Japanese 211
Fall 2004
MWRF 10:30-11:20
Knapp 407
Michael Tangeman
(tangemanm@denison.edu)
Fellows 303A
X6423
Learning Materials
Japanese: the Spoken Language Part I (Jorden/Noda)
Japanese: the Written Language Field Test Edition (Jorden/Noda)
Japanese: the Spoken Language CD-ROM (Noda) OPTIONAL
Class Structure
There are two types of classes in this course: Act classes and Fact classes. Act classes are conducted entirely in Japanese. Students will be asked to perform in Japanese in situations that provide a context for the target language material prepared for that day. Fact classes are conducted in English and Japanese. Fact classes provide students the opportunity to ask questions and clarify problematic material.
Preparing for Class
ACT Classes:
Practice the assigned material until you are able to engage in communicative activities (oral or written) comfortably and smoothly.
- STUDY THE MODEL: To develop an image of what language, posture and gesture you should imitate, you need to hear and, whenever possible, see a model. For spoken language, your models are the dialogues (Core Conversations [CCs]) and the drills on the CD-ROM and in the text. DAILY STUDY IS REQUIRED. DO NOT RELY ON THE PRINTED WORD TO FACILITATE YOUR LISTENTING COMPREHENSION. In studying the written language, you should practice recognizing words in the texts in which they are modeled.
- REHEARSE WITH THE MODELS: For CCs, practice saying aloud each line of the assigned dialog until you can do so with a speed and rhythm that matches the voice on the CD-ROM. If a line of dialog is too long at first, break it down from the back into manageable phrases. For drills, practice responding in the designated pattern until you can respond accurately to each cue in the time provided, with a speed and rhythm that match the model. Visualize yourself speaking each line in a particular setting, with a particular purpose in mind. For the written language, use the reading and writing drills to develop the ability to read and write fluidly with comprehension. REPETITION IS ESSENTIAL FOR MASTERY.
REPETITION IS ESSENTIAL FOR MASTERY
REPETITION IS ESSENTIAL FOR MASTERY!
Fact Classes:
Before class thoroughly read the Miscellaneous Notes (MN) and Structural Patterns (SP) for the material to be covered in the lesson. Prepare to ask questions on problematic material.
Course Assessment
Daily performance in Act classes is 60% of your grade. Your performance in Act classes will be assessed on a 4.0 scale. (See criteria on page 3 below.) Undocumented (or insufficiently documented) absences will earn a score of "0" for that day. There are no makeups for missed classes. COMING TO CLASS LATE IS BETTER THAN NOT COMING AT ALL. You are responsible for the material covered in any class you miss. At the end of the semester, I will drop each student's three lowest Act scores before tabulating final grades.
Quiz and homework performance comprises 20% of your grade. You may make up one (1) Fact quiz per semester. If you miss a Fact quiz, the grade for the next Fact quiz you take will be counted twice. All other missed quizzes which occur in Act classes for which you do not have a documented excuse are counted as "0".
The final exam is 20% of your final grade. It will be comprehensive. The Listening Comprehension, Structure (Fact), and Reading/Writing portions of the exam will be taken during the first hour of the scheduled exam period. The oral portion of the exam will consist of a brief (4 minute) "mini-Act" performed during the second hour of the exam period. More will be said about the exam later.
Blackboard
A copy of the syllabus is posted at Denison's Blackboard site: (http://courses.denison.edu). Log in with your email address and password. Use Blackboard to post questions about usage, grammar, cultural issues, etc.
ACT Class Assessment Scale
4 Performance is fully culturally coherent, that is, would present no difficulty, discomfort or puzzlement in interaction with a native speaker of Japanese. Repair is self-managed.
- Performance is superior, for the most part culturally coherent. There is little about it to create difficulties, discomfort or puzzlement in interactions with natives. However, there is some aspect of the performance that makes interaction less than maximally coherent for a native. Most repair is self-managed.
3 Performance is good: few aspects of it create difficulties, discomfort or puzzlement in a native. Self-managed repair alone, is not sufficient; there is also occasional correction by another required.
- Performance enables communication, but also presents several clear sources of difficulty, discomfort or puzzlement in communication with a native. Repair is regularly required; and correction comes mostly from others.
