JAPN& 121: Japanese I Spring 09
Pierce College, Puyallup
Instructor:
Office:
Phone:
E-mail:
Office hours:
Class hours:
Classroom:
Kazuko Howard (ハワード和子)
C290J
(253) 840-8330 Message only or (253) 858-5991 Home
howardharmony@msn.com
12:00 – 12:45 pm MTWTh
1:00 – 2:05 pm MTWTh
CTR 250
Textbook and Workbook (required):
 “Genki”げんき I by Eri Banno, The Japan Times
 “Genki”げんき I Workbook by Eri Bannl, The Japan Times
Other helpful resources (optional):
 English-Japanese and Japanese-English Learner’s Pocket Dictionary, Kenkyusha
 Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary, Random House
 The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, Kodansha International
 A Dictionary of Japanese Particles, Kodansha International
{All books are available at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Seattle: (206) 587-2477}
Resources for self-study:
 CD for Textbook “Genki” I is available at the library on first-come-first basis.
 You may be allowed to copy Power Point presentation to take home.
What you should bring to each class:
 Textbook “Genki”
 Workbook “Genki”
 All handouts organized in a binder
 Japanese dictionary
 Notebook along with pens
 Memory stick or CD to copy Power Point (optional)
Course Description
First-Year Japanese is a sequential Japanese course designed to complete in three quarters. The Japanese
language will be introduced to reach 5 goals – Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and
Communities, using the textbook “Genki”.
 Communication will involve in three modes – interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational
communications, as well as four different skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
 Cultures will be introduced from three inter-related angles – perspective (meanings, values), practice
(patterns of social interaction), and products (materials)
 Connections will relate the knowledge from this course with different field to reinforce more global
understanding.
 Comparisons will develop insights into the nature of Japanese language and culture through
understanding similarities and differences.
 Communities mean participation in multilingual communities at home and around the world.
Course Objectives
Power Point will be used to enhance vocabulary and grammar study. Upon completion of this course, the
students should be able to do the following;
Japanese 121 (Textbook “Genki”: Greetings, Lesson 1 – 4, Hiragana)
 Pronounce all sounds including contraction, double vowel and double consonants
 Identify basic vocabularies: numbers, time, dates, money, family, occupation, school, classroom
items, personal items, places, daily activities
 Identify basic greetings and expressions
 Identify beginning level of grammar: desu and masu forms, present and past tenses, affirmative and
negative, particles
 Read and write all Hiragana characters
 Understand Japanese family, school, way of communication
 Know how to type Japanese Hiragana characters on computer
 Make an oral presentation on Japanese food/arts/artists using Power Point
Japanese 122 (Textbook “Genki”: Lesson 5 – 8, Katakana and Kanji)
 Identify vocabularies and expressions: weather, hobby, trip, transportation, personal description,
feeling, daily activities
 Identify beginning level of grammar: adjective, te-form, short form, counters, particles
 Read and write all Katakana characters and 30 Kanji characters
 Understand Japanese geography, town, food and occupation
 Know how to type Japanese Katakana characters on computer
 Make an oral presentation on Japanese geography/hot springs using Power Point
Japanese 123 (Textbook “Genki”: Lesson 9 – 12, Kanji)
 Identify vocabularies and expressions: places, color, train station, occupation, activities, health
 Identify beginning level of grammar: past-tense short form, comparison, n-form, conditional phrase,
counters, particles
 Read and write 120 Kanji characters
 Understand Japanese town, transportation, occupation, activities, and health issues
 Understand the history of last 150-year Japan and US relationship
 Know how to type Japanese characters on computer
 Make an oral presentation on their own family in Japanese using Power Point
Minimum Requirement
In order to have a successful result, the following knowledge is inevitably needed for all levels;
- Basic English communication skills - listening, reading, speaking and writing
- Basic English spelling
- Basic English grammar knowledge
- Basic oral presentation skill
To take 121:
 No Japanese requirement is needed.
