Faculty Syllabus

Prerequisite for Japanese 2311.  You must have credit for a four or five hour college or university course equivalent to ACC Japanese 1412 with a grade of A, B, C.  High school, community/continuing education credit, conversation credit, and previous knowledge are not acceptable substitute for the required prerequisite.  You must present proof of this credit to your instructor by the twelfth day of ACC classes or you will be withdrawn from this course and may risk losing any refund.

Required Texts/Materials

            1)  Yookoso!, An Introduction to Contemporary Japanese, 3^rd edition

            2)  Workbook/Lab Manual to accompany Yookoso! Book I,

3)  Listening exercises require either the purchase of a set of CDs found in some bookstores, or the recording of tapes for free in any ACC library.  The latter requires the student bringing blank 90-minute tapes to the library for duplication on a high duplicator.   

The main objective of the course is to help students to continue developing skills in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Japanese language at an advanced level.  You will be able to read and write more complex materials and also be able to handle a wider range of everyday conversational situation. Your ability to understand and communicate will develop along with your knowledge of the vocabulary and grammatical structures of the language.  You should allow two or three hours a day for the study of Japanese (at least two hours outside of class for each hour in class). 

At the end of three semesters of Japanese, students should be able to do the following:

READING

• read 125 kanji.
• use reading strategies, such as using context to make guesses.
• understand some details of simple authentic texts, such as lists, dealing with a familiar topic.

LISTENING

• use listening strategies, such as listening for specific details or anticipating and predicting.
• understand the main idea and basic details when listening to a passage based largely on familiar material.
• demonstrate comprehension of simple questions based on known topics.

WRITING

• write 125 kanji.

• write and answer a simple letter based on familiar information.
• write short compositions on topics such as daily activities, family and hometown weather.     

SPEAKING

• describe the weather.
• ask for and give an explanation.
• make comparisons of people and things.
• give commands and make polite requests.
• express conjecture.
• describe daily and leisure activities and abilities.
• explain family relationships
• express potentiality.
• use relative clauses to clarify which person, place or thing.

CULTURE

• be familiar with Japanese holidays and celebrations.
• know about popular sports and leisure activities in Japan.

• know how to give and accept compliments.
• have a basic concept of the Japanese family structure.

General Education Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the general education component of an associate’s degree, students will demonstrate competence in:

—    Critical Thinking

      Gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking.

—    Teamwork

      Consider different points of view to work collaboratively and effectively in pursuit of a shared purpose or goal.

—    Social Responsibility

      Analyze differences and commonalities among peoples, ideas, aesthetic traditions, and cultural practices to    include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.

—   Personal Responsibility

      Identify and apply ethical principles and practices to decision-making by connecting choices, actions and consequences

—    Communication Skills

Develop, interpret, and express ideas and information through written, oral and visual communication that is   adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.