2 Performance creates definite obstacles to communication, which usually involves more than simple discomfort. Utterances would cause puzzlement in a native that the native would be at a loss to resolve. Correction requires repeated prompting and/or modeling by others.
- Performance shows many problems that would create difficulties in communicating with a native. Communication is achieved only with repeated correction and guidance from another. The student is clearly not in control of the assigned material.
1 Attended class, but either chose not to participate (for this option, notify me before class begins), or failed to perform with any culturally viable degree of competency.
0 Absent.
Class Schedule
WEEK 1
8/30 (M) Introduction
Distribute Syllabi
Review J112 Final
9/1 (W) Computer Lab Orientation
ATTENDANCE ESSENTIAL FOR CAMPUS HARMONY!!
FELLOWS 201
REVIEW J112 EXAMS
9/2 (R) ACT: 6B CC 1
Drills: A, B, C
JWL: REVIEW ALL KATAKANA (READING)
9/3 (F) ACT: 6B CC2
Drills: K, L
JWL: REVIEW ALL KATAKANA - INCLUDING DIACRITICS
(READING AND WRITING)
WEEK 2
9/6 (M) DAILY GRADING BEGINS TODAY
ACT: 6B CC2
Drills: K, L
JWL: REVIEW ALL KATAKANA - INCLUDING DIACRITICS
(READING AND WRITING)
9/8 (W) FACT
REVIEW 6A/6B
9/9 (R) ACT: 6B CC3
Drills: E, F, G
JWL: REVIEW ALL KATAKANA - INCLUDING DIACRITICS
(READING AND WRITING)
9/10 (F) ACT: 6B CC4
Drills: H, J
JWL: REVIEW HIRAGANA #1-#39 - INCLUDING DIACRITICS
(READING)
WEEK 3
9/13 (M) ACT: 6B CC5
Drills: H, K
JWL: REVIEW HIRAGANA #1-#39 - INCLUDING DIACRITICS
(READING AND WRITING)
9/15 (W) FACT: JSL 6A/6B
9/16 (R) JSL 6C EAVESDROPPING QUIZ
ACT: 7A CC1
REVIEW 6B CC5 SUPPLEMENTARY VOCABULARY
Drills: F, G
JWL: REVIEW HIRAGANA #1-#39 - INCLUDING DIACRITICS
(READING AND WRITING)
9/17 (F) ACT: 7A CC2 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY
Review Verbal gerunds (p. 93)
Drills: F, G, H, L
JWL LESSON 8: HIRAGANA 40-46 (reading)
WEEK 4
9/20 (M) JWL: READING/WRITING QUIZ (KATAKANA/HIRAGANA)
ACT: 7A CC2 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY
Review Verbal gerunds (p. 93)
Drills: F, G, H, L
JWL LESSON 8: HIRAGANA 40-46 (reading)
9/22 (W) FACT QUIZ: 6A/6B
FACT 7A
9/23 (R) ACT: 7A CC3
Drill: A, J, K
JWL LESSON 8: HIRAGANA 40-46 (READING AND WRITING)
9/24 (F) ACT: 7A CC3
Drill: A, J, K
JWL LESSON 8: HIRAGANA 40-46 (READING AND WRITING)
WEEK 5
9/27 (M) ACT: 7A CC4 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY
DRILLS: C, D, E
JWL: VOCABULARY PRACTICE (P.126), READING DRILLS A, B (P.126)
9/29 (W) FACT: 7A
9/30 (R) ACT: 7A CC4 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY
DRILLS: C, D, E
JWL: VOCABULARY PRACTICE (P.126), READING DRILLS A, B (P.126)
10/1 (F) ACT: 7B CC1
Review words of relative location (aida, mae, usiro, etc.: 6A)
Drills: A, B, C
JWL: READING DRILLS D, E, F, G (P. 128-9)
WEEK 6
10/4 (M) ACT: 7B CC1
Review words of relative location (aida, mae, usiro, etc.: 6A)
Drills: A, B, C
JWL: READING DRILLS G, H, I (P. 129-30)
