2 2 Basic reading skills: he/she is able to interpret writing language in areas of practical need, and derive meaning from material at a slightly higher level where context and/or extra linguistic background knowledge are supportive. Basic writing skills: he/ she has no difficulty when practical writing needs arise such as writing short messages, simple letters, and compositions on personal preferences, daily routine, everyday events, and also on other topics grounded in personal experience. 2. Promote cultural awareness by exposing students to the Japanese culture in Japan. 3. Introduce contents that raise student awareness of the interaction of language, culture and society. b. Specific Student Learning Outcomes in Japanese: By the end of this course, the student should at least be able to: Recognize, read and write all Japanese Hiragana (46), all Katakana characters (46), and some Kanji characters (58). Greet people in various settings and introduce themselves. Ask people what they do. Describe locations of objects and date/time. Buy things at a store or order food at a restaurant. Ask and answer how much things cost. Invite people, and accept and/or decline an invitation. Describe past events and habitual actions. Count small items. Ask and give permission III. Course Format and Procedures: 1. Japanese 1 meets four days a week (MTWR) for 50 minutes each day. 2. The instructor will introduce grammatical patterns, discuss common mistakes, explain socio-cultural aspects of Japanese, and answer your questions in English. 3. In order to better develop students listening comprehension and oral skills, activities are conducted all in Japanese. Pair/group activities are most valuable when students participate in them using Japanese as much as possible. 4. Since learning a foreign language requires a lot of practice and feedback, attendance to class is a requirement for this course (see Attendance/Class Participation below). IV. Course Requirements and Expectation: a. Textbook, Workbook & Audio Materials: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese GENKI Vol. I (Second Edition) An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese GENKI Vol. I Workbook (Second Edition) By Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako Shinagawa, & Kyoko Tokashiki Publisher: The Japan Times, 2011 GENKI CDs at the CROPS Genki Online:

3 3 Additional Materials: All additional materials are available on CROPS. Those include Course Packets, Weekly Homework Sheets, and Review Sheets. Please print them in a timely manner so that they will be ready for use in class. b. Attendance/Class Participation (10%) Full credit will be given to those who are present at the bell until the end of class. Tardiness or leaving early will be so marked and you will not receive any credit. You must also participate in class activities in order to receive a full credit. If you miss class for unexpected reasons, it is your responsibility to catch up. This includes homework assignments. Active participation in class is most essential when acquiring a new language. Do not miss any classes. Upon perfect attendance (without tardy), the student will be given kaikin sho (perfect attendance award), and an extra 2% will be added to your final points (100%). If you miss more than 3 weeks of class (12 days per semester), you will NOT pass the course. You will not get A + when you receive kaikin sho. The grade A is the highest one you can get with the extra credits. c. Homework (10%) - a total of 140 points 6 Workbook HW (10 points x 6 = 60 points) and 8 Weekly HW (10 points x 8 = 80 points). Students are expected to study (both for preparation and review) a minimum of one hour a day for the course. This includes reading each lesson from the GENKI textbook thoroughly even in sections where the instructor did not cover in class. Along with doing assigned homework, it is imperative that students review what was covered in class, and also memorize/study vocabulary consistently using whatever the method you find most effective. Studying with a study partner is highly recommended. Please refer to the Course Packet for Homework assignments and due date. In order to receive a full credit on Homework, the students must complete each assignment fully and carefully. All homework other than Reading/Writing section should be self-corrected using the answer keys found under Resources in CROPS. Your merit in self-correction is the immediate feedback, so you would realize your mistake right away instead of learning it incorrectly. Late homework, sloppy and incomplete work will have a negative effect on the grade. d. Quizzes/Tests (42%) - All quizzes and tests are counted; a total of 580 points. 14 quizzes (20 points x 14 = 280 points): 2 Hiragana, 2 Katakana, 6 Vocabulary, and 4 Kanji quizzes. 6 Lesson tests (50 points x 6 Lessons = 300 points) e. Composition (3%); all 10 points each The students will have three compositions (1 paragraph for the first and second compositions, and 2-3 paragraphs for the third composition). The instructor will consider spelling, vocabulary, grammar, content and organization.

4 4 f. Dialogue Practice (5%); all 10 points each 6 Dialogue recordings from Lesson 1~6, using Audacity to be submitted via CROPS Please note that your recording assignments will be given on CROPS under Assignments. Please refer to Assignments on CROPS for further instruction. In the meantime, please have your computer ready with Audacity and WAV/MP3 Encoder (see Resources on CROPS). g. Final Exam (30%)at SSB 120 6:30-9:30p.m. on Dec. 16, 2014 The final exam will cover all the lessons studied in the semester. It will be consisted of listening, vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension. h. Make-up Policy There are no make-ups for quizzes or the final exam. It is your responsibility to attend class daily, including days when quizzes are administered. The only exception is made under a special circumstance such as participating in an official university business. Make-up quizzes/exams will never be granted for personal travel (including family obligations) or social engagements (whether or not university-related). In either case, a proper documentation must be submitted for approval and a prior arrangement must be made. Again, no make-up will be granted for whatever reasons, including official university businesses after the date of a quiz or exam. V. Grades Your mid-semester and final grade will be determined based on the following breakdown: Mid-Semester Grade Final Grade Attendance/Class Participation 20% 10% Homework 20% 10% Quizzes/Tests 50% 42% Compositions N/A 3% Dialogues 10% 5% Final Exam N/A 30% Cut-off Points: A+ 99 B+ 87 C+ 77 D+ 67 F 59 or less A 93 B 83 C 73 D 63 A- 90 B- 80 C- 70 D- 60 VI. Academic Integrity: 1. Each student in this course is expected to abide by the University of California, Merced s Academic Honesty Policy. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student's own work. 2. You are encouraged to study together and to discuss information and concepts covered in lecture and the sections with other students. You can give consulting help to or receive consulting help from such students. However, this

