Rutgers University
Japanese 101, Fall 2011
Syllabus
Japanese 01-565-101, Section 07 (Index:32915)
Course Syllabus
はらさき じろう
Instructor:
Jiro Harasaki 原 崎 二郎
E-mail: harasaki@rci.rutgers.edu
Office: Scott Hall #325
Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 1:30~2:30 p.m. or by appointment
Department:
Office: Scott Hall #330 (TEL: 732-932-7605)
Classes:
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 2:50~4:10 p.m.
at Hardenbergh Hall #A2
Textbooks:
(1) An Integrated Courses in Elementary Japanese “Genki” I
The Japan Times, 1999. ISBN4-7890-0963-7. $4420
(2) “Genki” I: Workbook
The Japan Times, 2000. ISBN4-7890-1001-5. $2155
Recommended Materials (Not required):
(1) Oxford Beginner’s Japanese Dictionary
Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN978-0-19-929852-5. $1595
(2) “Genki” online self-study room
http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/self.en.html
Course Description: ● This course will offer you opportunities to develop proficiency in modern
Japanese at the elementary level. Our emphasis is on linguistic competency
in four components; listening, speaking, reading and writing. There is,
however, another important feature of language, which is the knowledge and
understanding of the target culture. The instructor will introduce and explain
new expressions and grammar patterns, give you the opportunities to practice
them, and help you learn Japanese in daily situations within cultural and social
contexts. You will gradually gain communicative competency in the
Japanese language as a whole.
● This course is designed for those who have no prior knowledge of the
Japanese language. Please talk to the instructor if you have learned Japanese
in whatever setting before.
Course Objectives:
Grading:
At the end of the semester, you will be able
- to read and write all hiragana and katakana, and 72 kanji.
- to pronounce Japanese sounds properly.
- to talk about yourself and describe things and other people around you.
- to ask and answer simple questions on familiar topics.
- to handle simple tasks such as buying things, ordering a meal, asking
directions, making a polite request, etc.
- to use contextually appropriate forms of language.
- to have basic understanding of Japanese culture such as food, housing,
family, and society.
Regular, on-time attendance
Active Participation
Assignments
Language Lab attendance
Quizzes
End-of-Lesson Test
Oral Examination
Midterm Examination
Final Examination
4%
4%
10%
5%
10%
16%
7%
17%
27%
Attendance:
● Regular on-time attendance is absolutely necessary. If you expect to miss
classes, please use the University absence reporting website
https://sims.rutgers.edu/ssra/ to indicate the date and reason for your absence.
An email will be automatically sent to the instructor. In cases such as a job
interview, a conference, and other inevitable commitments, the student is
responsible to report to the instructor BEFORE the date of the engagement. In
these instances the students will be excused. Any other absences will be
considered an unexcused absence.
● More than 4 absences will negatively affect your grade. Every 3 times of
coming in late or leaving early without excusable reason will be also counted as
one absence. Please be notified that 14 absences (= one third of the classes) or
more will not allow you to pass this course.
● Students who are absent from class because of religious observance will be
excused without penalty and will be allowed the make-up of work missed
because of such absence. Please provide timely notification to your instructor
about necessary absences for religious observances.
● It is YOUR responsibility to keep up with what you have missed for any reason.
● If you are traveling from another campus to this class and are having difficulty
getting to class on time, please let the instructor be aware of your situation.
Participation:
● You are expected to voluntarily ask and answer the questions, present your own
ideas, and discuss with the classmates and the instructor. In order to participate
actively in class with accuracy and fluency, you are expected to read the
textbook carefully, answer the questions in the textbook or the workbook, and
learn the vocabulary according to the course schedule before coming to class.
You may also utilize audio materials at the Language Lab to prepare for
the class. Make sure to review constantly, going back to the earlier
lessons frequently.
Assignments:
● Workbook assignments are regularly assigned. (See Schedule.) There
will be additional assignments from time to time.
● Your completed homework should be turned in at the beginning of class on
the due date to be accepted for full credit. Those submitted later but before the
next class starts will earn half of the credit. Those submitted even later than
that will earn only one fourth of the credit. If you cannot submit your
homework because of your absence, you can submit it at the beginning of the
next class and get full credit. Be sure to check your daily schedule carefully.
● Papers containing many errors and/or blanks must be re-submitted to get credit.
● Error correction
? → incomprehensive
V → vocabulary error
S → misspelling
P → particle error
C → conjugation error
T → tense error
×
K → kanji error
K → write in kanji or katakana
Language Lab:
● You are required to study at the language lab for 80 minutes per lesson at
minimum. Study lesson 3, for example, at least 80 minutes before we
start lesson 4 in the class. Listen to the dialogues, vocabulary and drills
in the textbook as much as possible. You also need to listen to the audio
materials in order to complete the listening comprehension practice in the
workbook.
● It is vital for your acquisition of Japanese to be exposed to it as much as
possible. It is preferable for you to visit the lab three or four times per
lesson rather than one 80-minute-visit. Also, do not just passively listen
but speak with the CD/tape. Use the pause and rewind buttons to make
the best out of your Language Lab time.
● Lab attendance will be reported to the instructor periodically.
● In addition to the Lab in LLB, you can listen to the same audio materials
at Ruth Adams Building #102 (Douglass Campus) and Tillett Hall #202
(Livingston Campus).
● If you use the Lab in LLB at College Avenue, you can check your lab
attendance at http://ruhere.rutgers.edu
● There will be no make-ups for lab attendance.