10/6 (W) FACT QUIZ: 7A
FACT 7B
10/7 (R) ACT: 7B CC2 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY
Drills: F, J, K, L, M
SUBMIT ANSWERS FOR WRITING PRACTICES (1) AND (2) (P. 131-2)
10/8 (F) NO CLASS
CONFERENCE IN TEXAS
WEEK 7
10/11 (M) ACT: 7B CC3 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY
Drills: N, O, R
JWL: KATAKANA/HIRAGANA READING/WRITING REVIEW
10/13 (W) FACT: 7B
FACT: JSL 9A
10/14 (R) ACT: 7B CC3 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY
Drills: N, O, R
JWL: READING/WRITING QUIZ
10/15 (F) ACT: 7B REVIEW
JWL: READ PAGE 134; BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS (IN ENGLISH)
WEEK 8
10/18 (M) ACT: 8A CC1 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY FOR COUNTING DAYS
AND NAMING DATES (UP TO 10TH) (P. 191-2)
MEMORIZE ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK
Drills: A, B
JWL: KANZI 1-7 (READING)
10/ 20 (W) FACT QUIZ: 7B
FACT 8A
FACT: JSL
10/21 (R) ACT: 8A CC1 + SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY FOR COUNTING DAYS
AND NAMING DATES (UP TO 10TH) (P. 191-2)
MEMORIZE ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK
Drills: A, B
JWL: KANZI 1-7 (READING)
10/22 (F) ACT: 8A CC2
Drills: C, E, F
JWL: KANZI 1-13 (READING)
7C EAVESDROPPING QUIZ
WEEK 9
10/25 (M) ACT: 8A CC2Drills: C, E, F
JWL: KANZI 1-13 (READING) 10/27 (W) FACT 8A 10/28 (R) ACT: 8A CC3
Drills: K, M
JWL: KANZI 1-13 (READING) 10/29 (F) ACT: 8A CC4
Drills: I, J, N
JWL: KANZI 1-13 (READING AND WRITING)
WEEK 10
11/1 (M) ACT: 8A CC4
Drills: I, J, N
JWL: KANZI 1-13 (READING AND WRITING)
11/ 3 (W) FACT 8A
JSL 9A
11/4 (R) ACT: 8A CC4
Drills: I, J, N
BRING A COPY OF YOUR WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE AND BE
PREPARED TO DISCUSS IT.
JWL: KANZI 1-13 (READING AND WRITING)
11/5 (F) ACT: 8A REVIEW
JWL: READING/WRITING QUIZ KANZI (1-13)
WEEK 11
11/8(M) ACT: 8B CC1
Drills: A, B, C, F
JWL: KANZI 14-20 (READING)
11/10 (W) FACT QUIZ: 8A
FACT: 8B
11/11 (R) ACT: 8B CC1
Drills: A, B, C, F
JWL: KANZI 14-20 (READING)
11/12 (F) ACT: 8B CC2
Drills: I, L
JWL: KANZI 21-25 (READING)
WEEK 12
11/15 (M) ACT: 8B CC2
Drills: I, L
JWL: KANZI 21-25 (READING)
11/17 (W) FACT 8B
11/18 (R) ACT: 8B CC3
Drills: J, K
JWL: KANZI 1-25 (READING AND WRITING)
11/19 (F) ACT: 8B CC3
Drills: J, K
JWL: KANZI 1-25 (READING AND WRITING)
WEEK 13
11/22-11/26 THANKSGIVING BREAK: NO CLASSES
WEEK 14
11/ 29 (M) ACT: 8B CC3
Drills: J, K
JWL: KANZI 1-25 (READING AND WRITING)
12/1 (W) FACT 8B
12/2 (R) ACT: 8B CC4
Drills: L, M
JWL: READING/WRITING QUIZ (KANZI 1-25)
12/3 (F) ACT: 8B REVIEW
JWL: REVIEW
WEEK 15
12/6 (M) CUMMULATIVE ACT REVIEW
12/8 (W) CUMMULATIVE FACT Q&A SESSION
12/9 (R) PRACTICE MINI-ACT
CONSULT SCHEDULE FOR PARTNER AND TIME
12/10 (F) PRACTICE MINI-ACT
CONSULT SCHEDULE FOR PARTNER AND TIME
Exam Period
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16TH
9:00 - 11:00 AM
KNAPP 407
JSL: THROUGH 8B CC4
JWL: READING+WRITING THROUGH
KANZI #25