日本語２へようこそ！
１. べんきょうしましょう！
We will be studying under the following topics in Japanese II:
(1) Summer Memories (2) Shopping (3) The Woodlands and TWHS
(4) Akira has a blue shirt on!
(5) Let’s go to Japan! (6) Foods and Drinks
(7) Interests and Hobbies
What’s new?
(Grammar) Adjective past tense, Verb te-form, Verb dictionary form
(Expressions) I want N (N が ほしいです), I want to V (V たいです), Akira is Ving (V-ています) , Please V ( V—てください), I like V-ing (V-こと／の が すき
です), May I V? (V-ても いいですか?), You may NOT V (V てはいけません)
What’s expected? At the end of the semester, you will be able to:
(1) Talk about what you did and how things were in details.
(2) Understand and use large numbers (at least up to 10 million), find out prices, use correct
counters with different items, ask questions about goods in a store, then buy anything you want in
Japan.
(3) Talk about The Woodlands and TWHS, understand and give basic directions to places, and
describe what is happening or what people are doing right now.
(4) Describe what people have on: shirts, jackets, socks, accessories, etc.
(5) Become familiar with Japanese geography and history associated in different regions,
prefectures, and cities in Japan. Learn about the transportation systems in Japan and talk about
how to get to places, how these places are like, and what you do there.
(6) Learn about Japanese foods, dishes, and cooking! Display good manners and use
appropriate expressions while eating with a Japanese host family. Order/buy foods and drinks at
stores and restaurants in Japan.
(7) Give and obtain permissions. Tell someone not to do something.
(8) Talk about your hobbies, things you like or dislike doing, and what you are good at (doing).
２. プロジェクト
(1) Summer vacation photo story (5 Photos min. Due 9/17-18) a) Prepare minimum of five (5)
photos for your presentation without text (bring them in a flash drive). (b) Separately prepare two
sentences per photo (for presentation): one sentence to describe what you DID and the other to
say how it WAS. You will talk about your summer to class, showing your photos.
(2) A Restaurant Menu: During the “Food Unit”, you will make a Japanese restaurant menu for
restaurant skit. Extra credit is given to videotaping your skit.
(3) Email Project: October
(4) Japan Trip Itinerary Project: Itinerary on your two week virtual trip to Japan, and power point
presentation (itinerary and presentation are to be in Japanese)
(5) Book Report (Extra Credit)-- Report on character analysis (written in English). Due: 1/8/13.
Please choose from the following list:
NATSUME, Soseki: I am a Cat, Kokoro, Bochan
MIYAZAWA, Kenji: Kaze no Matasaburo, Ginga Tetsudo
KAWABATA, Yasunari: The Izu Dancer
MISHIMA, Yukio: Sound of Waves, Kinkakuji
ENDO, Shusaku: Deep River, Silence
(6) Poetry Recitation: Everyone will memorize and recite a poem. You may make a speech for
extra credit in addition to memorizing a poem in Oct~Dec. In-house contest Dec 6 (TBC).
3. 成績（せいせき）Grades
(1) Daily & Assignment Grade (30%)
Class Work: (a) Class work usually to be graded during the class (speaking activities) or
submitted at the end of the class (written work) (10-15 points), (b) Group points
Speaking in Japanese in class will be encouraged MUCH MORE this year. Let’s work together so
that we will be using Japanese more than 75% of the class time. I need your cooperation and
effort on this!
Assignment: (a) Assignment (packet). The deadline is the day before each unit test
(b) Journal - 10 sentences per two weeks, to be submitted on the 1st/3rd Monday or Tuesday
of the month. You may e-mail me your diary if your computer has Japanese capabilities. PLEASE
KEEP TRACK OF THE STATUS OF YOUR JOURNAL & ASSIGNMENT THROUGHOUT THE
SEMESTER.
(2) Quiz Grade (20%) Usually 1-2 quizzes/week on vocabulary, grammar, and kanji. Correction
credit is given (50%).
(3) Major Grade (50%) -- Unit test (end of the unit), shadowing test, speaking test/skit, poem
recitation (12/7 - TBA), and final product of each project. You can correct the unit test and earn
50% credit. Correction is optional if you have a passing score, but mandatory if you do not. You
are also requested to come to tutoring if your test score is less than 69%.
4. クラスに持ってくるもの Necessary Supplies
Getting organized is the key to winning half the battle. Please bring:
(1) A binder (plus 3, 4 dividers and lined paper) to keep this syllabus, your SCORE SHEET,
graded work, and assignment packet/handouts.
(2) Index cards (3x5)
(3) lined paper for class work
(4) English/Japanese and Japanese /English dictionary
(5) PLEASE BRING 2 DRY ERASE MARKERS (girls) OR A BOX OF TISSUE PAPER (boys)
for the class
5. Activities Outside Class
Join Japanese Club and participate in cultural activities. We will host Japanese exchange
students in August, January, and March for about a week. Get to know Japanese students and
keep in touch with them! Your communication with Japanese students in Japanese will receive
extra credit when shared with me. Watch Japanese movies (we will have Japanese Club movie
afternoons!), check out various websites (I will send you useful websites periodically via e-mail),
spend extra time, reading or listening to Japanese as much as possible in your spare time. I
encourage you to participate in Japanese related competitions such as Speech Contest
(February), National Exam (April), etc.
6. Tutoring
Please let me know when you would like to receive help. Regular tutorial sessions will be on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, organized by JIV (AP) students. You may call me any time in the
evening (before 11:00 p.m.) or e-mail to ask questions. You may also send your work/questions
by e-mail. Phone 281-292-2067, e-mail (home): masumi.reade@gmail.com
7. Japanese Capabilities in Your Computer
Please set up your computer, so that you can use Japanese fonts for your assignment, journal sentences, and
exchanging e-mail with Japanese students. I will accept e-mail submission of your weekly journal. It will be extremely
helpful for our communication. There are many sites you can go to see how to install Japanese fonts. This is one of them:
http://www.nihongo-ok.com/method/011113_winxp1.htm
For your assignment, microsoft word files or Google docs may be used.