5 5 permissible cooperation should never involve one student having possession of a copy of all or part of work done by someone else, in the form of an , an e- mail attachment file, a diskette, or a hard copy. Should copying occur, both the student who copied work from another student and the student who gave material to be copied would both automatically receive a zero for the assignment. Penalty for violation of this Policy can also be extended to include failure of the course and University disciplinary action. 3. During examinations, you must do your own work. Talking or discussion is not permitted during the examinations, nor may you compare papers, copy from others, or collaborate in any way. Any collaborative behavior during the examinations will result in failure of the exam, and may lead to failure of the course and University disciplinary action. VII. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: The University of California Merced is committed to ensuring equal academic opportunities and inclusion for students with disabilities based on the principles of independent living, accessible universal design and diversity. Any student who feels he or she may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss his or her specific needs. Also contact Disability Services at (209) as soon as possible to become registered and thereby ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. VIII. Contact Information If students have concerns with any aspect of the class they should first share their concerns with their instructor. If the instructor can not solve the problem, or students do not feel comfortable discussing the issue with the instructor, the Foreign Languages coordinator, Dr. Virginia Adán-Lifante (COB 372, vadan-lifante@ucmerced.edu), should be contacted before sharing the concern with any other SSHA administrators.

6 6 IX. Tentative Course Schedule: Please note that this is a tentative schedule and may be subjected to change. You will be advised in advance of any changes. Date Week Lesson Topic(s) Quiz & Test 8/28 (R) 1 Orientation/ Hiragana & Katakana 9/2 (T) 2 Hiragana ( あ ~ そ )/ Greetings 9/3 (W) 2 Hiragana ( た ~ ほ )/ Greetings 9/4 (R) 2 Hiragana ( ま ~ ん )/ Greetings 9/8 (M) 2 Hiragana ( が ~ ぽ & ああ ~ わあ ) / Greetings Quiz 1 Hiragana 1 9/9 (T) 3 Hiragana ( つ & きゃ ~ ぴょ ) / Greetings 9/10 (W) 3 1 Numbers/ Time/ Age Quiz 2 Hiragana 2 9/11 (R) 3 1 ~ は ~ です / ~ の ~ 9/15 (M) 4 1 ~ は ~ ですか / Katakana ( ア ~ ソ ) Quiz+ Hiragana 3 9/16 (T) 4 1 ~ は ~ ですか / Katakana ( タ ~ ホ ) Quiz 3 L. 1 Voc. 9/17 (W) 4 1 ~ は ~ ですか / Katakana ( マ ~ ン ) Quiz+ Hiragana 4 9/18 (R) 4 1 ~は~ですか / Katakana 9/22 (M) 5 1 Reading & Writing Quiz 4 Katakana 1 9/23 (T) 5 2 Vocabulary/ Numbers 9/24 (W) 5 2 これ それ あれ どれ Quiz 5 Katakana 2 9/25 (R) 5 2 これ それ あれ どれ Test 1 Lesson 1 9/29 (M) 6 2 この その あの どの 9/30 (T) 6 2 だれのここ そこ あそこ どこ Quiz 6 L. 2 Voc. 10/1 (W) 6 2 ~も 10/2 (R) 6 2 Noun じゃないです 10/6 (M) 7 2 よ ね 10/7 (T) 7 2 Reading & Writing 10/8 (W) 7 3 Vocabulary/ Kanji 10/9 (R) 7 3 Verb Conjugation/ Present Tense Test 2 Lesson 2 10/13 (M) 8 3 Present Tense/ Particles 10/14 (T) 8 3 Particles/ Time Reference Quiz 7 L. 3 Voc. 10/15 (W) 8 3 ~ませんか 10/16 (R) 8 3 Word Order/ Frequency Adverbs Quiz 8 L. 3 Kanji 10/20 (M) 9 3 Frequency Adverbs 10/21 (T) 9 3 Topic Particle は 10/22 (W) 9 3 Reading & Writing 10/23 (R) 9 4 Vocabulary/ Kanji Test 3 Lesson 3 10/27 (M) 10 4 ~ があります / います 10/28 (T) 10 4 ~があります / います / Describing Where Things Are Quiz 9 L4 Voc. 10/29 (W) 10 4 Describing Where Things Are 10/30 (R) 10 4 Past Tense Quiz 10 L4 Kanji 11/3 (M) 11 4 Past Tense 11/4 (T) 11 4 たくさん / 一時間 / と / も 11/5 (W) 11 4 Reading & Writing 11/6 (R) 11 5 Vocabulary/ Kanji Test 4 Lesson 4

7 7 11/10 (M) 12 5 Adjectives 11/12 (W) 12 5 Adjectives Quiz 11 L5 Voc. 11/13 (R) 12 5 Adjectives/ すき / きらい 11/17 (M) 13 5 すき / きらい Quiz 12 L5 Kanji 11/18 (T) 13 5 ~ましょう / ~ましょうか 11/19 (W) 13 5 Counting 11/20 (R) 13 5 Reading & Writing 11/24 (M) 14 6 Vocabulary/ Kanji 11/25 (T) 14 6 Te-form Test 5 Lesson 5 11/26 (W) 14 6 Te-form 12/1 (M) 15 6 ~てください Quiz 13 L6 Voc. 12/2 (T) 15 6 ~てもいいです /~てはいけません 12/3 (W) 15 6 Describing Two Activities Quiz 14 L6 Kanji 12/4 (R) 15 6 ~から 12/8 (M) 16 6 ~ましょうか 12/9 (T) 16 6 Reading & Writing 12/10 (W) 16 Review Test 6 Lesson 6 12/11 (R) 16 Review