JAPA 101 Basic Japanese II (Spring Semester, 2014)

Course Outline (Section S14N02)

Instructor: Kimi Furuta E-mail: [email protected]
Office: Bldg. 355 Rm.326 Office Hours: Thursdays 13:00-14:00 or by appointment
Phone: 753-3245 Local. 2788 Course Website: https://d2l.viu.ca/ (JAPA 101: BASIC JAPANESE II - S14N02)
1. Course Description
This course is a continuation of JAPA 100. It focuses on all listening, speaking, reading and writing, and students
are expected to acquire an appropriate level of competency in these four areas.
2. Course Objectives
a. Speaking
Able to satisfy partially the requirements of basic communicative exchanges by relying heavily on learned
utterances. Can ask and answer questions, within very predictable areas, by using simple sentence structures.
Vocabulary centers on areas such as basic objects and places. Misunderstanding may occasionally arise, but can
be understood by sympathetic native speakers with combination of other means of communication.
b. Listening
Able to understand some short, learned utterances and some sentence-length utterances in basic content areas
of personal nature. Can comprehend words and phrases from simple questions, statements, high-frequency
request/permission/prohibition/courtesy expressions. Occasionally, may require repetition, rephrasing and/or a
slowed rate of speech for comprehension.
c. Writing
Able to meet limited practical writing needs. Can write short messages, postcards, and take down simple notes.
Material produced consists of re-combinations of learned vocabulary and structures into simple sentences on
very familiar topics. Can write frequently encountered Kanji (115 characters). Frequent errors in grammar,
vocabulary, punctuation, spelling and characters, but writing can be understood by natives used to the writings of
non-native.
d. Reading
Can read Hiragana, Katakana, and memorized, high frequency Kanji. Where vocabulary has been learned, can
read for instructional and directional purposes standardized messages, phrases or expressions, such as some
items on menus, schedules, timetables, maps and signs. Can read a simple, short passage dealing with some
areas of personal information.
3. Textbooks and Other Required Materials
The followings are required for this course, and photocopy or sharing with others is not allowed.
Required
 Available at the VIU Book Store
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o Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I (2 Edition), the Japan Times, 2011
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o Genki I Workbook (2 Edition), the Japan Times, 2011
 Downloadable from VIU Learn (D2L): JAPA101 Additional Notes (downloadable in the PDF format)
Optional
o English Grammar for Students of Japanese, the Olivia and Hill Press, 1994
o Kanji Look and Learn – Main Book, The Japan Times, 2009
o Kanji Look and Learn – Workbook, The Japan Times, 2009
4. Language Lab (Location: Bldg. 355 Room 110)
In addition to two in-class sessions, all students must attend one-hour language lab work per week. Attendance
to the language lab is on drop-in basis but mandatory, and it will be monitored and included in your
attendance/participation mark. The some parts of the lab work will regularly be collected and marked as
assignments. Pop quizzes on the materials in the lab may be held during the class hours to monitor your progress
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in the lab work. You will need to purchase an access card, available at VIU bookstore, in order to access to the
lab, unless you already have one.
5. Assessment
1. Attendance and Participation (including Lab1): 7% 5. Quizzes 4 & 5: 15%
2. On-line exercises & activities2: 3% 6. Oral Test5 & 6: 15%
3. Self-study Work3 & 5: 2% 7. Mid-term Exam5 & 6: 20%
4. Assignments (Some Parts of Workbook & 8% 8. Final Exam5 & 6 (with listening) 30%
2, 3 & 5
Composition) :
Your final score will be converted into a letter grade using the following scale.
A+ 90-100 B+ 76-79 C+ 64-67 D 50-54
A 85-89 B 72-75 C 60-63 F 0-49
A- 80-84 B- 68-71 C- 55-59
Notes
1. Class attendance and participation marks will be recorded based on the following system.
 3 pts: well-prepared, actively participate in activities and did not miss any part of a class
 2 pts: prepared, satisfactory participation in activities and did not miss any part of class
 1 pt: unprepared, unsatisfactory participation in activities, or missed more than 20 minutes of a class
 0 pt: absent
o You may make up classes you missed, with sufficient documentation, for illness, a death in the family,
and any other emergencies. However, you must make up the class within three school days. You are
granted up to two make-ups per semester, but additional absences will result in loss of points in the
"Attendance and Participation" category above.
o Your registration to the course may be cancelled at any time, if you are absent from three consecutive
classes without contacting your instructor.
