Soko Gakuen Japanese Language School
1881 Pine Street
San Francisco, California 94109
Phone (415) 928-9608
http://sokogakuen.org/
COURSE SYLLABUS
Term (Contact hours):FALL
2021 (33 hours)
Class & Section: INTERMEDIATE 2 SA
Instructor: Mari Ota (email: ohchanma@gmail.com URL: http://otamari.web.fc2.com)
Meeting
day & Time: Saturdays 1-4pm
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this level, you should
be able to: complain about your health, show concerns for the health of others;
talk about someone's personal history, give a detailed self-introduction;
discuss how a town and old acquaintances have changed, describe building
infrastructures and an individual's personality; talk about schedules, services
available at a store, describe what you are thinking, talk about schedules,
talk about the schedules available at a store. Reproduce 80% or more
KANJI introduced during the term.
TEXTBOOKS
AND MATERIALS
1. Required. Japanese For Busy People II (Lessons 6-10, Vol. 2: textbook & workbook)
by Kodansha International / AJALT. [Available at Kinokuniya
Bookstore, San Francisco--Geary & Webster, Phone 415-567-7625 or
oniine.] Continuation of INTERMEDIATE 1.
2. Recommended.
a) Makino, S., & Tsutsui, M. (1986). A Dictionary of Basic
Japanese Grammar. Tokyo, Japan: The Japan Times.
b) ジャポニカ 漢字の練習 小学2 年.
Tokyo: Showa. [Available at Kinokuniya Bookstore, San
Francisco]
3.
Audio files.
Vol. 2 Textbook
https://www.kodanshausa.com/#japanese_for_busy_people_ii
Vol.
2 Workbook
https://www.kodanshausa.com/#japanese_for_busy_people_ii_workbook
EVALUATION
1.
One final exam (2.5 hours).
2. Upon successful completion (80% or higher attendance rate
and 80% or higher final exam score) of the course, a STUDENT PROGRESS REPORT will
be written if requested at the time you take the final exam.
3. Your final exam score (%) and attendance (%) will be kept in a digitized
form @STUDENT GRADES AND
INFORMATION REPOSITORY.
TEACHING
STYLE
The
instructor will create a relaxed, low-anxiety atmosphere through which you can
acquire the previously mentioned course objectives with less effort and with
ease. The instructor will use an eclectic teaching method.
PROCEDURES
1.
The instructor will follow the CALENDAR /Weekly Schedule printed below.
2. In class, students and teacher (and student and
student) will engage in interactive language activities, a variety of
exercises, using Japanese as much as possib le. The
instructor, however, will use some mechanical and meaningful drills, when necessary,
to develop your kinetic memory for the training of the perceptual motor skills.
3. Students will reinforce and develop vocabulary, structure, listening (via
audio files) and conversational skills through weekly assignments.
4. The class, however, may be conducted in accordance with the needs of the
students in class within the course objectives.
CALENDAR / Weekly
Schedule
Week
1. (September
25) Lesson
5, 6
Week
2. (October
2) Lesson
6, L5 GRAMMAR QUIZ
Week
3. (October
9) Lesson
7, L5, 6 KANJI QUIZ
Week
4. (October
16) Lesson 7, L6
GRAMMAR QUIZ
Week
5. (October
23) Lesson 8, L7
KANJI QUIZ
Week
6. (October
30) Lesson
8, L5~7 KANJI QUIZ, L7 GRAMMAR QUIZ
Week
7. (November
6) Lesson
9, L8 KANJI QUIZ #6
Week
8. (November
13) Lesson
9, L8 GRAMMAR QUIZ
Week
9. (November
20) REVIEW,
L5~9 KANJI QUIZ, L9 GRAMMAR QUIZ
Week
10. (December
4) FINAL
EXAM
Week
11. (December
11) Lesson
10 (Last Day of Class)
Weekly assignments on specific dates will be available from
your instructor in class.
PLEASE NOTE
1. You are expected to listen to the audio files, memorize new words, read
the grammar explanation in the textbook and to complete all assignments before
coming to class.
2. KANJI quizzes (KANJI from the textbooks) will be given as shown in the
calendar.
3. Please be on time for class; otherwise, you interrupt the lesson for others.
Regular class attendance and participation are essential for language learning.
4. Excessive absences (more than 3 class meetings) may be cause for repetition
of the course.
5. When you obtain a score of 80% or higher on the final exam, you move up to a
higher level class. Soko Gakuen's exit criteria for each class/level are based on
the 1987 ACTFL Japanese
Language Proficiency Guidelines.
6. The results of your final exam (%) and attendance (%) will be kept in a
digitized form @STUDENT GRADES AND INFORMATION REPOSITORY. Your
PROGRESS REPORT will be kept in the Soko Gakuen Records Office, and the Office will release it only
upon your request.
7. The final exam's Kanji section must meet 80% minimum score to register for a
higher class.
POLICY ON
FINAL EXAM
If you are unable to take the final exam on the scheduled date due to
circumstances beyond your control, the exam will be given only in a similar
test-taking situation (under supervision of an instructor at Soko Gakuen). Unless the final
exam is made up, NO CERTIFICATES can be issued.
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ALL THE ENDEAVORS OF THE TEACHER WILL FAIL TO INSURE SUCCESS UNLESS
YOU PREPARE WITH DILIGENCE AND CONSTANCY
THE EXERCISES TO BE GIVEN IN CLASS.
YOUR PROGRESS IS OUR MAIN CONCERN.