日本語 120B Third-Year Japanese 2009 年：冬学期
Instructor Office Phone E-mail Office hours Tomomi Sakuragi: 桜木ともみ HSSB#2236 893-7357 or 893-4549 (dept.) sakura@eastasian.ucsb.edu Monday & Thursday : 4:00-4:50 or by appointment
Class Meetings (Monday – Thursday): Section 1 / 9:00 – 9:50 Section 2 / 11:00 – 11:50
@ HSSB#1206 @ HSSB#2251
Course Goals: The goal of this course is to enable you not only to become a more fluent speaker of Japanese but also to develop higher proficiency and critical thinking skills through a variety of activities; readings, discussions, writings, projects, presentations, and role-plays. 1)Speaking and Listening: To build on and reinforce the knowledge and skills which you learned in the 1st and 2nd-year and previous 3rd-year Japanese (120A ) courses by communicating using only Japanese in the classroom or related study settings. 2)Reading: Being able to read semi-authentic and authentic materials more comfortably, through which you will expand your knowledge of kanji, vocabulary, and sentence structures (grammar). 3)Writing: Being able to express yourself at a more sophisticated level than the 1st and 2nd –year Japanese. Also, being able to write a story effectively and engagingly. Learning a language entails learning how to behave appropriately within that target culture. Communication is more than just knowing the right words and grammar to use; among other things, it means knowing how to act, what to say, and how to say it using socially appropriate language, gestures and body language. In this course, we will strive to go beyond Japanese linguistic code and grammar and learn how to develop and maintain relationships. Effective communication in any language requires a great deal of practice. As your time in the Japanese language classroom is very limited, it is essential to use this time wisely. Therefore, we will conduct class solely in Japanese and you are expected to speak only Japanese, even when you speak with your classmates. *Prerequisite: Japanese 120A with a grade of C or above, or instructor’s consent. Instructional Objectives: This course focuses specifically on learning the following communication skills: 1. Stating opinions 2. Telling a story 3. Conducting an interview 4. Writing an effective speech 5. Gathering, interpreting and presenting research data
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This course will cover the following topics: 1. 日本人とコミュニケーション 2. 日本人と昔話 3. 日本人と住宅 Required materials トピックによる日本語総合演習：テーマ探しから発表へ（中期後期）: スリーエーネットワーク Recommended materials * It is highly recommended to have an appropriate dictionary such as Japanese-English or Japanese-Japanese. * Also, using a Kanji dictionary when you read the material is recommended. (e.g.) 漢英学習字典 Kanji Learner's Dictionary: 講談社(The Kodansha) * For self-study in grammar, these dictionaries are recommended. 1. Makino, S. & M. Tsutsui (1986). A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. Tokyo: The Japan Times. 2. Makino, S. & M. Tsutsui (1995). A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar. Tokyo: The Japan Times. GauchoSpace : http://gauchospace.ucsb.edu We use GauchoSpace for our Japanese 120A course. We recommend that you regularly check the site for weekly events, assignments, announcements, references, etc. You can download all homework assignments from the site. Other useful online tools: • Japanese-English pop up dictionary (Rikaichan) : (http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/) 読みたいものをポップアップ辞書を使って読むことができる。 • Kantango: (http://www.kantango.com/) 読み方や意味を調べたり、単語リストや漢字リストを作ったりする時に便利 • Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC：(http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1R) わからない漢字の読み方や意味を調べる時に便利 • Space ALC 英辞朗：(http://www.alc.co.jp/) 単語を調べる時に便利（日本語⇆英語) • Reading Tutor (リーディングチュウ太)：(http://language.tiu.ac.jp/) 日本語のサイトを読む時に便利 • The Kanji Site：(http://www.kanjisite.com/index.html) 日本語能力試験 (JLPT) の漢字を勉強する時に便利
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EVALUATIONS Attendance Homework Writing Making a story Kanji Quizzes (6) Vocabulary Quizzes (3) Expression Quizzes (3) Presentation #1 Presentation #2 Written Exam Total
7% 25% 4% 4% 10% 6% 6% 7% 9% 22% 100%
POLICIES 1) Attendance You are expected to attend all the classes. Since using the language is the most important aspect of a language class, it will be difficult for you to keep up with the course if you miss even a single class. Two classes meetings may be missed without penalty. For each additional absence, one percentage point will be deducted. Every three late arrivals or early class departures will result in one absence. If you have 8 absences or more, your final grade will be C- or lower. If you have 12 or more absences, your final grade will be an F. 2) Homework You will have several different types of homework assignments either to turn in or to show the instructor depending on the nature of the homework: 1) worksheets, 2) questionnaires, 3) readings, 4) interviews, and 5) studying grammar in advance. Homework is turned in at the beginning of the class on the day it is due. If you miss class and do not have a handout for homework, you need to ask your classmate for a copy, download it from Japanese 120A GauchoSpace site (https://gauchospace.ucsb.edu), or contact the instructor before the due date. It is your responsibility to get the handout and turn it in on the date it is due. 3) Writing Your writings will be graded based on their content, penmanship, level of grammar and kanji use. Late submission will not be accepted. Also, writing should be done on your own. 4) Vocabulary/Kanji & Grammar (Expression) Quizzes No make-up quizzes will be given. *There will be no phonetic guide (furigana) to kanji provided in the quizzes. 5) Presentations You will have two presentations for this course. No make-ups will be given. 6) Written exam You will have an exam at the end of the course. The exam will consist of the materials covered in class. No make-up exams will be given. *There will be no phonetic guide (furigana) to kanji provided in the written exams (for example, questions, reading sections, etc.).
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Comments from the Instructor お願い You have very little opportunity to speak Japanese outside of class, so the best way for you to get ample practice is to speak only Japanese in class. At first, you might find it rather difficult not to rely on English, but this is the most effective way to improve your Japanese. We all know it is very scary to speak a foreign language in front of others, but don’t be afraid of making mistakes. It would be much better to make mistakes in class rather than in a real situation. Making mistakes and getting corrected are the only way to learn to speak the language correctly. Your classmates’ background in studying Japanese could vary in this course. This class’s goal is to create such an atmosphere that everyone will feel comfortable speaking in front of his/her classmates. Please be supportive as a class and be patient with your fellow classmates. Rude behavior such as laughing at someone’s mistakes or being impatient with slow speakers will not be tolerated in class. In short, every one of you is expected to show respect for each other and to learn from each other. In order to speak clearly, you will not be allowed to chew gum or eat in class. 漢字の勉強の仕方 If you have difficulties or fear about learning kanji, keep the following in mind; Japanese children learn kanji by writing each kanji repeatedly until they memorize it. Then, they reinforce their knowledge of kanji by coming across the kanji again when reading a book, a magazine, a newspaper, etc. That is the most common way of mastering kanji. Therefore, you need to devote plenty of time to memorizing kanji outside of the classroom. Also, use reading materials which interest you. Try to get to the point where you enjoy reading using your knowledge of kanji and the aid of a dictionary (either a paper dictionary or an on-line dictionary). Here are a list of ideas for memorizing kanji (along with practice writing): 1. some learners use flash cards 2. some learners imagine pictures over the kanji 3. some learners break each kanji into parts which consist of katakana or simple kanji 4. some learners make up a story using the divided parts of kanji
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