University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Advanced Japanese I (UWO 310/SP 311)

Fall 2002

MWF: 8:00am – 9:00am

Locations: UWO: Polk 116B (No lab session in this course)

UWSP: CAC 116B

Instructor: Ms. Chie Kakigi

Office: Polk 40

Phone: (920)424-2024

(920) 424-4004 (Secretary) Fax: (920) 424-7289

E-mail: kakigc36@uwosh.edu

Address: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

800 Algoma Boulevard

Oshkosh, WI 54901-8693

Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 9:10-10:00, or by appointment

Intern in Oshkosh: Ms. Sachiko Okamoto (okamoto@uwosh.edu)

Office: Clow F #3, Phone: (920)424-1099

Facilitator in SP: Ms. Asami Harada (ahara364@uwsp.edu)

c/c Judi Pitt, Scheduling Coordinator Diana Bloom

Univ. Telecommunications, CAC 110 (Diana.Bloom@uwsp.edu)

1101 Reserve St. UW Stevens Point Dept. of Foreign Languages

Stevens Point, WI 54481 Phone: (715)346-3036

Phone: (715)346-3036 Fax: (715)346-3998 Fax: (715)346-4215

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Welcome to Advanced Japanese! Japanese 310 is a semester (3 cr.) course on the fundamentals of modern Japanese with equal emphasis on listening, speaking, writing and reading. You will utilize your knowledge that you learned last two years in this class. The class meets 3 times a week. It is important that you come to class on time. Attendance in class is absolutely mandatory.

The Main Goals of the Course:

(1) To be able to create your own new world with the language: ask and answer questions on familiar topics, and handle varieties of situations or transactions such as talking about your dream, asking for favors, making purchases, etc.

(2) To be able to understand complete sentences in a limited number of content areas. Content refers to basic personal background and needs, social conventions and routine tasks, such as getting meals and giving/receiving simple instructions and directions.

(3) To be able to understand main ideas and/or some facts from the variety of texts dealing with personal and social needs; to be able to get some main ideas and information from a limited number of texts featuring description and narration.

(4) To be able to meet variety of writing needs such as writing messages, postcards, and taking down notes; to be able to write about other topics related to a personal experience.

TEXTS: Nakama 2: Japanese Communication, Culture, Context by Makino, Hatasa &

Hatasa (2000) — Required

Nakama Workbook/laboratory Manual by Yukiko Abe Hatasa and Kazumi

Hatasa (2000) — Required

How to use the Textbook:

You should read the textbook before and/or after class. Be sure to bring the textbook and the workbook to the class.

The Japanese Writing System: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji

It is requirement to read and write in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji which you learned during past two years in order to take this class. You will learn more Kanji during this semester. You are assigned to write a weekly journal. Please use the Kanji that you know to write your journals!

PREREQUISITES: Japanese 110, 111, 210, and 211

GRADING:

UWO: A=100-92 AB=91-88 B=87-82 BC=81-78 C=77-72 CD=71-68

D=67-58 F=57-0

UWSP: A=(100-92) A-=(91-89) B+=(88-85) B=(84-82) B-=(81-79) C+=(78-76)

C=(75-73) C-=(72-70) D+=(69-67) D=(66-58) F=(57-0)

Final course grades will be based on the results of:

Regular, ON TIME attendance/participation 10%

Mid-term exam 15%

Final exam 20%

End-of-lesson tests & Review test 10%

Kanji, Vocab. tests & quizzes 10%

Oral tests 25%

Oral presentation 10%

*Homework assignments (Journals) 10%

*Assignments turned in by the due dates … 10 points

One point deducted for each day late.

Attendance/Participation:

You are expected to attend class on time. Each day has 10 attendance points. If you are late for class up to 20min, your attendance points will be deducted 50%, otherwise, you don’t have any points. When you are absent from class, you are responsible for contacting the instructor before the class start. UWSP: if you have an excuse note, ask your facilitator to FAX it to the instructor.

This is a language class, you are expected to respond orally. Please speak laud and clear.

Homework Assignments:

(1) Your completed homework should be turned in to your instructor at the beginning of class on the due date to be accepted for full credit. Weekly journals will be collected every Monday.

(2) Incomplete work turned in by the due date will not be accepted for credit.

One point will be deducted each day for homework turned in after the due date.

