YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY
2011 - 2012 ACADEMIC YEAR
SPRING SEMESTER
FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
Course Name: AFJ 101– JAPONCA 1: Japanese Language / Beginners Level (3h/week)
Instructor: Kyoko Yamaguchi Vrboski
Location: Güzel Sanatlar Binası No.711
E-mail: kvrboski@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: 0216-578-0964 / 0216-578-0000/1964
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The Japanese Language 101 Course is designed for total beginners. Students will start to learn
from basic syllables as the Japanese language has three kinds of syllables. Since each syllable
form is quite unique, it will require a rather big amount of time to learn these. At the end of this
semester, students are expected to reach the level of knowing all basic syllables (which is
Hiragana) and basic structure of Japanese sentences. Furthermore, the main textbook will be
learned until Unit 4.
COURSE MATERIALS:
-- Minna no Nihongo I – Japanese for everybody I
-- Kana nyuumon – An introduction to the Japanese syllables
ATTENDANCE:
All students are expected to attend at least 80% of all lesson hours, be in class and leave the class
on time. For the absence more than 20% of lesson hours without legitimate excuse, the students
will lose the right for the entry to any examination and fail from the course.
EXAMINATION:
One mid-term examination and one final examination will be given in the course.
EVALUATION:
Mid-term Examination (35%)
Final Examination (50%)
Oral Assessment (15%)
COURSE SYLLABUS:
WEEK DATE
1
7 – 11 February 2011
OBJECTS_____________________________
Introduction to Japanese syllables
Start to learn Hiragana
Japanese Syllables (Hiragana) Unit 1 ~ 2
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2
14 – 18 February 2011
Japanese Syllables (Hiragana) Unit 3 ~ 5
Classroom expressions
3
21 – 25 February 2011
Japanese Syllables (Hiragana) Unit 6 ~ 8
Greeting expressions
4
28 February – 4 March 2011
Japanese Syllables Unit 1 ~ 5 Quiz
Japanese Syllables (Hiragana) Unit 9 ~ 10
5
7 – 11 March 2011
Introduction to basic sentence pattern
6
14 – 18 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 1
Basic Sentence Pattern
7
21 – 25 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 1
Noun sentence exercise
26 March 2011
Mid-term Examination
8
28 March – 1 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 2
Noun sentence pattern – things
9
4 – 8 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 2
Noun sentence pattern – things
10
11 – 15 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 3
Noun sentence pattern - places
11
18 – 22 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 3
Noun sentence exercise
12
25 – 29 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 4
Verb sentence pattern explanation
13
2 – 6 May 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 4
Verb sentence exercise
14
9 – 13 May 2011
General review
21 May 2011
Final Examination
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YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY
2011 - 2012 ACADEMIC YEAR
SPRING SEMESTER
FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
Course Name: AFJ 201– JAPONCA 3: Japanese Language / Beginners Level (3h/week)
Instructor: Kyoko Yamaguchi Vrboski
Location: Güzel Sanatlar Binası No.711
E-mail: kvrboski@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: 0216-578-0964 / 0216-578-0000/1964
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The Japanese Language 201 Course is designed for the students who had finished Japanese 102.
Since students have the knowledge of basic syllables, Hiragana & Katakana, the most difficult
syllable, Kanji will be introduced. Minna no Nihongo, Kanji 1 will be learnt until Unit 2. The
main textbook will be forwarded to Unit 15 to learn more Japanese grammars and sentence
patterns. Furthermore, to enhance the listening and conversational skills, listening tasks will be
done by using Mainichi no Kikitori 1 (Everyday Listening 1), which has been specially designed
for those skills.
COURSE MATERIALS:
-- Minna no Nihongo I – Japanese for everybody I
-- Mainichi no Kikitori 1 – Everyday Listening 1
-- Minna no Nihongo, Kanji 1 – Japanese for everybody: Kanji 1
ATTENDANCE:
All students are expected to attend at least 80% of all lesson hours, be in class and leave the class
on time. For the absence more than 20% of lesson hours without legitimate excuse, the students
will lose the right for the entry to any examination and fail from the course.
