UNIVERSIDAD DE ESPECIALIDADES ESPIRITU SANTO
FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
SYLLABUS
JAPANESE DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS
SUBJECT: Comprensión de Textos Auténticos CODE: JPN400
FACULTY: Eri Sato
CREDIT: 3
CONTACT HOURS: 48
NON-CONTACT HOURS: 96
YEAR: 2011
PERIOD: Fall II October 31 to December 02th
DAYS: Mon- Thu
SCHEDULE:
CLASSROOM: F309
SYLLABUS DATE: 15/Oct/2011
１． DESCRIPTION
This class is for the students who finished JPN101 to JPN 308. This class focuses mainly on reading and writing,
and also this course is a preparation for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. In this course, students are expected
to learn a lot of expressions and vocabularies, and practice more Kanji, at the same time they learn about Japan through
the texts.
２．JUSTIFUCATION
a) To get accustomed to reading
b) To learn more Japanese expressions
c) To understand how to use them when you can use
d) To know more Kanji
e) To prepare for Japanese Proficiency Test
f) To know and understand Japanese culture and custom
３．OBJECTIVES
a. GENERAL
a) To develop skills in reading and writing Japanese sentences
b) To read and write Kanji
c) To prepare for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
b. SPECIFIC
・To read and write Kanji
・To understand the articles
・To know about Japanese food
・To write about their interesting experience
・To talk about their worry
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・To give advice
・To know Japanese geography
・To write and talk about their favorite place
・To write and talk about their dream
・To know about life of Yoko Ono
・To write and talk about their favorite person
・To know Japanese college life and compare with the life here
・To write and talk about the college life
４．COMPETENCIES
L.13 ・can talk about Japanese food
・can write about their interesting experience
L.14 ・can talk about their worry
・can give advice
L.15 ・can know Japanese geography
・can write and talk about their favorite place
L.16・can write and talk about their dream
L.17・can know about life of Yoko Ono
・can write and talk about their favorite person
L.18・can know Japanese college life and compare with the life here
・can write and talk about the college life
5．SCHEDULES ( JPN Comprension de Textos Autenticos)
DATE
Specific Competencies
Contents
Oct 31

Orientation
(01)

Review Kanji
Non-Contact Hours
1) Review Kanji
Reviews and remembers
(GEN L3-12)
the materials studied in
(L.7-9)

Assessment
previous level
Review Kanji
(Kanji L.1)

Nov 1
(02)
Review Kanji
(L.10-12)

1) Try to memorize
Reviews and remembers
Kanji (L.13)
the materials studied in
2) Read p.247
previous level
L.13 (Kanji +
1) Read p.249-250
Reads Japanese fluently
練習)
2) Do WB p.101-102
Understands new Kanji
KANJI L.1
3) Review all the new
(1&2)
Kanji
Review Kanji
(Kanji L.2)
Nov 7

(03)
can understand and

read new Kanji

can use them in
context

4) Read p.247-248
2
Nov 8
・ can understand the
(04)
reading and talk about
their
interesting
experience

HW Due (WB
1) Read p.249-250
Reads Japanese fluently
p.101-102)
2) Study for
Reads
passage
about

L.13 (読解)
Mini-Quiz
interesting experience and

KANJI L.2
(KANJI L.1 & 2)
understands
(1&2)
Nov 9
(05)
・can talk about their

Mini-Quiz
worry
(KANJI L.1 &
・can give advice
2)
Nov 10

L. 13 (読解 II)

KANJI L. 3 (1)

Kanji Quiz
(06)
(L.13)


L.14 (Kanji &
1) Study for Kanji
Quiz (L.13)
2) Try to memorize
Writes
about
his
interesting experience in
Japanese
Kanji (L.14)
1) Do WB
p.103-104
2) Study for
練習)
Mini-Quiz
KANJI L.3 (2)
(KANJI L.3)
Reads Japanese fluently
Talks about his worry
Gives advice
3) Read p254

Nov 11
(07)

Mini-Quiz
1) Study for Kanji
(KANJI L.3)
Quiz (L.14)
HW Due (WB
2) Try to memorize
103-104)

