1. Alpha and Number JPNS 201
Course Title Intermediate Japanese I
Number of credits 4
Date of Outline March 19, 2004
2. Course Description Second level course in Japanese
listening, reading, speaking and writing.
Introduces more advanced grammatical patterns
and vocabulary words. Daily listening practice is
highly recommended.
3. Contact Hours/Type 5 Hours/ Lecture
4. Prerequisites JPNS 102 or consent.
Corequisites None
Recommended Preparation None
Approved by _______________________________________Date__________________

5.
General Course Objectives
Students will further develop four basic skills in the Japanese language: listening,
speaking, reading, and writing.
6.
Student Learning Outcomes
For assessment purposes, these are linked to #7 Recommended Course Content.
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to a) Read and write additional 75 Kanji b) Talk about shopping (stores, clothes) c) Talk about traveling d) Talk about home life
Manipulate complex sentences with the following grammatical structures e) Temporal clause “toki” f) The “tara” and “to” conditional clause g) Before and after clause “mae” “ato” h) Reporting heresay “---soo desu” i) Whether or not clause “---ka doo ka”
Express the following j) Obligation or duty k) Purpose l) Permission m) Commands
n) Admonishment and prohibition
0) Negative request
p) Advice
Describe the following:
q) Different state of actions
r) A preparatory action
s) A decision making
Utilize the following:
t) Adverbial use of adjectives
u) Give and receive verbs
v) Japanese money and colors
Carry out conversations in the following situations:
w) Making a hotel reservation
x) Purchasing things at a store
y) Inviting and visiting people
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7.
Recommended Course Content and Approximate Time spent on Each Topic
Linked to # 6 Student Learning Outcomes.
Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Chapter 7 --------Shopping (b, e, h, i, q, v, x)
(Vol. 1) Shops and Stores
Shopping
Clothes
26 Kanji (a)
Week 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Chapter 1 --------Travel (c, f, g, j, m, n, s, t, w)
(Vol. 2) Transportation and Schedules
Sightseeing and Planning
25 Kanji (a)
Week 11, 12, 13, 14 Chapter 2 --------At Home ( d, k, l, o, p, r, u, y)
Houses
Furnishings and Appliances
Household Chores
24 Kanji (a)
8. Text and Materials
An appropriate text (or texts) and materials will be chosen at the time the course is
offered. Examples:
Text: Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese, Second Edition
Yookoso! Continuing with Contemporary Japanese, Second Edition
Workbook: Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany Yookoso!
An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese
Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany Yookoso!
Continuing with Contemporary Japanese
Materials: Handouts and other relevant materials provided by the instructor
Others: Video tapes, audio tapes, CD-Rom, guest speakers
10.
Recommended Course Requirements and Evaluation
Specific course requirements are at the discretion of the instructor at the time the course is being offered. Suggested requirements might include, but are not limited to
Daily performance 30%
(mini-tests, homework, compositions, presentations)
Quizzes 20%
Mid-term exam (written and oral)
Final exam (written and oral)
20%
30%
11.
Methods of Instruction
Instructional methods vary with instructors; thus instructional methods will be at the discretion of the instructor teaching the course. Techniques may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Explanations of grammar, followed by practice
Reading and writing exercises (compositions)
Communicative practice: interviewing, pair activities (questions and answers)
Students’ oral presentations (individual/ group)