Weekly Schedule for Japanese II (2012-13)
Objectives
Major Assignment, Project,
Test
Main Classroom Activities
Week#1-4
Topic#1
Summer
Memories
Topic#1
Week#6-7
Topic#1
Topic#2
Shopping
Week#8-9
Topic#2
Topic#3
The
Woodlands
and TWHS
Week#10
Topic#3
Week#12
Topic#3
1.
Review Japanese
1
2. Get ready for
Inage students’
visit
3. Talk about
summer vacation
using past tense
verb and
adjective
sentences
1. Interact with
Inage students
and learn about
Japanese HS
2. Use verbs and
adjectives in past
tense to describe
past events
3. Use frequency
expressions
1. Review topic#1
2. T#2: Ask for
quantity of different
items with correct
counters while
shopping; Learn
several different stores
and items sold and
describe shopping
experience
1.
2.
1.
2.
1.
Review T#2
T#3 – Understand
and give simple
directions, using
request form
correctly.
3. Describe The
Woodlands and
TWHS
1. Give and
understand simple
daily requests
2. Describe what is
going on (present
progressive)
3. Describe two
actions that go on
at the same time
(while~)
1. Review Topic#3
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.
3.
1.
2.
J-1 Review Test
Learn dictionary forms
of the verbs and new
verbs
Kanji for topic (kanji
cards/notebook)
1.
Questions on Japan,
high school
presentation, etc.
Journal#1, Kanji
notebook
Summer Photo Story
(Due 9/8)
1.
T #1 Test, T#1
Assignment
Journal#2, Kanji
notebook
E-mail exchange starts
Store poster, items
1.
Journal#3. Kanji
notebook
T#2 Test – Shopping
Story, T#2 Assignment
TWHS presentation
preparation
1.
Journal#4, Kanji
notebook
TWHS presentation
1.
2.
3.
Activities with Inage
students in class
2. Activities focusing on using
new verbs, adjectives, frequency
expressions
2.
3.
2.
2.
1.
2.
Journal#5, Kanji
notebook
T#3 Test and
Assignment
Pair work – review J-1
sentences
Practice self intro, tour of
school, etc.
Pair/group work – summer
vacation
Pair/group work on
vocabulary, numbers, and
counters;
Shopping skit,
Making and solving simple
math questions involving
various daily items, dealing
with large numbers
Pair/group work, giving
directions to each other.
Listening Comprehension –
giving directions
Practice te-form of the verbs
in giving directions,
requesting, and describing
what is happening
Game, group, pair work to
learn necessary vocabulary
Continued from week#5
Week#14
Topic#4
Week#16
Topic#4
Week#18
Week#20
Topic#5
Geography
and
History of
Japan
Week#22
Topic#5
Topic#4 – Describe
what people have on
(dress, pants, shoes,
accessories, etc.)
Describe people with
verbs of resultant state
Continued from
Week#7
Review of the first 9
weeks
1. Describe wellknown places of
Japan
2. Talk about the
trip (how to get
from A to B, how
long it takes, etc.)
3. Learn major cities
and geographical
features of Japan
Continued from
Week#10
1.
2.
Topic#3 Test
Journal #6, Kanji
notebook
3. Topic#4 - Preparation
for Fashion/uniform
research and
presentation
4. Fashion Show
Topic#4 Presentation
Journal#7, Kanji notebook
Mid Term Exam
Journal#8
1. Research on 3 cities to be
included in the virtual trip to
Japan (Let’s Go to Japan
Project)
2. Poetry recitation practice
begins (continued until
12/09)
1.
Journal#9, Kanji notebook
Preparation for Japan Trip
Itinerary
1.
2.
3.
1. Pair, group, game on learning
main islands, cities, famous
sights
2. Group games on travel related
vocabulary and expressions
2.
Week#24
Topic#5
Review Topic#5
Week#26
Topic#6
Japanese
Food and
Eating
Customs
Topic#6 Food –
1. Learn about and
describe Japanese
foods,
2. Order in
restaurants
3. Learn correct
manners of
drinking Japanese
tea, eating
Japanese food
4. Offer tea and
food to Japanese
guests
Continued from
Week#26
Week#28
Topic#6
Complete Japan Trip
Itinerary
2. Present the trip
3. T#5 Test
4. Journal#10, Kanji
notebook
1. Menu of a Japanese
restaurant
2. Skit #1– visiting Japanese
families, receiving Japanese
guests
3. Skit#2 – ordering at a
restaurant
4. Journal#11, Kanji
notebook
Use pictures to describe
clothing – pair work
Practice using correct verbs
for different clothing items
Practice using colors and
patterns of clothing in
describing the attire
E-mail/SKYP/Chat Research
with Inage students with
questions
Research in tech lab
1.
Topic#6 Test
Journal#12, Kanji notebook
1. Class/group work on food
related adjectives, Japanese food,
etc.
2. Practice skit in pairs
Week#30
Topic#7
Hobbies
Week#32
Topic#7 Talk about
likes and dislikes,
hobbies, as part of self
introduction
Ask for and give
permission in
Japanese class and in
home stay situations,
etc.
Continued from
Week#15
Week#34
Review T#7
Week#36
Review for the final
exam
Journal#13, Kanji notebook
Poetry Recitation Contest
Book report (character
analysis) Due 12/11
Journal#14, Kanji notebook
T#7 Test
Journal#15
Final Exam