Intermediate 2 course syllabus

Soko Gakuen Japanese Language School

1881 Pine Street

San Francisco, California 94109

Phone (415) 928-9608

http://sokogakuen.org/

COURSE SYLLABUS

Term (Contact hours): Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (33 hours)

Class & Section: INTERMEDIATE 2 ME

Instructor: Aya Kazama (ayakazama@gmail.com)

                                                                                                           Meeting day & Time: Mondays 6-9pm

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, 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 8-16, 4th ed. Vol. 2: textbook & workbook) by Kodansha International / AJALT. [Available at Kinokuniya Bookstore, San Francisco--Geary & Webster, Phone 415-567-7625 or online.] 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://kodansha.us/product/japanese-for-busy-people-book-2-enhanced-with-audio

Vol. 2 Workbook

https://kodansha.us/product/japanese-for-busy-people-book-2-the-workbook-enhanced-with-audio

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 possible. 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. Lesson 8, 9

Week 2. Lesson 9, 10, L8 Grammar Quiz, L8 & 9 Kanji Quiz

Week 3. Lesson 10, 11, L9 Grammar Quiz, L10 Kanji Quiz

Week 4. Lesson 11, 12, L10 Grammar Quiz, L11 Kanji Quiz

Week 5. Lesson 12, 13, L11 Grammar Quiz, L12 Kanji Quiz

Week 6. Lesson 13, 14, L12 Grammar Quiz, L13 Kanji Quiz

Week 7. Lesson 14, 15, L13 Grammar Quiz, L14 Kanji Quiz

Week 8. Lesson 15, L14 Grammar Quiz, L15 Kanji Quiz

Week 9. REVIEW, L15 Grammar Quiz, L13~15 Kanji Quiz

Week 10.  FINAL EXAM

Week 11. Lesson 16 (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.