JPNS102 Elementary Japanese II

Department of Language & Literature: Japanese

  1. Course Number and Title

    JPNS102 Elementary Japanese II

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    JPNS101 (C or better) or equivalent

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    Students spend between six and nine hours per week outside of class in activities such as learning vocabulary, reading, completing written exercises, working on pronunciation, preparing oral presentations, and working with the multimedia files that accompany the text.

  6. Catalog Course Description

    In this continuation of study from JPNS101, students further develop the basics of listening, speaking, understanding, reading, and writing using the Hiragana and Katakana writing system, and study basic communication. The course continues to present Japanese historical and cultural background.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will:
        1. acquire and demonstrate an elementary, but growing, degree of competence in the four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing;
        2. recognize and respond appropriately to more common spoken situations;
        3. demonstrate ability to write basic sentences with some added detail in Japanese; and
        4. explain more common aspects of life in Japan.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. Category I
        Cultural Perspectives
         Students will:
        1. compare, contrast, analyze, and/or defend differing world views and practices.

        Category III
        International, Gender, and/or Minority Perspectives
         Students will:
        1. articulate similarities and differences in the various cultures of the world and demonstrate familiarity with the skills necessary to make informed judgments.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      Grammatical topics

      Te-forms
      ~Tekudasai~Temoiidesu / ~Tewaikemasen
      Describing two activities
      ~Kara
      ~Masyouka
      Action in Process
      ~Teiru
      Te-forms for joining sentences
      Verb stem + Ni-iku
      Short forms
      Uses of short forms
      ~Naidekudasai
      Verb (No/Ga sukidesu)
      Ga
      Nani (Ka/Mo)
      Past tense short forms
      Qualifying nouns with verbs and adjectives
      Mada~teimasen
      ~Kara
      Comparison
      Adjective/noun + No
      ~Tumorida
      Adjective + Naru
      Dokokani/Dokonomo
      ~De

      Vocabulary and social contexts

      A day in our lives
      Directions
      Counting people
      Parts of the body
      Family
      Colors
      Holiday
      Vacation plans

      Cultural contexts

      Introduction to Kanji and its relation to China
      Japanese manners and customs
      Levels of formality

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students
        1. take quizzes and tests;
        2. complete written assignments, such as short compositions and grammatical exercises;
        3. perform listening comprehension exercises; and
        4. participate in speaking tasks, which may include oral interviews, conversations and/or presentations that assess proficiency levels.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        1. Cultural Perspectives: Quizzes and tests taken in class include the cultural topics presented in the course. Students compare, contrast, analyze, and/or defend differing worldviews and practices of some Japanese-speaking people.
        2. International, Gender, and/or Minority Perspectives: Quizzes and tests taken in class include the cultural topics presented in the course. Students articulate similarities and differences in the various cultures of the world and demonstrate familiarity with the skills necessary to make informed judgments.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      Students use the textbook, workbook, and multimedia resources of first-year proficiency-based Japanese program. See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Review/Approval Date - 4/04; Core Goals/Objectives added 4/04; Revised 4/2011