To take 122:
 Completion of Japanese 101 at college level with a grade of C or higher
OR
 Two-year study of Japanese at high school completing within the last 3 months OR
To take 123:
 Successful completion of Japanese 102 at college level
OR
 Three-year study of Japanese at high school completing within the last 3 months OR
Grading Scale
4.0 – 3.9
3.8 – 3.5
3.4 – 3.2
3.1 – 2.9
2.8 – 2.5
2.4 – 2.2
2.1 – 1.9
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
94%+
93 – 90
89 – 87
86 – 84
83 – 80
79 – 77
76 – 74
1.8 – 1.5
1.4 – 1.2
1.1 – 0.9
0.8 – 0.7
0.0
CD+
D
DF/E
73 – 70
69 – 67
66 – 64
63 – 60
59 – 0
Exam, Quiz, Project, and Assignment
each points
how many
total points
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Daily Quiz
4
28
112
Daily Writing
3
30
90
Reading Assignment
10
4
40
Homework
10
12
120
Lesson Exam: Hiragana reading
25
4
100
Lesson Exam: Grammar/writing
25
4
100
Computer Lab Assignment
10
1
10
Cultural Project
35
1
35
Final Exam: Reading comprehension
50
1
50
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grand Total
657
Daily Quiz
Total 112 points
Daily quiz is a review of vocabulary and autography that were introduced at the previous class. Since it will
be given at the beginning of each class, you will miss the quiz if you are late for the class! There will be 7
quizzes per lesson. Students will write English meaning for each Japanese word in vocabulary quiz and
write Japanese autography in autography quiz. No make-up quiz will be arranged.
Daily Writing
Total 90 points
Daily writing is the writing practice in Japanese characters using the grammar that was introduced that day.
This will be completed at the end of each class as the final review of the lesson.
Reading Assignment
Total 40 points
Reading assignment will be evaluated individually. Each student will read aloud the assigned material
individually, and his/her reading skill will be evaluated in terms of pronunciation, accuracy, and
smoothness.
Homework
Total 120 points
Homework will be assigned occasionally. Each homework will be evaluated, and -5 will be applied if it is
not turned in on time. No late homework will be accepted.
Lesson Exam
Total 200 points
Lesson exam will test your grammar skill and Hiragana reading skill at the end of each lesson. For grammar
exam, students will basically create sentences using the specified sentence patterns. Study-guide will be
reviewed on the previous day. For Hiragana reading exam, students will indicate how to read the Japanese
Hiragana and translate each sentence into English. No make-up exam will be arranged.
Computer Lab Assignment
Total 10 points
Computer lab assignment needs to be completed on the computer lab day, when students will learn how to
create Japanese font and PowerPoint for the cultural presentation.
Cultural Project
Total 35 points
The cultural project will consist of three elements – oral speech, written report, and Power Point. Each
student will present a 3-5 minute oral speech in English (121 and 122) /Japanese (123) along with Power
Point presentation and turn in the written report in English (121 and 122) /Japanese (123). This will be
presented toward the end of quarter to share the Japanese cultural information. Early presentation can be
arranged in advance if a student has conflict with the scheduled date, but no late presentation and report will
be accepted.
Final Exam
Total 50 points
Final Exam will be the reading comprehension of a short story to test the skills of vocabularies, grammars,
sentence patterns, and autography that were introduced during the quarter. No make-up exam will be
arranged.
Final Grading
exams, quizzes, projects, and all other assignments
attendance
90%
10%
No Make-Up and No Late Work Accepted
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No make-up for any exam and quiz will be given, and no late project, assignment, and homework
will be accepted.
Even circumstances such as serious illness, hospitalized injury, family incident, or bad weather
condition will not be accepted. Please do not ask for exceptions.
The entire course schedule is attached and the up-coming schedule will be informed in advance, so it
is your responsibility to adjust your schedule to meet the class schedule.
You can still e-mail the project/assignment/homework by the beginning of class time to be accepted.
