JAPN 3020: Advanced Japanese I: 中級の日本語I

JAPN 3020: Advanced Japanese I: 中級の日本語 I University of North Texas Fall 2012 Instructor: Yayoi Takeuchi, M.A. Email: [email protected] (竹内弥生) Office: Language 405G Office Phone: 940-369-5182 Office Hours: Mon: 3:00-3:45 am / Tu: 1:00-1:45 pm & by appointment JAPN 3020-001 MWF 1:00-1:50 LANG 202 JAPN 3020-002 MWF 2:00-2:50 LANG 202

Course Description & Objectives: Japanese 3020: Advanced Japanese I is a continuation of modern Japanese beyond the second year of study. The course engages the content of intermediate Japanese (中級ちゅうきゅう) and focuses to develop all four skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) in depth.

This course covers a variety of expressions essential to Japanese communication. Review of fundamentals from first and second year textbooks, Genki I and II, will be discussed along with the new forms. In this course, you will read and discuss about topics in Japanese as well as focusing on the forms of Japanese language. Building as much vocabulary and kanji as possible will create a strong platform for further studies in Japanese. Major characteristic of this level is the learners begin to form and gain insight in Japanese through concept of words, variety of expressions, and kanji components. Connecting new to existing information and the context is encouraged to gain control in Japanese and to be successful in the course. Reading aloud will be employed extensively to develop a strong ability to help understand the language.

JAPN 3020, followed by JAPN 3030 in the Spring, is introducing approximately 15 kaku kanji and 15 yomu kanji and about 40 new vocabulary and expressions for each chapter. Cultural points will be integrated in the content throughout the semester.

By the end of Japanese 3020 you should be able to:  Read authentic Japanese text in a functional speed  Listen and understand/respond to the content of Japanese in natural speed  Lead discussions and presentations on selected topics  Use Japanese with detailed expression in communication  Express opinions in a thoughtful and appropriate ways with feeling  Speak and write with appropriate humility and respect in formal or work situations  Understand the language along with the culture/ history  Read texts at an intermediate level (420 kanji) and understand the gist of the story  Write essays based on personal experience and the ideas from reading

After this course, you will be ready for intermediate (中級ちゅうきゅう) level Japanese, in which you can read and discuss about topics of interest in Japanese rather than focusing so much on the language itself. At this point, it will be a matter of building as much vocabulary and kanji as you can, and gaining more control with additional grammar as you go. You will have an opportunity to continue with this type of study in JAPN 3030,JAPN 3060, and JAPN 3040 Advanced Topics in Culture, focusing on reading and discussion on various aspects of Japanese culture and society today.

Required Materials:  Textbook: Miura & McGloin. (2008). An intergrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese [Revised Edition] 日本語の中級 [改訂版]. ( with two CDs accompanying the textbook )  Workbook: Miura & McGloin. (2008). An intergrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese [Revised Edition] Workbook 日本語の中級 [改訂版]ワークブック

 J<->E Dictionary (recommended: KODANSHA’S FURIGANA JAPANESE DICTIONARY ISBN4-7700-2480-0) Optional Materials: Kodansha’s Essential Kanji Dictionary (ISBN4-7700-2891-1) Kodansha’s Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (ISBN4-7700-2855-5) Kodansha’s Compact Kanji Guide (ISBN4-7700-1553-4) Nelson’s Japanese-English Character Dictionary (ISBN-10: 0804819653) *Most of the dictionaries mentioned above are available for students to use in Language Learning Center (LANG 105) and Willis Library.

Expectations: (1) Attendance Class attendance is mandatory. For JAPN 3020, assigned reading, listening and speaking practices before coming to each class are VERY crucial in participating in class. Lacking the preparation may result in receiving lower attendance points. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to obtain missed material from a classmate and follow the schedule to catch up on your own.

(2) Participation Active participation is expected at all times (including speaking with partners, taking notes, asking questions, and active listening). You will be working in pairs or groups extensively. You will be asked to maintain a Japanese-only environment as much as possible.

(3) Homework & Outside Study Students are expected to study outside of class at least 5 – 6 hours per week. In addition to doing and checking assigned homework, it is imperative that you review what was covered in class, memorize new vocabulary and characters, and continually review previous material. The Foreign Language Learning Center also has movies, magazines, satellite TV, and other resources that you may find helpful for individual study.