Tests/Quizzes and Exams:

(1) There will be vocabulary quizzes and Kanji tests throughout the semester. A lesson test is scheduled to be given once at the end of each lesson. Always be prepared for the quizzes. You will be responsible for quizzes and exams and are expected to know when they are given. (Refer to the tentative schedule)

(2) Make-up quizzes/tests and exams are not given except for extraordinary cases (sickness or official activities). In such cases, unless the student presents a memo from the doctor, instructor, or a person who is responsible for the activity, 10% of the score will be deducted. In any case, students should contact the professor in advance of the scheduled test time.

Oral Presentation:

Be creative! We will discuss a topic in class. Details will be announced later.

How to Study Everyday:

Students are expected to study Japanese everyday to fulfill the course requirement. Trying to cram at the last minute does not work for this class!! Here are some suggestions on how to study Japanese.

(1) Review constantly. Go back to the earlier lessons from time to time to keep your memory reactivated. By going back to the earlier lessons frequently you will readily acquire the vocabulary and useful expressions, and eventually master them. Make vocabulary and Kanji cards if necessary.

(2) Preview the chapter to be covered before class. You are expected to have listened to the dialogue part of the accompanying tape with each lesson and match the character lines in the dialogue with frames of the manga (cartoon). Moreover, you should have read the language notes in your textbook. After the instructor goes over grammatical points, go to the language lab during the open hour period and practice the drills and the dialogue given in the chapter. Then, in class, you will practice new and old grammar patterns in real life conversation. After each class review with the tapes again. It is very important for you to have practiced mechanical drills often with tapes before the class so that the instructor can focus on more creative drills rather than mechanical ones in class.

Language Lab:

Since we don’t have lab session this semester, you are encouraged to go to the lab during open lab hours on your own as often as possible.

1.General Guidelines

It is important that you are exposed to the Japanese sounds as much as possible. Go to the language lab and listen to the dialogues and drills as much as possible. If you listen to the tapes consistently and practice in an organized manner, the end result can be rewarding. You may find it more fruitful to go for two shorter periods than for one long one.

2.Use of Audio Tapes

Here are some guidelines.

a. General Rules

Speak. Do not just passively listen. Use the pause and rewind buttons. Do not just let the tape run on continuously. Develop good study habits. Set up a daily study timetable and stick to it. Send at least thirty minutes every day working on the tapes.

b. Dialogue

The tape comes first. Listen to each conversation before you look at the

textbook. Never read the translation part first. You will permanently condemn yourself to difficulty in comprehending new and unfamiliar words in Japanese.

Divide and conquer. Listen to the dialogue and stop your machine to check that you understand what has been said. Look at the language and vocabulary list if you encounter new and difficult words or patterns. When you can understand what you are hearing, look at the manga and match it to the dialogue. Lastly, imitate the conversation after the voice in the tape. Imitate the conversation until you can say it fluently.

Weeks / Dates: Japanese 310/311 ( Fall 2002 ) Tentative Schedule

1. 9/4(W) Orientation & Review (Nakama 1: Chap. 11-12)

9/6(F) Review

2. 9/9(M) Review (Chap. 1-3)

9/11(W) Review

9/13(F) Review test

3. 9/17(M) Chapter 4 Rules

9/19(W) Chapter 4

9/21(F) Chapter 4

4. 9/23(M) Chapter 4

9/25(W) Chapter 4

9/27(F) Chapter 4 Vocabulary Test #1

5. 9/30(M) Chapter 4

10/2(W) Chapter 4

10/4(F) Chapter 4

6. 10/7(M) Chapter 4

10/9(W) Chapter 4

10/11(F) Chapter 4 Kanji Test #1

7. 10/14(M) Chapter 4

10/16(W) Chapter 4

10/18(F) Mid-term Exam (Chapter 4)

8. 10/21(M) Chapter 5 My future, Making Preparations

10/23(W) Chapter 5

10/25(F) Oral Test #1

9. 10/28(M) Chapter 5

10/30(W) Chapter 5

11/1(F) Chapter 5 Vocabulary Test #2 (Bunka no Hi: Culture Day)

10. 11/4(M) Chapter 5

11/6(W) Chapter 5

11/8(F) Chapter 5

11. 11/11(M) Chapter 5

11/13(W) Chapter 5

11/15(F) Chapter 5 Kanji Test #2

12. 11/18(M) Chapter 5

11/20(W) Chapter 5

11/22(F) Chapter 5

13. 11/25(M) Chapter 5

11/27(W) Thanksgiving Recess

11/29(F) Recess

14. 12/2(M) Lesson Test (Chapter 5)

12/4(W) Oral Test #2

12/6(F) Oral presentation practice

15. 12/9(M) Oral Presentation & Review

12/11(W) Review

12/13(F) Final Exam (Chapter 4&5)