UNIVERSIDAD DE ESPECIALIDADES ESPÍRITU SANTO
FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
JAPANESE DEPARTMENT
SYLLABUS
SUBJECT: JPN 101 (11) Japanese for BeginnersⅠ
HOURS: 10h20– 11h40
INSTRUCTOR: Kaori Ototake
SEMESTRE: Intensive1 2006
CREDIT: 3
DAYS: MONDAY - THURSDAY
PREREQUISISTE: NONE
CLASSROOM: F-25
PRESENT HOURS: 48H
NON-PRESENT HOURS: 54H
1. DESCRIPTION
JAPANESE FOR BEGINNERS 1 – This is the first course of Japanese. This course is for beginners who
have no knoledge of the Japanese language or no formal training in Japanese. The main purpos of this
course is to know the feature of the Japanese language and to develop a foundationfor the study of
Japanese henceforth. The course focuses on spoken language. Starting with developing a Japanese sound
system within themselves, students finally learn how to say basic sentences. Focusing on spoken language,
however, the students also learn a fundamental Japanese writing system. At the end of this course,
successful students should be able to read and write Japanese phonograms, Hiragana and Katakana, and
also write basic sentences with them.
2. METHODOLOGY
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Students will practice Japanese by activities that are done with visual aids of by means of pair works,
imgining the real situation.
The grammar will be explained in English.
As a preview, students have to check new vocabulary in each lesson in the text and read the
grammar explanation that is learned on the day in advance.
As a review, students have to do some pages from the workbook at home. Sometimes, handouts
are given by the instructor.
NOTE:
 Students have to try to speak in Japanese, using the words, expressions, and grammar already
learned all the time in class. It affects participation points.
 It is preview and review that are the most important things for students to master what they learn on
the day. Failure to do these will easily lead to falling behind.
 Late homework will be accepted with penalty.
3. CONTAINTS OF THE COURSE
SESSION
UNITS/CONTAINTS
NON-PRESENT HOURS (90min.)
EVALUATION
Introduction
Greetings
Writing System
Text:①p.6-p.7 ②Japanese Writing System
p.18-p.22
Know about greeting phrase.
Know about Japanese writing
system.
Session 2
January, 10
Greetings
Writing System
Hiragana (a-ko)
Origami
Text:①p.6-p.8,p.20 ②Japanese Writing
System p.18-p.24
Practice hiragana(a-ko) on a notebook
Know about greeting phrase.
Know about Japanese writing
system. Can write hiragana a-ko.
Session 3
January, 11
Greetings
Writing System
Numbers
Hiragana (a-ko)
Text: ①p.6-p.9,p.20-p.21 ②Japanese
Writing System p.18-24
Workbook: p.11
Practice hiragana (a-ko) on the notebook
Memolize some greeting phrase.
Can say some small numbers.
Can write hiragana a-ko.
Session 1
January, 9
Greetings
Writing system
Numbers/ Time
Hiragana (a-so)
Text: p.12-p.15
WB: p.12
Practice hiragana (ao-so) on the notebook
and a handout
Can say some numbers. Can say
time. Can write hiragana sa-so.
Text: p15-p.16
WB: p.13
Practice hiragana (a-to) on the notebook
and a handout
Can make some non-verbal
affirmative sentences. Can write
hiragana ta-to.
Session 6
January,17
Greetings
Grammar L1-1
Numbers/ Time
Hiragana (a-to)
Grammar L1-2
Numbers/ Time
Hiragana (a-no)
Text: p.16-p.17,p.29
WB: p.14
Practice hiragana (a-no) on the notebook
Can make some non-verbal
interrogatives. Can write
hiragana na-to.
Session 7
January, 18
Grammar L1-3
Age
Hiragana (na-ho)
Text: p10-p.11
WB: p.15
Practice hiragana (na-ho) on the notebook
and a handout
Text: p.39-p.40
WB: p.16
Practice hiragana (ma-yo) on the notebook
and a handout
Can modify noun with noun using
the particle の. Can say age.
Can write hiragana ha-ho.
Text: p.32-p.35
Practice hiragana (ra-n) on the notebook
and a handout
Can say some big numbers. Can
write hiragana ra-n.
Session 4
January, 12
Session 5
January, 16
Understand the dialogue. Can
write hiragana ma-yo.
Session 9
January, 23
Age
L1 Review & Dialogue
VQ (L1)
Hiragana (ma-yo)
L1 Review
Big numbers (text p.39-p40)
Hiragana (ra-n)
Session 10
January, 24
Grammar L2-1
Big Numbers
Hiragana (ga-po)
Text: p.35-p.36
Practice hiragana (ga-po) on the notebook
and a handout
Can use demonstratives. Can
write hiragana ga-po.
Session 11
January, 25
Grammar L2-2
Hiragana (kya-ryo)
Hiragana Review
Practice hiragana (kya-ryo) on the
notebook and a handout
Can use demonstratives with
nouns. Can write hiragana kyaryo.
Review for the Exam
Hiragana Review
Practice all hiragana on the notebook
Understand grammars already
learned.
Can read and realize all hiragana.
Midterm Exam
(Oral)
Study for the exam
Midterm Exam
(Written)
Text: p.36
Practice all hiragana on the notebook
Introduce themselves using the
grammar already learned. Make
conversation with the instructur
using the grammar learned in
class.
Understand the grammars
learned in class and answer
questions.
Text: p.36
WB: p.21
Practice katakana (a-ko) on the notebook
and a handout
Can make sentences and answer
questions with “whose”. Can
write katakana a-ko.