Grading:

Class Participation 15% (10% participation, 5% preparation) Homework Assignments 15% (WB, Reading worksheets, etc.) Quizzes 15% (5% grammar, 5% kanji, 5% vocabulary) Short essays 10% (Topics from chapters + speech script) Oral Exams (2) 10% Chapter Tests (4) 20% Final Exam 15%

2 Class Participation: Full attendance credit (10 points per class) will be given to those who are present and fully participating for the entire class. Tardiness will result in the loss of at least 1 point. Partial attendance or lack of participation will also result in deduction of points. Although absences may be unavoidable due to personal emergencies or illnesses, your first three class hours missed will not be counted against you to accommodate those cases. After that, the absences are only excused in the case of required attendance at an activity for another class or extended illness with documentation. It is not necessary to provide excuses for other absences.

Homework Assignments: Homework is assigned and due daily, as noted in the attached schedule. Additions and/or modifications may be made at the discretion of the instructor. You are responsible for checking your answers against the answer key and clearly correcting your mistakes everyday. The homework is important practice and should display your effort and learning by showing your attempts and your corrections. Please use the answer key as a learning tool, not as a way to get out of doing your homework! (Remember that plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses.) Free-answer sections will be checked by your instructor. Homework will be graded on completeness and how thoroughly you checked your answers. No credit will be given to homework completed during class time nor to the homework simply copied the KEY without an evidence of trying on your own.

Homework procedure: Complete the Workbook pages and assignments as listed on the schedule. Check closed-answer type questions on your own using the answer key. To check, use a colored pen and make the necessary corrections to your answers. If all items in the section are correct, draw a large circle over the section. Ask questions in the margin of the homework pages so the instructor can correspond the specific question on the spot in writing regarding the exercise. Turn your homework in at the beginning of the next class. Review your homework when it is returned to you.

Late homework: Late homework will be accepted five times with full credit. After that, late homework will receive a maximum of 50% credit. Late homework must be submitted by the last day of each chapter.

Quizzes (15%; 5% grammar, 5% kanji, 5% vocabulary): There will be one(1) grammar point quiz on Blackboard, two(2) kanji and (2) vocabulary quizzes per chapter. The lowest quiz scores of each category will be dropped. These quizzes will be a study guide to Chapter tests and Final exam.

Chapter Tests: There are five chapter tests (Ch. 1 & 2 combined, Ch.3 - 6). The tests will cover vocabulary, kanji and grammar patterns introduced in the chapter. Lowest of the tests will be dropped.

Final Exam:

3 JAPN 3020 Syllabus Fall 2012 There will be a cumulative final exam at the end of the course with extra weight on the Ch. 7 material.

Oral Exams: Two oral exams will be given in this course. One exam will be an interview style presentation with a partner who is matched by the instructor; the other will be a 2 to 3 minute speech performed in front of the class. Details of each oral exam will be announced the week prior to the exam.

Make-up Policy for Quiz and Exams: There are NO make-ups for quizzes and exams. The lowest quiz scores from each type will be dropped to accommodate occasional illness or other absences. Mid-term tests, oral exams or final exams will only be granted in the cases of extended illness or emergency and only if appropriate documentation is submitted.

Grading Scale:

90-100% = A 80-89% = B 70-79% = C 60-69% = D 59% or below = F

Academic Honesty: Homework assignments and tests to should be true representations of your effort and learning. Plagiarism (i.e., copying another person’s work and presenting it as your own work) or cheating (i.e., providing answers for someone else or getting answers from someone else) will not be tolerated. Consequences of any breach of academic integrity may include lowering of grade and/or failure of the assignment and/or the course.

Extra Help or Disability Accommodation:

(1) Office Hours Visit your instructor during office hours for individual help or study suggestions. If the scheduled times don’t work for you, call or email for an appointment.

(2) Tutors Department language tutors are available. The schedule will be posted at LANG 108 The Learning Center has volunteer tutors that will work with you individually at no charge. Visit http://www.unt.edu/lc/tutoring/index.html

Student Behavior in the Classroom:

Student behavior that interferes with an instructor’s ability to conduct a class or other students' opportunity to learn is unacceptable and disruptive and will not be tolerated in any instructional forum at UNT. Students engaging in unacceptable behavior will be directed to leave the classroom and the instructor may refer the student to the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities to consider whether the student's conduct violated the Code of Student Conduct. The university's expectations for student conduct apply to all instructional forums, including university and electronic classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc. The Code of Student Conduct can be found at www.unt.edu/csrr

4 Disability Accommodation:

The University of North Texas is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 92-112 – The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of new federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens. Please present your written accommodation request to your instructor as soon as possible at the beginning of the semester to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

Study Abroad:

UNT has an exchange program with Ritsumeikan University as well as opportunities with Kansai Gaidai University and other schools in Japan. For more information, please visit the Study Abroad Office in Sage Building (940.565.2207) or http://www.international.unt.edu/ for more information.

