UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
KAPI'OLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

JPNSE 102 Elementary Japanese II (4 credits) Syllabus

Spring 2012

CRN: 33182/10:05 AM-11:00 AM, M-Th, 'Olapa 105, 1/9-5/11

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course is designed for students who have satisfactorily completed Japanese 101 or have been placed in Japanese 102 based on the results of a placement test.* The course continues to build a basic foundation that will enable students to acquire and develop language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese in a linguistically and culturally appropriate manner. About 90 kanji will be introduced. It is a 4-credit course.

*If you have not taken a placement test and your background and knowledge of the Japanese language make Japanese 102 an inappropriate course for you, we ask that you transfer to a more suitable course.

 

PREREQUISITES

1. A grade of "C" or higher in JPNSE 101, or
2. Satisfactory score on language placement test, or
3. Instructor's approval

TEXTBOOKS & SUPPLIES

1. Nakama 1b, Makino, Seiichi, Hatasa, Yukiko and Hatasa, Kazumi. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009.
2. Nakama 1b, Student Activities Manual. Hatasa, Yukiko and Hatasa, Kazumi. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009.
3. Online access card

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to;

1. Understand sentence-length utterances that consist of a recombination of new and previously learned elements in a limited number of content areas, such as shopping, describing preferences, family members, memories and physical condition, and inviting and dining out.
   
2. Perform basic communicative exchanges. Make short statements and ask questions in simple sentences that are common to the aforementioned situations.
   
3. Understand written material in hiragana and katakana, and have a functional command of about 100 essential kanji. Read and comprehend menus, postcards, short letters, and simple journals.
   
4. Write simple texts of a few paragraphs by integrating new and previously learned structures. Master hiragana and katakana and have a good command of kanji they have learned. Compose memos, messages, postcards, short letters, and simple journals.

COURSE CONTENTS

1. Favorite Things and Activities: Describing likes, dislikes, and preferences
2. Shopping: Making requests, expressing quantities and numbers, talking about prices, shopping
3. Restaurants and Invitations: Extending invitation, ordering at a resturant
4. My family: Describing people, addressing family members
5. Seasons and Weather: Describing the weather
6. Annual Events: describing seasonal holidays and yearly events

See schedule for detail. It is your responsibility to find out all the assignments due dates, test dates, and other pertinent information. They will not be announced in class.

EVALUATIONS

IMPORTANT NOTES: Inform your instructor before an absence. Think of your class as your job and your instructor as your employer. Professional courtesy dictates notifying your employer of anticipated absences. The same is true with instructor. See schedule for detail. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find out all the assignments due date, test dates, and other pertinent information. They will not be announced in class. You may make up quizzes, tests or exams with full credits for excused absence* only. 10 % of your total score will be deducted for other make-ups. You need to initiate making an arrangement with me to make up within the reasonable time. *An excused absence is when you tell me in advance that you cannot attend a particular class and I approve the absence; you produce a doctor's note excusing you from class; personal emergencies. Attendance Policies: Attendance is mandatory. However, you may miss up to 5 classes (one class session) without any penalty*. *Penalties 2 (two) points for each absence will be deducted from your total points after 5 absences; It is considered as an absence if you are late more than 15 minutes. Two (2) tardinesses (or leaaving class early) will count as one (1) absence.

MISCELLANEOUS

1. Be punctual. If you arrived late to class, try to find a seat without disrupting the class. Don't make excuses. Just come in and sit down. If you want to explain your lateness, see me after class.
2. Some college customs dictate what you should not do. AVOIDING these behaviors shows respect to your classmates and professors.
   • Pack up your books before the class is over.
   • After an absence, ask your professor, "Did I miss anything?" (Of course you did.)
   • Wear headphones, hats, and sunglasses during class.
   • Let a cellular phone disturb the class.
   • Eat, drink, and chew gum.
   • Talk with a neighbor while the professor or a classmate is talking.
   • Make distracting noises in class (clicking pen, popping gum, drumming fingers, and so on.)
   • Go in and out the classroom.
3. Read Student Conduct Code and other College Regulations and Policies.
4. You will receive a grade of "F" if you do not officially withdraw from the class when you have stopped attending.
5. Take advantage of a study group.
6. Check your Laulima account regulary. Information will be distributed through them also.

    

COURSE RULES FOR SUCCESS

　

To create the very best environment for supporting your success and the success of your classmates, this course has three important rules. The more challenging these rules are for you, the more value you will experience by adopting them. By choosing to follow these three rules, you are choosing to be successful not only in this course but in your life. These three rules will support your success in every goal you pursue!

1. Show up!
   "To support my success, I CHOOSE to attend every scheduled class period in its entirety."
2. Do the work!
   "To support my success, I CHOOSE to do my very best work in preparing all of my assignments and hand them in on time."
3. Participate actively!
   " To support my success, I CHOOSE to stay mentally alert in every class, offering my best comments, questions, and answers when appropriate. "

VISITING YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Office hours have been scheduled for you. If you cannot make it during these hours, make an appointment for another time. Whenever you think you need extra explanation or practice, visit your instructor. Do not let small learning problems grow into major ones. A brief visit and discussion with the person who is most able to assist you and who, with the exception of yourself, is most responsible for your progress can help.