L. 14 (読解)

KANJI L.4
Kanji (L.15)
(1&2)
Nov 14
(08)
・ can know Japanese

JLPT

Kanji Quiz
geography
(L.14)

K.15 (Kanji &
練習)
Nov 15
(09)
・ can write and talk
about
place
Nov 16
their
1) DO WB
p.105-106
2) Try to memorize
Kanji (L.15)

KANJI L. 5 (1)
3) Read p259-261

HW Due (WB
1) Study for Kanji
favorite
p.105-106)
Quiz (L.15)

L.15(読解)
2) Read p.259-262

KANJI L.5 (2)

Kanji Quiz
(10)
(L.15)

L.15 読解 II

Review for
1) Study for
Midterm Exam
Describe
Hiroshima,
Okinawa,
about
Miyajima,
Kyoto
and
Tokyo
Gets knowledge Japanese
geography
Talks about his favorite
place
3
Mid-term
Exam
Nov 17
Midterm Exam
(11)
(GENKI L.13-15)
EXAM
(KANJI L.1-5)
1) Try to memorize
Kanji (L.16)
2) Study for
Mini-Quiz
(KANJI L.4 & 5)
3) Read p.266-167
Nov 18
(12)
・ can write and talk

about their dream
Mini-Quiz
(KANJI L.4 &
5)

L.16 (漢字＆
練習＆読解)

KANJI L.6
1) Study for Kanji
Quiz (L.16)
2) Do WB
p.107-108
3) Try to memorize
Discusses about Japanese
manga
Understands
Doraemon
text well
Talks about his dream
Kanji (L.17)
(1&2)
Nov 21
(13)
・can know about life of

JLPT

Kanji Quiz
Yoko Ono
(L.16)

HW Due (WB
1) Do WB
p.109-110
Knows about the life of
Yoko Ono
2) Read p.273-274
p.107-108)

L.17(漢字＆練
習)
Nov 22
(14)
・ can write and talk
about
their

KANJI L.7 (1)

HW Due (WB
favorite
person
Nov 23
p,109-110)
Mini-Quiz

L.17 （読解）
(KANJI L.6 & 7)

KANJI L.7 (2)

Mini-Quiz
(15)
(KANJI L.6 &
7)
Nov 24
(16)
・ can know Japanese
college
life

L.17 （読解 II)

KANJI L.8 (1)

Kanji Quiz
and
compare with the life
1) Study for
(L.17)

L.18 (漢字＆
Talks about his favorite
person
1) Study for Kanji
Quiz (L.17)
2) Try to memorize
Kanji (L.18)
1) Do WB p.
111-112
Discuss about Japanese
college life
2) Study for
4
here

練習)
Mini-Quiz
KANJI L.8 (2)
(KANJI L.8)
3) Read p.279- 280
Nov 25
(17)
・ can write and talk

about the college life
(KANJI L.8)

Nov 28
Mini-Quiz
1) Study for Kanji
Compares the Japanese
Quiz (L.18)
College life with the one
HW Due (WB
of Ecuador
p.111-112)
Talks about his college

L.18 （読解）
life

KANJI L.9 (1)

JLPT

Kanji Quiz
(18)
(L.18)

KANJI L.10
(1)
Nov 29

(19)
KANJI L.10
(2)
2) Study for
Mini-Quiz
(KANJI L.9 &
10)
Nov 30

(20)
Mini-Quiz
(KANJI L.9 &
10)

Kanji Review

JLPT
Dec 1

Kanji Review
(21)

JLPT
1) Review all the
Kanji
2) Study for JLPT
1) Review all the
Kanji
2) Study for JLPT
Dec 2

(22)
EXAM
Final Exam
(written)