Schedule:

Use this schedule to follow course topics, find daily homework assignments, and keep track of test dates. The schedule is subject to change, so please pay attention to announcements in class or via Blackboard announcement/ email.「宿題しゅくだい means homework to be done after that day’s lesson. Do the sections indicated and turn it in the following class (unless the different due dates are specified).

Tutors The Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures provides free drop-in tutoring: ▶ Meets in LANG 108 (Satellite TV Room) ▶ Tuesday & Thursday, 1:00-3:00 ▶ Friday, 1:00-2:00 ▶ Starts September 17 Also, the Learning Center has volunteer tutors that will work with you individually at no charge. Request a tutor at: http://www.unt.edu/lc/tutoring/index.html.

Honor Society:

UNT has a chapter of the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS). The mission of the society is to recognize our outstanding students and encourage their scholastic achievement and excellence in the study of Japanese language. In addition, we aim to promote ways for students to use Japanese on campus and in the community. Certificates of Excellence and red-and-white cords to wear at graduation will be given to students who are granted membership in the society. The following is the criteria for the membership of JNHS:  completion of 5 semester courses of Japanese language study at the college level  GPA of 3.5 in Japanese language courses  overall GPA of 3.0 5 JAPN 3020 Syllabus Fall 2012 There will be activities to associate with the members of JNHS throughout the school year.

6 Enrichment Activities & Resources: Japanese Language Exchange (JLE) & Japanese Culture Organization (JCO)  JLE is a language-focused club and is an opportunity for conversation practice and fun activities for Japanese language students and native Japanese speakers  JCO does various culture-related activities and puts on Japanese festivals on campus each semester  Meetings are on Tuesdays, 4:00-5:00 in GAB 317  9/11: Combined JCO & JLE meeting  9/18 and alternating weeks after that: JCO  9/25 and alternating weeks after that: JLE

Calligraphy Club  Traditional brush and ink calligraphy (for both Chinese & Japanese)  Selected Mondays (9/10, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/12), 3:00-4:30 in LANG 410

Join ダラス秋祭り on Sunday, 9/23 11am - 3pm to help support the Japanese related student organizations’ fund raising and UNT Japanese program promotion! We will have a lot

7 JAPN 3020 Syllabus Fall 2012 クラス: Date Lesson Topics/ Contents テスト提出ていしゅつ宿題 1 8/29 Course introduction 小作文１ paragraph 水復習(ふくしゅう)アクティビティ Ch.1 新しい言葉と文法ポイ中級の日本語第一課−１ント＆漢字の言葉のリスト新しい言葉／漢字の言葉の from Blackboard 2 8/31 第一課−２小作文１ Ch.1 WB 金会話の練習と文法の表現 posted on Blkbd+ hard copy 9/3 No class --- Labor Day Holiday ------月 3 9/5 第一課−３ Vocab ALL Ch.1 WB 水新しい表現と会話練習の日 Qz A Ch.1 Reading ＊ Grammar pt. Qz on Blckboard 読み物ワークシート１ 4 9/7 第一課−４読み物の練習 Vocab ALL Ch.1 WB 金 Qz B 5 9/10 第一課−5 まとめの日 Kanji Ch.1 WB due Ch.2 新しい言葉と文法ポイ月 Qz A ント＆漢字の言葉のリスト＊ Speech topic 6 9/12 第一課のテスト Kanji 読み物ワーク ALL Ch.2 WB 水第二課−１ Qz B シート１新しい言葉／漢字の言葉の練習 Ch.1 Test 7 9/14 第二課−２ Vocab Speech ALL Ch.2 WB 金会話の練習と文法の表現 Qz A topic 読み物ワークシート２ 8 9/17 第二課−３ Vocab ALL Ch.2 WB 月新しい表現と会話練習の日 Qz B 小作文２

9 9/19 第二課−４読み物の練習の日 Kanji Ch.3 新しい言葉と文法ポイント水 Qz A ＆漢字の言葉のリスト 10 9/21 第二課−5 まとめの日 wrap-up Kanji Ch.2 WB due ALL Ch.2 WB 金読み物ワークシート２ Qz B 読み物ワーク＊ Grammar pt. Qz on Blckboard シート２ 11 9/24 第三課−１小作文２ ALL Ch.3 WB 月新しい言葉／漢字の言葉 Speech outline + intro paragraph 12 9/26 第三課−２ *Gram ALL Ch.3 WB 水会話の練習と文法の表現 Point Qz 13 9/28 第三課−３ Vocab Speech 読み物ワークシート３金新しい表現と会話練習の日 Qz A outline +intro ALL Ch.3 WB paragraph 小作文３ 14 10/1 第三課−４読み物の練習の日 Vocab ALL Ch.3 WB 月読み物ワークシート３ Qz B Ch.4 新しい言葉と文法ポイント＆漢字の言葉のリスト 15 10/3 第三課−５まとめの日 wrap-up Kanji 読み物ワーク ALL Ch.3 WB 水 Qz A シート３ 16 10/5 第二課と第三課テスト Ch.2 Ch.3 WB due 金 Kanji Qz B &Ch.3 8 Test 17 10/8 第四課−１小作文３ ALL Ch.4 WB 月新しい言葉／漢字の言葉