If you become temporarily disabled and cannot take exam/quiz or cannot turn in
project/assignment/homework, please file the temporary disability form. As soon as the claim is
approved by the college authority by the end of the quarter, I will consider the situation.
Homework Rules
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Homework is not something that you quickly finish. You should take your time and complete it with
correct answers. You may need to review the textbook once in a while.
Each homework will be graded.
Completed homework should be turned in at the beginning of the class. It will not be accepted after
the class. No excuse and no exception.
If you are absent, you should ask me by e-mail if there is any homework. E-mailed homework will
be accepted as far as it is sent by the time when the class starts. No late homework will be accepted.
Homework should be completed with all answers. You should try your best at least to answer all the
question(s). If any answer(s) is/are missing, the homework is not considered completed. You may
receive 0 if there are too many missing answers.
Homework should be completed on your own. Sharing or copying other student’s answers is
considered as cheating. If such situation is noticed, both (or all) involved students will receive
deduction. Usually the suspicious situation will include the exact same grammatical or/and spelling
mistakes that are very unique.
Attendance Rules
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All the students are expected to attend each class and participate in all in-class activities positively.
All the students are expected to be in the class at the beginning of scheduled class time, and the roll
will be taken at that time. If you come in late, make sure after the class that you will be recorded as
tardy, not absent.
Attendance will be calculated as a part of grade by 10%.
If you are not in the class when the daily quiz starts at the beginning of the class, you are not allowed
to take the quiz even if you show up during the quiz time.
If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed. Do not expect the instructor
to give you a private full lecture.
If you need to leave during the class time, you should let the instructor know in advance with the
reason. Leaving the class without any advance notice will be considered absence, and none of quiz
or assignment on that day will be graded.
If you have too many absent days, you may want to reconsider taking the class at another time.
Cheating
If a student is guilty of academic dishonesty like cheating and plagiarism, appropriate sanctions ranging
from a warning to “F” grade will be imposed.
Miscellaneous Policies
No cell phones or pagers, please!
Please turn off all your phones and pagers before class starts.
No children in class, please!
No food, please!
Please do not eat any food including snacks and chewing gums in class. It is not appropriate in a language
class, and it will be disturbing other students. However, non-alcoholic beverage will be allowed, if
necessary.
Students with Disabilities
All students are responsible for all requirements of the class, but the way they meet these requirements may
vary. If you need specific auxiliary aids or services due to a disability, please contact the Access &
Disability Services listed below. They will require you to present formal written documentation of your
disability from an appropriate professional. When this step has been completed, arrangements will be made
for you to receive reasonable auxiliary aids or services.
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(253) 964-6468 (voice)
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(253) 964-6228 (TTY) or
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dssaccess@pierce.ctc.edu
Emergency Procedures for Classrooms
Call 911 and then Campus Safety in response to an imminent threat to persons or property. In the event of
an evacuation (intermittent horns & strobes), gather all personal belongings and leave the building using the
nearest available safe exit. Be prepared to be outside for one hour and stay a minimum of 200 feet from any
building or structure. So long as it is safe to do so students are expected to stay on campus and return to
class after evacuations that last less than 15 minutes. Do not attempt to re-enter the building until instructed
by an Evacuation Director (identified by orange vests) or by three horn blasts or bell rings. Please notify the
nearest Campus Safety Officer or Evacuation Director of any one left in the building or in need
of assistance.
Fort Steilacoom Campus Safety (253) 964-6751
Puyallup Campus Safety (253) 840-8481
Daily Lesson (4 days)
Daily Quiz
5 mins
Vocabulary
Autography
Vocabulary
15 mins
Power Point practice
Grammar & Oral Practice
20 mins
Review
New grammars
PowerPoint practice
Q & A in Japanese
Autography & Reading
10 mins
Reading textbook conversation
New characters by Power Point
Reading Hiragana sheet
Writing Assignment
Writing sentences with the given grammar
10 mins