Spokane Falls Community College Introduction to Japanese 102

日本語

Course Description:

Introduction to Japanese language: conversation, composition, grammar and written Japanese. Discussion of culture and traditions.

Goal:

The goal of this course is to enhance the basic skills for conversation, reading and writing using basic grammar and vocabulary. Students will have the opportunity to participate in activities, such as interacting with native Japanese individuals, making Japanese crafts, and so on from both traditional and modern Japan.

Learning Objectives: The students will be able to

• Write Japanese writing system, Katakana, and Kanji
• Identify Japanese characters, Katakana, and Kanji
• Count minutes and hours.
• Describing the location of people and things, using ～に　～が　あります､います、　ここ､そこ､あそこ
• Referring to places, things, and people, using  こ､そ､あ、ど　series
• Describing things and people, using adjective +noun
• Using location (position words) nouns
• Asking about a location making statements about buildings, rooms, and objects
• Question words どこ､なに、だれ、いつ。
• Colors

Activities:

• Writing Japanese writing system, Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji
• Communication with native Japanese individuals
• Visiting Japanese Cultural Center at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute and participating in making Japanese crafts and more
• Visiting Mukogawa students
• Using CD-ROM to learn Japanese characters, and vocabulary and to increase listening comprehension ability.
• Explore the World Wide Web to find out about Japan and Japanese language and culture.

Requirements:

• Required Text Book

• Nakama (ISBN 0-669-27583-2) by Makino Hatasa Published by Houghton Mifflin 

• Nakama workbook/laboratory manual (ISBN 0-669-27585-9) by Makino Hatasa Published by Houghton Mifflin

You can purchase them in the SFCC Book store or on line bookstores www.half.com  www.amazon.com and  so on.

• E-mail Account

If you do not have any e-mail account, you can get a free e-mail account with HotMail. You can view e-mail messages with HotMail from any web browser from a SFCC computer, home computer or anywhere in the world if you have access to the Internet. HotMail web address is www.hotmail.com. You can try it yourself if you feel comfortable otherwise I will help you.

• The Internet access

You need access to the Internet. We have a language computer lab at the Building #5. Many assignments will require you to use the computer.

Quizzes and Tests:

• Quizzes

I will give you short quizzes every week. The quiz will be Hiragana, Katakana, vocabulary, and others

• Tests

There are two tests; Midterm and Final for a quarter. I will review the test problems in previous day in the class.

• Presentation (Project one)

You are asked to create a dream Japanese house including assigned grammar structures, new adjectives, adverbs, vocabulary.  I will talk about this matter in detail.

Policies:

• Attendance

It is important you to keep up with the course work on a daily basis and attend all classes on time. If you are late for more 20 minutes, you will be marked as absent. You must regularly attend the class. If you are not able to attend a class, it is your responsibility to notify the instructor either by an E-mail, which I check regularly, or talking directly to me at least one day in advance.  If you do not notify your absence in advance, you won't get any excuses of your absence.   It is also your responsibility to check for assignments, lecture notes, and any handouts for missing classes.  Attendance will be taken by sign-in sheet everyday.

• Class Participation

Your active participation in class is absolutely crucial to your success. When you have any questions about a course concept, ask your classmates or instructor as soon as possible. Do not wait until you are too far behind.

• Late assignments/make-ups

Turn in any assignments at the end of the class.  There are no make-up quizzes and tests.  I will accept late homework but I will subtract 10 % first week, 20% second week, 30% third week, 40% fourth week, 50% fifth week, 60% six week, 70% seventh week, 80% eighth week, and so on out of the total point

• Cheating

Cheating, plagiarizing in my class will be recorded zeros in your final grade. If you do not understand any materials, please let me know. I will work with you. If you use someone's work, you must have identified it as others work.

• Cellular phone and Beeper

If you carry a cellular phone or beeper, you must turn off during the class session

Grade:

Grade Scales:

Final grades will be determined based upon Community Colleges of Spokane scales:

 

Percent/Grade			Percent/Grade			Percent/Grade			Percent/Grade
97-100 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89	4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4		88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80	3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5		79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71	2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6		70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 below 60	1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6

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