18 10/10 第四課−２ *Gram Speech: draft ALL Ch.4 WB 水会話の練習と文法の表現 Point 1 Qz 19 10/12 Oral Interview practice recording Vocab 読み物ワークシート４金 *Posted on Wimba [クラス休み] Qz A 新しい言葉と文法ポイント＆漢字の言葉のリスト 20 10/15 第四課−３ Vocab ALL Ch.4 WB 月新しい表現と会話練習の日 Qz B 21 10/17 第四課−４ ALL Ch.4 WB 水小作文４ 22 10/19 第四課−５読み物の練習の日 Kanji 作文１金読み物ワークシート４ Qz A ALL Ch.4 WB 23 10/22 第五課−１ Ch.4 読み物ワーク ALL Ch.4 WB 月新しい言葉／漢字の言葉 Test シート４ 24 10/24 第五課−２ Ch.4 WB due Ch.5 新しい言葉と文法ポイ水会話の練習と文法の表現小作文４ント＆漢字の言葉のリスト -Speech: first - fourth paragraphs Oral Interview by appointment 25 10/26 第五課−３ *Gram ALL Ch.5 WB 金新しい表現と会話練習の日 Point Qz

26 10/29 第五課−４読み物の練習の日 Vocab ALL Ch. 5 WB 月読み物ワークシート５ Qz A 読み物ワークシート５ 27 10/31 第五課−5 まとめの日 Vocab ALL Ch.5 WB 水 Qz B 小作文５ 28 11/2 第四課と第五課のまとめ Kanji 読み物ワーク ALL Ch.5 WB 金 Qz A シート５ 29 11/5 第四課と第五課テスト Ch.5 Ch.6 WB due Ch.5 新しい言葉と文法ポイント月 Kanji Qz B Test ＆漢字の言葉のリスト 30 11/7 第六課−１小作文５ ALL Ch.6 WB 水新しい言葉／漢字の言葉 31 11/9 第六課−2 *Gram Speech: draft ALL Ch.6 WB 2 金会話の練習と文法の表現 Point Qz 32 11/12 第六課−3 Vocab 読み物ワークシート６月新しい表現と会話練習の日 Qz A ALL Ch.6 WB 33 11/14 第六課−4 読み物の練習の日 Vocab ALL Ch.6 WB 水読み物ワークシート６ Qz B 小作文６ 34 11/16 第六課−5 まとめの日 Kanji 読み物ワーク新しい言葉と文法ポイント＆金 Qz A シート６漢字の言葉のリスト 35 11/19 第六課テスト Ch.6 Ch.6 WB due ALL Ch.6 WB 月 Kanji Qz B Test Study material 第七課−１新しい言葉／漢字の言葉

9 JAPN 3020 Syllabus Fall 2012 36 11/21 第七課−２会話の練習と文法の表現小作文６ ALL Ch.7 WB 水＆スピーチ練習 11/23 No class ---Thanks Giving Holiday --- 金 37 11/26 第七課−３新しい表現と会話練習＆ *Gram ALL Ch.7 WB 月スピーチ練習 . Point 小作文７ Qz 38 11/28 スピーチの日 Vocab Final 読み物ワークシート７水 Qz A Speech script 39 11/30 スピーチの日 Vocab Final ALL Ch.7 WB 金 Qz B Speech script 40 12/3 第七課−４読み物＆まとめの日 Kanji 小作文７月読み物ワークシート７ Qz A Fill out SETE** Tentative (20 min. @LANG106 lab) 41 12/5 第七課−５まとめの日 Kanji Ch.7 WB due 水 Peer Review LAST DAY to turn in Qz B 読み物ワーク Ch.7 WB and 作文シート７ Review for final exam Peer Review/ Reading & writing 42 12/7 No class -- Reading Day 金

** The Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness (SETE) will be available at the end of the semester, providing you a chance to comment on this class. The SETE is a requirement for all organized classes at UNT and responses are used by the department in evaluating the faculty. We work to continually improve our courses, so we appreciate your feedback!