Session 16
February, 2
Exam Revision
Grammar L2-3
VQ (L2)
Hiragana Review
Katakana (a-ko)
Grammar L2-4
Hiragana Review
Katakana (sa-to)
Text: p.37
Practice katakana (sa-to) on the notebook
and a handout
Can use demonstratives for place.
Can write katakana sa-to.
Session 17
February. 6
Grammar L2-5
Hiragana Quiz
Katakana (na-ho)
Text: p.37-p.38
WB: p22
Practice katakana (na-ho) on the notebook
and a handout
Can make sentenses with particle
を. Can wirte katakana na-ho.
Session 18
February, 7
Grammar L2-6
L2-7
Katakana (ma-yo)
Text: p.30-p.31,p.56-p.59
WB: p23
Practice katakana (ma-yo) on the notebook
and a handout
Can make non-verbal negative
sentences. Can understand and
use ending tags ね and よ. Can
write katakana ma-yo.
Session 8
January, 19
Session 12
January, 26
Session 13
January, 30
Session 14
January, 31
Session 15
February, 1
Session 19
February, 8
Session 20
February, 9
Session 21
February, 13
Session 22
February, 14
Session 23
February, 15
Session 24
February, 16
Session 25
February, 20
L2 Review & Dialogue
Grammar L3-1
Katakana (ra-n)
Grammar L3-1
L3-3
Katakana (ga-po)
(kya-ryo)
Text: p.56-p.61
Practice katakana (ra-n) on the notebook
and a handout
Know long form conjugation of
verb. Can write katakana ra-n.
Text: p.56-p.61
WB: p.25
Practicr katakana (ga-po,kya-ryo) on the
notebook
Grammar L3-1
L3-3
Katakana (kya-ryo)
(long vowel)
Grammar L3-2
L3-3
VQ (L3)
Katakana Reveiw
Text: p.60-p.61
WB: p.26
Practice katakana (kya-ryo,long vowel) on
the notebook
Can use long form conjugation in
sentences. Understand how to
use the particle を in sentences.
Can write katakana ga-po and
kya-ryo.
Can make verbal sentences with
the particles で, に and へ.
Understand how to describe long
vowel in katakana word.
Grammar L3-4
Katakana Review
Text: p.62
WB: p.28
Practice all katakana on the notebook
Grammar L3-5
Katakana Review
Text p.62-p.63
WB: p.29
Practice all katakana on the notebook
Can make sentences for
invitation. Can write all katakana.
Grammar L3-6
L3-7
Katakana Quiz
Text: p.63-p.64
WB: p.30
Understand word order in
Japanese sentence. Can make
sentences with frequency adverb.
Grammar L3-8
Practice all kana on the notebook
Can understand how to use the
particle は in the sentence.
Shuuji
Study for the exam
Understand all grammars that are
learned in the course. Can read
and realize all kana.
Text: p.61-p.62
WB: p.27
Practice all katakana on the notebook
Session 26
February, 21
Session 27
February, 22
Session 28
February, 23
Session 29
March, 1
Session 30
March, 2
Review for the Exam (L1- Study for the exam
L3)
Understand tenses that the long
form can describe. Can make
verbal sentences with some
particles in a sentence. Can write
all katakana.
Learn the relation between the
particle に and time reference.
Can write all katakana.
Understand all garammars that
are learned in the course. Can
read and realize all kana.
Final Exam
(Oral)
Study for the exam
Make conversation about their
habitual action with the instructor
using the verbal sentences.
Final Exam
(Written)
Review all
Understand what they learned
during the course and anwer the
questions with them.
4. EVALUATION
 Vocabulary Quizzes (VQ) Hiragana, Katakana Quizzes
 Attendance/ Participation
 Homework
 Examination (Oral/ Written)
15 pts.
15 pts.
20 pts.
50 pts.
100 pts.
5. BOOKS IN THE COURSE
1. GenkiⅠ, The Japan Times
(Japanese Writing System) p.18 – p.24 + (L1 – L3) p.6 – p.71
2. GenkiⅠ Workbook, The Japan Times
(L1 – L3) p.11 – p.32
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Minna no Nihongo (Español) 1/ 2 (kana/ roma-ji), 3Acorporation, (1999)
2. Hajime no Ippo (Español) – Los primeros Pasos del Japones (Español) - , 3Acorporation, (1999)
3. Japanese for Busy People 1/ 2/ 3 (kana/ roma-ji), Assosiation for Japanese Language Teaching,
(1995/ 1996)
4. Japanese for Young People 1/ 2/ 3, Assosiation for Japanese Language Teaching, (1999/ 2000)
5. Nakama 1/ 2, Seiichi Makino, Houghton Mufflin College Div, (1998/ 1999)
6. All About Particles, Naoko Chino, Kodansha Amer Inc, (2002)
7. Making Sense of Japanese, Jay Rubin, Kodansha Amer Inc, (2002)
8. The Kodansha English – English Dictionary, Shiego Kawamoto, Kodansha Amer Inc, (1985)
9. Kodansha Japanese – English Dictionary, Edmund Wikes, French & European Pubns, (1985)
10. Kanji Isn’t That Hard!, Yoshiaki Takebe, ALC Press, (1993)
WEB SITES
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Japanese Language Learning Tools on Web www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/language.html
japan-guide.com http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e621.html
the Japanese page.com http://www.thejapanesepage.com/news.php
The Kanji Site www.kanjisite.com
Kanji for Tatoos http://japanese.about.com
Kanji Clinic http://www.kanjiclinic.com
Kanji Learn www2.gol.com
7. INSTRUCTOR’S DATE
Name:
Kaori Ototake
Qualifications: Japanese Teaching Certification
[BA in English, Minored in Japanese teaching and English teaching]
Test of Japanese Teaching Competence (2003)
E- Mail: kototake@uees.edu.ec