Elementary Japanese 2 - 1st year
Continuation of the skills learned in Japanese 1 with an emphasis on advanced grammar and vocabulary. Students must have previous competency in Japanese language. All four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing will be covered.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of short, learned utterances and some sentence-length utterances, especially where context supports understanding and speech is clear;
2. Identify and demonstrate understanding of basic vocabulary and sentence patterns from various Japanese media e.g., television programs;
3. Produce short statements and ask simple questions that describe one’s surroundings and are useful in common everyday situations;
4. Express simple wants and needs;
5. Ask questions primarily by relying on memorized social formulae and set phrases, with occasional sentence-level expansion to meet the needs of everyday situations;
6. Read hiragana and katakana fluently, as well as over 100 basic kanji;
7. Write hiragana, katakana, and about 100 basic kanji;
8. Compose short letters describing their life and surroundings and simple dairy entries related to everyday life, memo-type notes and diary entries related to those situations described above;
9. Demonstrate culturally appropriate conduct relevant to contextual needs, e.g., gestures, greetings, back channeling, and body language.
Topics:
Course topics will include the following:
1. Vocabulary
2. Listening
3. Speaking
4. Reading
5. Writing
6. Culture
7. Grammar
Method of Instruction:
1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Group/pair work
4. Modeling/role play
5. Language lab
6. Viewing Japanese language videos
Types of Assignments:
1. Language lab or take home language tapes
2. Textbook exercises
3. Vocabulary study
4. Writing assignments
5. Prepared and spontaneous oral production
6. Interviewing Japanese students
Sample Text:
1. Situational and Functional Japanese, Volume One Notes. Tokyo: Bojinsha Co., 1991
