Heartland Community College
Master Course Syllabus
Division Name: HFA
Course Prefix and Number: JAPN 101
Course Title: Japanese I
DATE PREPARED: 29 September 1992
DATE REVISED: April 2012
PCS/CIP CODE: 1.1-160302
IAI NO. (if available):
EFFECTIVE DATE OF FIRST CLASS: September 2012
CREDIT HOURS: 4.0
CONTACT HOURS: 4.0
LECTURE HOURS: 4.0
LABORATORY HOURS: 0.0
CATALOG DESCRIPTION (Include specific prerequisites):
A beginning course in Japanese, with emphasis on the development of basic listening,
speaking, reading, and writing skills. Basic vocabulary, essentials of Japanese grammar and
syntax, correct pronunciation and intonation, and the use of actual speech patterns are
covered. Students with two or more years of high school Japanese should not enroll in JAPN
101.
TEXTBOOKS:
Eri Banno, Yoko ikeda,Yutaka Ohno, Chikako Shinagawa,Kyoko Takashiki (2011):
An Integrated Course in Elementary Japaense Genki I Second Edition The Japan Times
Eri Banno, Yoko ikeda,Yutaka Ohno, Chikako Shinagawa,Kyoko Takashiki (2011):
An Integrated Course in Elementary Japaense Genki I Workbook
Second Edition The Japan Times
RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND
TRANSFERABILITY:
JAPN 101 fulfills 4 semester hours of elective credit for the A.A. and A.S. degrees. It
should transfer to most colleges and universities as an elective course. However, since
this course is not part of either the General Education Core Curriculum or a
baccalaureate major program described in the Illinois Articulation Initiative, students
should check with an academic advisor for information about its transferability to
other institutions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Course Outcomes
1. Understand and use simple
phrases and vocabulary on a
variety of subjects.
2. Engage in simple
conversations on a number of
common everyday topics.
General
Education
Outcomes
Throughout the
semester, students
will achieve the
following Gen Ed
outcomes:
Throughout the semester, the
following assessment methods
will be used to measure the
course and Gen Ed learning
outcomes:
CO3
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CO1
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3. Formulate and respond
to simple questions.
4. Formulate simple descriptive
sentences, use the negative
form, and employ both
present and past tenses.
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5. Develop pronunciation skills
that will enable them to be
intelligible to a native
Japanese speaker.
6. Learn the hiragana and
katagana syllabary systems
and be able to read simple
paragraphs in these forms.
Also learn basic Kanji and be
able to recognize them.
Range of Assessment
Methods
Oral presentations and
reflections on a variety of
topics
Homework assignments
Class participation
Written and Oral quizzes,
assignments and
presentations on Japanese
Culture.
Written reports
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COURSE/LAB OUTLINE:
1. Introduction to pronunciation. Drills in accent, pitch, and intonation. Some useful
expressions, including expressions for greeting, parting, gratitude, and apology.
Roomaji transcription.
2. Introduction to Kana,kanji, and the Japanese writing system.
3. Sentence patterns and useful expressions. Forms of address. Imperfect tense and
negative imperfect tense. Relationals and motion verbs.
4. Vocabulary and conjugation. Review and Application of Hiragana. Oral
comprehension.
5. Sentence patterns and useful expressions. Use of "sorosoro" and "doozo youoshiku."
Heteronomous expressions.
6. Speech levels. Adjective forms. Vocabulary, pronunciation, and Hiragana practice.
7. Kana orthography. Foreign words. Review and application of previous units.
METHOD OF EVALUATION (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
Assessment Method
Participation and Homework
Quizzes
Final Exam
TOTAL
% of final grade
40%
45%
15 %
100 %
Final grades will be determined according to the following scale:
A = 92 - 100%
B = 83 - 91%
C = 74 - 82%
D = 65 - 73%
F = Below 65%
REQUIRED WRITING AND READING:
Students will read and write short compositions (paragraph length) and dialogs.