12/26/2024 8:36:03 AM	JAPN 2 Course Outline as of Summer 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  JAPN 2	Title:  ELEMENTARY JAPANESE 2
Full Title:  Elementary Japanese - Part 2
Last Reviewed:4/13/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  JAPAN 2

Catalog Description:

A high-beginning/low intermediate communication course designed to improve those listening, speaking, and writing skills needed for cross-cultural understanding in social, academic and work-related situations.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of JAPN 1 ( or JAPAN 1 or JAPAN 51)

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A high-beginning/low intermediate communication course designed to improve those listening, speaking, and writing skills needed for cross-cultural understanding in social, academic and work-related situations.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of JAPN 1 ( or JAPAN 1 or JAPAN 51)
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 2018	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 2019
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	6A	Language Other Than English		Fall 2019
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2018	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2019	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Engage in level appropriate conversations about past, present and future activities with

    acceptable degree of spontaneity.

2. Be familiar with Japanese language and culture.

3. Expand and comprehend ideas, questions, instructions and requests in Japanese.

4. Construct and organize comprehensible written sentences, paragraphs and brief compositions

    using accurate Japanese syntax and cohesive elements.

5. Foster curiosity, inquiry, and a lifelong interest in, and enjoyment of, Japanese language

    learning.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Utilize common Japanese vocabulary related to everyday topics.

2. Read simplified passages from Japanese texts for general meaning and basic comprehension.

3. Communicate in traditional spoken and written Japanese.

4. Employ greetings and polite expressions in a culturally appropriate context and manner.

5. Develop and organize short sentences and paragraphs in Japanese.

6. Develop insight into Japanese culture, traditions and society.

7. Correctly express thoughts in written form utilizing appropriate traditional Japanese and Kanji

    characters.

8. Pronounce the phonetic symbols in Japanese romaji, kana and kanji.

Topics and Scope

Content and topics will vary somewhat, but will reflect beginning communicative skills required to function in cross-cultural, academic, social, and job-related situations.

 

I. Sentences

    A. Discussing school work, studying and traveling

    B. Visiting friends, calling a friend

    C. Give definitions and descriptions

    D. Eating family style, eating in a restaurant, Japanese menu

    E. English to Japanese, answering questions, discussing Japanese

    F. Leaving Japan, foreign correspondence

    G. Introduction to Japanese and Chinese characters

    H. Memorization exercises (Japanese & English)

    I.  Detect mood, attitude, and urgency in speech

II. Common Vocabulary

    A. Counting with appropriate numeral classifiers

     B. Expand vocabulary in the following areas: Dining out, going to a party, seeing a doctor,

         dating, parts of the house, sports, and travel

    C. Times duration

    D. Numbers 1,000,000 +

    E. Descriptive complements

    F. Occupations and nationalities

    G. Japanese family structures and values

    H. Information about demographics, customs, history and geography pertaining to the

         Japanese-speaking world and Japanese-speaking communities in the United States (U.S.)

III. Conversation

    A. Greetings, introductions, invitations, yes/no

    B. Describe and ask about locations of people, places, and things

    C. Describe activities and events in the present, past, present progressive tenses

    D. Accept and reject an invitation

IV. Parts of Speech

    A. Review of Japanese pronunciation and analogy

    B. Adverbs and Adjectives

V. Grammar

    A. Recognize common idioms ad phrases

    B. Understand common reduced forms

    C. Infer meaning from context

Assignments:

1.   Weekly quizzes, chapter exams and final

2.   Short compositions, simple narrative, and descriptive tasks

3.   Engaging in pair and group activities, structured conversations, and projects

4.   Oral presentations

5.   Dictation and written translation

6.   In-class participation

7.   Comprehension questions related to textbook passages, magazine articles and/or newspaper

      articles

8.   Reviewing lesson(s) from the textbook

9.   Memorizing vocabulary and verb conjugations

10. Completing exercises in textbook and workbook

11. Reading short elementary-level paragraphs and dialogues on cultural topics

      featuring target grammar and vocabulary

12. Reading reports

 

Online Assignments:

1. Viewing and interpreting video programs in Japanese

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 30%
Written homework, reading reports, short compositions
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Workbook exercises, group activities, projects
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Class dictation and translation activities, in-class oral participation
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 40%
Quizzes, chapter exams and final
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 15%
Interpreting videos

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Genki Textbook, Level 2. 2nd ed.  Banno, Eri. Japan Times/Tsai Fong Books. 2011 (classic)      

Genki Workbook, Level 2. 2nd ed. Banno, Eri. Japan Times/Tsai Fong Books. 2011 (classic)      

                                                            

Adventures in Japanese Textbook, Volume 2. 4th ed. Peterson, Hiromi and Hirano-Omizo, Naomi. Cheng & Tsui. 2015 (classic)

Adventures in Japanese Workbook, Volume 2. 4th ed. Peterson, Hiromi and Hirano-Omizo, Naomi. Cheng & Tsui. 2015 (classic)

Adventures in Japanese Teacher's Guide to Go, Volume 2. Peterson, Hiromi and Hirano-Omizo, Naomi. Cheng & Tsui. 2015      

Learn Japanese:  New College Text: Volume 1. Young, John and Nakajima-Okano, Kimiko. University of Hawaii Press. 1984 (classic)      

Learn Japanese:  New College Text: Volume 2.  Young, John and Nakajima-Okano, Kimiko. University of Hawaii Press. 1984 (classic)      

Learn Japanese:  New College Text Audio Tape: Volume 2. Young, John and Nakajima-Okano, Kimiko. University of Hawaii Press. 1984 (classic)

Learn Japanese:  New College Text CD: Volume 2. Young, John and Nakajima-Okano, Kimiko. University of Hawaii Press. 1984 (classic)      

 

Instructor prepared materials

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