EXAMINATION:
One mid-term examination and one final examination will be given in the course.
EVALUATION:
Mid-term Examination (35%)
Final Examination (50%)
Oral Assessment (15%)
COURSE SYLLABUS:
WEEK DATE
1
7 – 11 February 2011
OBJECTS_____________________________
Introduction to Kanji
Minna no Nihong Kanji Unit 1
Minna no Nihongo review Unit 5 ~ 10
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2
14 – 18 February 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 11
Counter suffix explanation
3
21 – 25 February 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 11
Counter suffix sentence exercise
4
28 February – 4 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 12
Mainichi no Kikitori 1
Conversation practice
5
7 – 11 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 12
Adjective sentence past tense
6
14 – 18 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 13
Mainichi no Kikitori 1
7
21 – 25 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 13
26 March 2011
Mid-term Examination
8
28 March – 1 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 14
Te-form introduction
9
4 – 8 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 14
Minna no Nihongo Kanji Unit 2
10
11 – 15 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 14
Mainichi no Kikitori 1
11
18 – 22 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 15
Permission, prohibition sentence
12
25 – 29 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 15
Te-form usage
13
2 – 6 May 2011
Minna no Nihongo 15
Conversational exercise
14
9 – 13 May 2011
General review
21 May 2011
Final Exa mination
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YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY
2011 - 2012 ACADEMIC YEAR
SPRING SEMESTER
FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
Course Name: AFJ 202 – JAPONCA 4: Japanese Language / Beginners Level (3h/week)
Instructor: Kyoko Yamaguchi Vrboski
Location: Güzel Sanatlar Binası No.711
E-mail: kvrboski@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: 0216-578-0975 / 0216-578-0000/1975
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The Japanese Language 202 Course is designed for the students who had finished Japanese 201.
Since Students started learn Kanji from the previous semester, Minna no Nihongo, Kanji 1 will be
continued until Unit 5. The main textbook will be forwarded to Unit 19 to learn more Japanese
grammars and sentence patters. Furthermore, to enhance the listening and conversational skills,
listening tasks will be done by using Mainichi no Kikitori 1 (Everyday Listening 1), which has
been specially designed for those skills.
COURSE MATERIALS:
-- Minna no Nihongo I – Japanese for everybody I
-- Mainichi no Kikitori 1 – Everyday Listening 1
-- Minna no Nihongo, Kanji 1 – Japanese for everybody: Kanji 1
ATTENDANCE:
All students are expected to attend at least 80% of all lesson hours, be in class and leave the class
on time. For the absence more than 20% of lesson hours without legitimate excuse, the students
will lose the right for the entry to any examination and fail from the course.
EXAMINATION:
One mid-term examination and one final examination will be given in the course.
EVALUATION:
Mid-term Examination (35%)
Final Examination (50%)
Oral Assessment (15%)
COURSE SYLLABUS:
WEEK DATE
1
7 - 11 February 2011
OBJECTS_____________________________
Minna no Nihong Kanji Unit 2
Minna no Nihongo Unit 15
Te-form permission/prohibition usage
2
Minna no Nihongo Unit 15
14 - 18 February 2011
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Te-form practice
3
21 - 25 February 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 15
Conversation practice
4
28 February – 3 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 16
Mainichi no Kikitori 1
Te-form continuous usage
5
7 - 11 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 16
Nai-form usage
6
14 - 18 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 17
Mainichi no Kikitori 1
Nai-form explanation
7
21 - 25 March 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 17
Nai-form practice
26 March 2011
Mid-tern Examination
8
28 March – 1 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 17
Conversation practice
9
4 - 8 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 18
Minna no Nihongo Kanji Unit 3
Dictionary-form explanation
10
11 - 15 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 18
Dictionary-form usage
11
18 - 22 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 18
Mainichi no Kikitori 1
12
25 - 29 April 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 19
Ta-form usage
13
2 - 6 May 2011
Minna no Nihongo Unit 19
Ta-form practice
14
9 - 13 May 2011
Minna no Nihongo 15 ~ 19 review
21 May 2011
Final Examination
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