Prepare for
JLPT
* There will be pop-up homework.
6. METHODOLOGY
・ Students need to review all the materials learned through Genki 1 to Genki 2.
・ The grammar will be explained in English.
・ As a preview, students have to check the new vocabulary and read and translate reading in the text.
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・ In class students are expected to discuss only in Japanese.
・ Students have to write about the topic of the lesson.
・ Students have to do some pages from the workbook at home.
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.
Suggested Preparations and Practices
・ It is very important that you study some Japanese everyday. Preparation before you come to class is very
important. See the schedule (especially “Non-Contact Hours”) regularly for the information on what you
should do before and after each class. Additional information may be announced in class.
・ Before you attend each class, you should:
1.
Read the Grammar section of the textbook that is going to be covered in the class. The explanation in the
textbook should be clear and accessible, but if you have any question, raise it during the class. The instructor
assumes that you have read the grammar section before attending each class.
2.
Familiarize yourself with the new words and memorize them.
3.
Memorize hiragana by the mid-term exam and katakana by the final exam. You will be expected to write
them in Hiragana and Katakana.
・ After you attend each class, you should:
1.
Review the material covered in the class and make sure that you can perform the tasks done in class on your
own. You may ask questions to the instructor if some materials are not clear.
2.
Complete homework assignments to review the material covered in class.
・ Before a quiz or an exam:
1.
For a vocabulary quiz, review the vocabulary section on each lesson and memorize them. You will be
expected to know both words (in Japanese) and the meaning (in English).
2.
For an exam, review thoroughly textbook exercises, homework assignments, class materials and previous
quizzes. Also, review the dialogs thoroughly so that you can perform similar tasks without referring to the
text.
7. EVALUATION
7.1 Assessment Criteria
 Individual work
 pair work
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 group work
 Managing of grammars and expressions learned through GEN L.1-23
 Memorize Kanji
 Conversation in Japanese
7.2 Performance Markers
 Reviews and remembers the materials studied in previous level
 Reads Japanese fluently
 Talks about Japanese food
 Reads Japanese fluently
 Discuss about Japanese jam-packed train
 Talks about his interesting experience in Japanese
 Talks about his worry
 Gives advice
 Describe about Hiroshima, Miyajima, Okinawa, Kyoto and Tokyo
 Gets knowledge Japanese geography
 Talks about his favorite place
 Gives a clear presentation in Japanese
 Discusses about Japanese manga
 Understands Doraemon text well
 Talks about his dream
 Knows about the life of Yoko Ono
 Talks about his favorite person
 Discuss about Japanese college life
 Compares the Japanese College life with the one of Ecuador
 Talks about his college life
7.3 Weighting
・Attendance/Participation--------------15%
・Homework----------------------------------20%
・Quiz------------------------------------------15%
・Exams(Written Exam, Oral Exam)--50%
Quizzes and Examinations:
1. No make-ups will be given for all quizzes, except injury and illness with written proof.
2. Mid-tern exam and Final exam will not be rescheduled for any reasons, except injury and illness withwritten
proof.
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Assignments:
1. Homework will be assigned regularly. Check the schedule for the deadline for each assignment.
2. Homework is graded as follows:
1 points
- when it is turned by the beginning of the class (Full points)
0.5 points
- when it is turned in after the deadline (50% penalty)
0 point
- when it is not turned in at all
Attendance policy:
1. Students must be on time for class.
2. You cannot miss the class more than 6 times.
3. 3 times late arriving will be counted as 1 absence.
4. It will be considered as late arrival if you arrive 10 minutes after the time the class hour starts.
8. BIBLOGRAPHY
8.1 REQUIRED
1. GenkiII, The Japan Times (Writing and Reading L.13-L.18) p.244-p.282
2. Genki IIWorkbook, The Japan Times (L.13-L.18) p.101-p.112
3. Genki KANJI Look and Learn, The Japan Times (L.1 – L.20) p.1 – p.123
4. Genki KANJI Look and Learn, The Japan Times (L.1 -L.20) p.1- p.104
8.2 COMPLEMENTARY
8.3 HANDOUTS
8.4 WEBLIOGRAPHY
・The Kanji Site
www.kanjisite.com
・Kanji for Tatoos
http://japanese.about.com
・Kanji Clinic
http://www.kanjiclinic.com
・Kanji Learn
www2.gol.com
・Japanese Language Learning Tool on Web
www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/language.html
・Japan-guide.com
・The Japanese page.com
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e621.html
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/news.php
9．FACULTY INFORMATION
NAME: Eri Sato
GRADUATE: Kansai Gaidai in Osaka, Japan
E-MAIL: e.sato28@gmail.com
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Phone-number: 088593789
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Created by: Eri Sato
Date: 15/Oct/2011
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