2. The online exercises/activities and assignments are graded based on the following system.
 2 pts: completed, meeting all the guidelines and, although there may be some mistakes, showing
students’ effort to do good quality of work
 1 pt: incomplete and/or not meeting all the guidelines/not showing students’ effort to do good quality
of work
 0 pt: not submit the work, or more than 50 % of the work is unfinished
3. There are two types of course work from workbook: Self-study Work and Assignments. The sections of the
workbook specified as “Self-study Work” must be done as review after each class, and you must check your
answers using the answer keys provided. Your completion of the work will be checked at the end of each
lesson and recorded. Other sections of the workbook are collected at the end of each lesson as assignment,
and it will be graded.
4. Quizzes can be made up under special circumstances, but you must arrange the time with your instructor
immediately. The make-up tests must be taken within three school days from the original date.
5. The following actions are considered to be Cheating and will be subject to immediate disciplinary actions,
including an assignment of “0”to the test or assignments in question and a submission of Academic
Misconduct Form to the Dean for record:
 Copying from any part of another student's test paper or assignments;
 Allowing another student to copy from any part of your test paper or assignments;
 Claiming as your own work that is not your own (e.g., asking Japanese native speakers for the correct
answers/phrases/sentences and presenting them as your own work)
Please check the “Student Academic Code of Conduct” section of the Calendar for more information on the
college policy on the topic.
6. In principle, no "Incomplete" grade will be given in this course. If you are unable to take any of the exams or
the oral test, you must contact your instructor to reschedule it within 24 hours from the time that the exam
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is originally scheduled. Otherwise, “0” will be assigned as your mark for the exam or tests. Rescheduling
such exams will be granted only under such circumstances as illness, a death in immediate family and so on.
You must provide your instructor with sufficient document, such as a doctor's note, to support the reason for
rescheduling. Please note that, as the college policy stated in the college calendar, no travel plans should be
made during the final exam period.
6. Course Requirements
All students in this course will be required to:
a. Participate in all lectures, drop-in language labs, and on-line activities. Your registration to the course may
be cancelled if you are absent from too many classes. Also, ask your instructor for permission, before the
class starts, if you have to leave the class earlier or come late.
b. Check "Weekly Schedule" available on VIU Learn on every Thursday for the information of quizzes,
assignments, and other course related matters for the following week.
c. Study Japanese at least one hour every day outside classes. Learning another language always works the
best, if you spend a small amount of time regularly, rather than a large amount of time sporadically.
d. Do all the assignments and hand in them by the due date. Late submission without instructor’s permission
will receive the deduction of 0.2 points per school day from your mark of the assignment. Also, your
assignments will not be accepted if you do not follow the guidelines below:
 The pages of the work must be in the correct order.
 The work must be stapled on the top-left-hand corner if it contains more than one page, and only single
assignment should be stapled together.
 As for workbook assignment, you must check the answer keys and make necessary correction before
handing it in.
You will receive more details on the guide lines for each assignment.
7. Weekly Schedule (Tentative and subject to change)
Wk Date Lessons Quiz
1. Jan. 7 & 9 Orientation & Review of JAPA100
Lesson 5 Part 2
2. Jan. 14 & 16 Lesson 5 Part 2 & Lesson 6 Vocabulary Quiz (L6)
3. Jan. 21 & 23 Lesson 6 Te-form Quiz
4. Jan. 28 & 30 Lesson 6 & Lesson 7 Kanji Quiz (L6); Vocabulary Quiz (L7)
5. Feb. 4 & 6 Lesson 7 Review Quiz (L5-P2& L6)
6. Feb. 11 & 13 Lesson 7
Review for Midterm Exam (L5P2-L7)
7. Feb. 18 (Tue.) Midterm Exam
Feb. 20 (Thur.) Review of Midterm Exam & Lesson 8
8. Feb. 25 & Feb. 27 Study Days – No Classes
9. Mar. 4 & 5 Lesson 8 Vocabulary Quiz (L8); Short Form Quiz 1
10. Mar. 11 & 13 Lesson 8 & Lesson 9 Kanji Quiz (L8); Vocabulary Quiz (L9);
11. Mar. 18 & 20 Lesson 9 Short Form Quiz 2
12. Mar. 25 & 27 Lesson 9 & Lesson 10 Kanji Quiz (L9); Vocabulary Quiz (L10)
13. Apr. 1 & 3 Lesson 10
14. Apr. 8 & 10 Lesson 10 Review Quiz (L8&9)
Review (L8 to L10)