● If you have never been to Rutgers Language Lab before, you may need to
attend a brief orientation during the first week of school.
Quizzes:
● There will usually be two quizzes per lesson. They are mainly
vocabulary and kanji (Lesson 3~7) quizzes unless instructed otherwise.
● The 11 best scores out of 14 quizzes will be counted for your final grade.
Due to the nature of the above policy, no make-ups will be allowed.
● If you are late to class, you won’t be given extra time to complete the
quizzes.
Lesson Test:
● The test for Lesson 3 will be included in the midterm examination and the
one for Lesson 7 will be included in the final examination.
● If you are late to class, you will not be given extra time to complete the
tests.
● No make-ups will be arranged unless you have a valid reason (e.g. conference,
job interview, illness, etc.). Please notify your instructor beforehand, if
possible.
Oral Test:
● An oral test is scheduled on December 12th (Monday) and 13th
(Tuesday). It will be approximately for 5 to 6 minutes per student.
● Details will be explained in class before the test.
Midterm Exam & ● The midterm exam will be held in the regular class period, and the final
Final Exam:
exam will be held according to the University schedule. You must take
them ON THE DAYS SCHEDULED.
● If you are late to class, you won’t be given extra time to complete the
examinations.
● Make-ups will be allowed only with a valid reason with an official
document. Turn in a doctor’s letter or other documentation, and arrange
the time and place for a make-up ASAP with the instructor.
● Details will be explained in class before each examination.
Other:
● Academic integrity is an extremely important issue. Students who copy other
people's assignments, quizzes, tests, or examinations will not receive any credit.
You must NOT give or receive answers to/from other students.
● There will be NO extra credit assignment. If you are worried about your
grade, come to see your instructor as soon and as often as possible for
some help.
Rutgers University
Japanese 101, Fall 2011
Schedule
Schedule (tentative)
Date
L
Class
Introduction
Quiz / Test
WB Assignment Due
9/ 01
Th
Greetings Hiragana 1
02
F
1
Hiragana 2 Classroom Expressions
pp.105-106
06
T
1
Hiragana 3 Numbers 0-100
pp.107-109
08
Th
09
F
1
Grammar 1
13
T
1
Grammar 2
pp.11-12
15
Th
1
Grammar 3 Dialogue
pp.13-14
16
F
1
Reading Exercises
20
T
2
Katakana 1
Numbers 100-100,000
22
Th
2
Katakana 2
Grammar 1,2 Vocabulary
pp.112-113
23
F
2
Katakana 3
Grammar 3, 4
pp.114-116
27
T
2
Grammar 5, 6
29
Th
2
Grammar 7 Dialogue
30
F
2
Reading Exercises
10/ 04
T
3
Grammar 1
06
Th
3
Grammar 1, 2
pp.117-118
07
F
3
Grammar 3, 4
pp.25-26
11
T
3
Grammar 5, 6, 7
Vocab Quiz
pp.27-28
13
Th
3
Grammar 8
Kanji Quiz
pp.29-30
14
F
3
Reading Exercises
18
T
20
Th
4
Grammar 1
Vocabulary Kanji
21
F
4
Grammar 2
Days/Weeks/Months/Years
No Class (Monday classes)
Vocabulary Time/Age
Vocabulary Kanji
Dialogue
Hiragana
pp.110-111
Vocab Quiz
pp.15-16
Test (L.1)
pp.*17-18
Katakana
pp.19-20
Vocab Quiz
pp.21-22
pp.23-*24
Test (L.2)
pp.*31-32
Midterm Exam (Lesson 1～3)
pp.119-120
25
T
4
Grammar 3
pp.33-34
27
Th
4
Grammar 6, 7
Vocab Quiz
pp.35-36
28
F
4
Grammar 4, 5 Dialogue
Kanji Quiz
pp.37-38
11/ 01
T
4
Reading Exercises
03
Th
5
Grammar 1
04
F
5
Grammar 1, 2
pp.121-122
08
T
5
Grammar 3, 4
pp.41-42
10
Th
5
Grammar 5
11
F
5
15
T
17
Vocabulary Kanji
Dialogue
pp.39-*40
Test (L.4)
Vocab Quiz
pp.43-44
Reading Exercises
Kanji Quiz
pp.45-46
6
Grammar 1
Test (L.5)
pp.47-*48
Th
6
Grammar 2, 3
pp.123-124
18
F
6
Grammar 4, 5
pp.49-50
22
T
6
Grammar 6
24
Th
25
F
29
T
6
12/ 01
Th
02
Vocabulary Kanji
Dialogue
Vocab Quiz
pp.51-52
Reading Exercises
Kanji Quiz
pp.53-54
7
Grammar 1
Vocabulary Kanji
Test (L.6)
pp.55-*56
F
7
Grammar 2
Family
06
T
7
Grammar 3, 4
08
Th
7
Grammar 5
09
F
7
Reading Exercises
13
T
Oral Examination
16
F
Final Examination (Lesson 1～7)
No class (Thanksgiving Recess)
Dialogue
pp.57-58, 125-126
pp.59-60
Vocab Quiz
pp.61-62
Kanji Quiz
pp.63-*64
8:00~11:00 a.m. at HH-A2
● Assignments are due at the beginning of the class on the due date.
● The asterisks on the workbook pages indicate that those pages consist of listening comprehension
exercises.
● All the quizzes and the lesson tests are taken at the beginning of the class.