OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

Japanese JA200

Mioko YOSHINAGA (Center for International Education and Exchange)

Cource Objective
   The objectives of JA200 are:
   (1) to expand ability for daily communication in both spoken and written Japanese
   (2) to become familiar with language structures both of spoken and written Japanese
   (3) to be able to orally deliver factual information/knowledge and express simple opinions
   (4) to gain some functional ability in comprehending and writing texts constructed with learned language structures, using hiragana, katakana and approximately 250 and more kanjis
   (5) to develop strategic skills for getting information about the Japanese language and promoting language acquisition through communication with native Japanese speakers

Learning Goals
In terms of language items students will be able to;

Produce and understand utterances that are constructed using basic grammars and structures and basic vobavulary.
Recognize and write 300 basic kanjis and kanji words that contain them. (300 kanjis in total will be learned through JA100 and JA200.)

Requirement / Prerequisite
Students should have completed Japanese JA100 or an elementary Japanese course at other institution.

Class Plan
Topis that will be discussed in the course are;

different aspects of one's life
one's family
one's childhood
one's near future
one's relations with Japan
experiences in which one is helped or assisted by other persons
experiences in which one helped or assisted other persons
a story in which someone urges someone else to do something
a story in which one is urged to do something
miserable experiences
evolution of tools/language/human's capacity
hisotorical development of industry and the society, and change of human living conditions
education and children
education system
place of work in life
company and individual
employment system in Japan
work-life balance
modern Japanese hisroty and Japanese people
living in Japan as an individual coming from abroad

	Theme	Content
Week 1		Orientation
Week 2		Review of JA100
Week 3		Describe different aspects of one's life (Unit13)
Week 4		Talk about one's hobby or favorite way of spending private time (Unit14)
Week 5		Talk about one's future (Unit15)
Week 6		Talk about one's abilities or special talents (Unit16)
Week 7		Talk about gift giving/receiving experience (Unit17)
Week 8		Talk about experiences in which one is supported or assisted by other people (Unit18)
Week 9		Report information indirectly ("I heard ~" and "It seems ~") (Unit19), Talk about experiences in which one supported or assisted other people (Unit19)
Week 10		Talk about experiences in which one is praised or scolded by other people (Unit20), Talk about experiences in which one was asked to do something (Unit20)
Week 11		Talk a story in which someone forces/allows someone else to do something (Unit21), Talk a story in which someone forces/allows you to do something (Unit21)
Week 12		Talk about an experience in which one is forced to do something (Unit22)
Week 13		Talk about miserable experiences (Unit23)
Week 14		Talk about a country's geographic and linguistic situations and climate (Unit24)
Week 15		Final Written Exam/Final Presentation

Independent Study Outside of Class
As classes will be conducted mainly in Japanese, students are expected to prepare lessons in advance. Homework will be assigned regularly to reinforce learning. All students are expected to study japanese according to the Kanji and grammar work sheets and essay in and out of the class. Kanji quiz will be given weekly. Final examination will be in both oral and written form.

Textbooks

"A New Approach to Elementary Japanese Vol. 2"(Center for International Education and Exchange).
Grammar Reference Book: "Understanding Basic Japanese Grammar"(ALC)

Reference

Grading Policy
   One lecture and two sessions (90 minutes each) will be given in a week for 15 weeks. Regular attendance to all classes is required. Being absent for one third or more of the classes will be considered as withdrawal from the course.
Grading
   Class attendance, participation and performance 40% / Quiz, assignment, essay and presentation 20%
   Final written Exam. 20% / Final oral exam. 20%

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