AP 日本語シラバス 2015-16 年
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Understand various aspects of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture (cultural products, practices,
and perspectives).
USE what they learned in Japanese I through III to a full extent in their communication. By the end of the
course, students will be able to use in their communication, complex grammar structures involving if
clauses, transitive and intransitive verbs, passive, causative, and causative-passive voices that they will
learn in this course.
Learn and USE expressions related to giving and receiving, UNDERSTAND honorific expressions and
USE basic ones. They will also become aware of important manners involving gift giving and paying
respect to others in various occasions.
Become familiar with the content of the following topics through reading, discussing, and researching in
Japanese: travel, social issues (aging society, bullying, etc), vertical relationships, environmental concerns,
media and communication, transportation, fiction and poetry, fashion, pop culture, career, social customs
(customs related to social and religious events, meal, house, etc.)
Use frequently used idiomatic expressions both in written and oral communication.
Reach Intermediate-low/mid level of proficiency (according to ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines)
Understand and become familiar with AP Japanese exam format and practice in all the communication
modes (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication modes according to the National
Standards)
クラスに「準備して」来る。COME TO THE CLASS, PREPARED.
日本語で話す。SPEAK IN JAPANESE ALL THE TIME, USING WHAT THEY LEARNED.
日記を書く。WRITE AND SUBMIT WEEKLY JOURNAL under a given specific topics with a
paragraph (300 letters minimum)
コンピューターを使う。USE A COMPUTER TO READ AND VIEW/LISTEN TO AUTHENTIC
MATERIALS, AND TO DO THE ASSIGNMENTS.
自分で直す。BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACCURACY IN SPEAKING AND WRITING.
CORRECT YOUR OWN MISTAKES.
Yookoso: Continuing with Contemporary Japanese, McGrow-Hill, Genki II,
Japan Times, NHK Online and other online resources (see below):
http://www.fujipan.co.jp/hagukumu/minwa/index.html
日本の民話
http://www.kamishibai.net/view/top 紙芝居サイト
http://www.tjf.or.jp/clicknippon/ja/index.html くりっくにっぽん
http://odeo.com/channels/3710-Nippon-VoiceBlog
リスニングの練習
http://nettv.gov-online.go.jp/eng/prg/prg1784.html 文化、リスニング
http://homepage2.nifty.com/maezou/story268ateisyoku.html Short Stories
http://www.t-step.jp/t-wave/ Internet Radio
http://kanjialive.uchicago.edu/index.htm Kanji Alive
http://jplang.tufs.ac.jp/account/login JPLANG (自習サイト)
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_japan/jaGreetings.html ビデオで練習出来るサイト
1. Daily Grade (Participation, Class Work, Assignment) (20%)
(1) Class participation in Japanese.
(2) Journal (Topic and Due Date posted in each topic assignment– to be submitted in Edmodo)
(3) Reading, listening, vocabulary, and grammar study assignment (Edmode)
(4) Assigned class presentations (weekly)
(5) Assignment Packet (partially, to be assigned)
2. Quizzes (20%)
(1) Grammar, vocabulary, and kanji quizzes
(2) Listening and reading comprehension quizzes
3. Tests and Projects (60%)
(1) Chapter test (may consist of giving an oral presentation and/or writing a composition under chapter topics
discussed in class) and AP question practice
(2) Projects (Culture presentation or paper on assigned topics, etc.)
(3) Composition assignment or timed writing
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旅行 Traveling (Yokoso: Ch-1, Genki: L-15) WEEK#1 - 2
もしも… If clause (Genki: L-14, 17) WEEK#3-4
自動詞(じどうし)と他動詞(たどうし) Intransitive & Transitive Verbs (Y:Ch-3, G: L-18) WEEK#5-7
受け身（うけみ）
Passive Voice (Yokoso: Ch-5, Genki: L-16, 21) WEEK#8-10
使役（しえき）Causative Voice (Yokoso: Ch-4, Genki: L-22) WEEK#11-13
使役受身（しえきうけみ）Causative Passive (Yokoso: Ch-6, Genki: L-23) WEEK#14-16
贈り物（やりもらい）の習慣、V てあげる、V てもらう、V てくれる、敬語
Japanese Gift-Giving Customs and Honorific expressions, polite requests WEEK#17-18
(8) コミュニケーション、メディア、テクノロジー、日本のニュース (新聞、ラジオ、テレビによる
報道) Communication, Media, Technology WEEK #19-21
(9) 日本の社会（高齢化社会、少子化、晩婚化など）Japanese Society (Aging society, declining number
of children, late marriage, etc.) WEEK#20-21
(10) 自然と環境の保護 Protection of Nature and Environment WEEK#22-24
(11) 日本の民話、ショートストーリー Folklore and Short Stories WEEK#25-26
(12) AP Exam Practice WEEK#27-31
(13) 詩、短歌、俳句 Poetry, Tanka, and Haiku Week#32
(14) 日本の歴史 History of Japan WEEK#33
(15) 日本の若者：ファッションとエンターテイメント Young people in Japan: Fashion and Entertainment
WEEK#34
(16) 職業と適性 Occupation and Aptitude (Yokoso: Ch-5, Genki: L-13) WEEK#35-36
Japanese AP Exam will be administered on May 4 (in the afternoon). Please check AP Central (Collegeboard
website for AP resources -- http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/157014.html),
it contains free response exams and sample responses of past years. Whenever you have a chance, go to Japanese
web sites for fun. The following pages are just a few that will give you materials where you can try practicing
listening and reading on your own.
http://dogatch.jp/anime_kids/mameshiba/movie.html
http://www.nhk.or.jp/school/kanji/
http://www.manythings.org/japanese/
http://www.marugotoweb.jp/
https://www.erin.ne.jp/en/
Study Sessions Tutorial/study sessions will be held upon request. Extra credit will be given to the participation
in the speech contest, JLPT/Japan Bowl study session (Mondays) and JNHS Presentations (schedule per Japanese
Club). がんばろう！