I. INSTRUCTOR AND CLASS INFORMATION
Instructor
Name: Mayumi Ishida (Ishida-sensei)
Office: Bartlett Hall #301B
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11 a.m. - 12 noon, and by appointment
Class
Time:
1) Ishida-sensei's class: 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Monday - Friday (5 days/week)
2) Drill: 7:45 - 8:35 a.m., Monday - Thursday (Week 2 - 5), M, T, W, F (Week 6 - 9)
* Drill class will begin on Monday, September 29. Classrooms and sections are TBA.
Classroom: #150 Moore
Course Page: www.dartmouth.edu/~introjpn/0801.html
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a semi intensive introduction to spoken Japanese. You will begin learning the basic grammar of modern Japanese through active study of increasingly complex sentence patterns. You will also learn two syllabic Japanese scripts called 'Kana' (Hiragana & Katakana) at the beginning of the term, and begin studying 'Kanji' (Chinese characters) in the eighth week.
III. COURSE MATERIALS
1) Textbook: Japanese: The Spoken Language, Part 1(Jorden/Noda, Yale University Press)
Available at the Wheelock Books (www.wheelockbooks.com)
* NOTE: Japanese: The Spoken Language is written in Romanized Japanese. We have prepared a version of the text in the Japanese writing systems (Kana & Kanji) and this is in your Japanese 1 Course Packet (below). You should use this version to read Japanese (Core Conversations, vocabulary, etc.) as soon as you learn Kana. The textbook should be used for studying grammar and the cultural notes.
2) Japanese 1 Course Packet
Grammar notes, drill reading material, Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji material, chapter homework, Core Conversations & Vocabulary List in the Japanese writing systems. Available at Gnomon Copy (36S. Main Street, Hanover).
* Grammar Notes (blue section)
* Drill reading material (green)
* Kana and kanji maerial (orange)
* Chapter homework (green section without any titles)
* Core Conversations & Vocabulary list in kana and kanji (separate booklet with red covers)
3) Audio and Video Materials
Audio and video materials accompany with the textbook is available online:
Digital Media Lab: http://pushkin1.dartmouth.edu
For audio files of Lesson 1a Core Conversations, go to: Audio > Japanese > Lessons 1-9 > Lesson 1 > JSL L1A. To view video files of Lesson 1 A Core Conversations, go to: Video > Japanese > JSL 01A. Read 'Notes on Tape Listening'.
4) Kanji Website: Kanji Practice (www.dartmouth.edu/~kanji)
Kanji Practice is a web-based Kanji character practice tool. Each page consists of the following elements; one Kanji character in large print, 'on-reading', 'kun-reading', meanings in English, example sentences for each reading with sound, stroke orders in a QuickTime movie, and printing variations of the character. On the left side of each page, there is a table which contains all characters introduced in each term for easy navigation of the site.
5) Reference Materials
Kanji & Kana, Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn, Tuttle. Available at online bookstores such as amazon.com.
IV. COURSE PREPARATION
Carefully read 'Course Schedule' and prepare fully for the class next day by doing the following:
Ishida-sensei's class:
In Ishida-sensei's class, you will have oral and aural exercises to internalize new grammar and vocabulary. You will learn to combine the new and the previously introduced grammar and vocabulary in order to form more complex sentences so you can articulate yourself.
1) Read 'Structural Patterns' in the textbook (Japanese: The Spoken Language) and study new grammar. 'Grammar Notes' in your course packet also has summaries of grammar patterns and example sentences.
2) Study and memorize vocabulary using the supplement (part of your course packet).
3) Study and MEMORIZE assigned Core Conversations (CCs - short dialogs) using the supplement in Japanese and the audio and video files at the Digital Media Lab. You need a good model to improve your pronunciation and intonation in Japanese, and these audio & video materials are your teachers when you study on your own. You are expected to fluently reproduce these Core Conversations in class.
4) Study and memorize reading and writing of Hiragana (from the first week), and Katakana (from the fifth week).
4) Study and memorize assigned Kanji (five kanji per day: eighth week on).
5) Do your homework assignment (course packet) for every lesson by the due date.
6) Study for the quizzes (twice a week on average: expressions, grammar, Kana, Kanji, etc.)
Drill class:
Drill class has two objectives:
1) to improve your speaking and listening comprehensions.
2) to practice reading and writing in Japanese.
Your drill instructor will drill you to improve these skills. Without such oral and aural mechanical exercises, your fluency in Japanese will not improve.
1) Practice assigned 'Drills' (see 'Drill Schedule' which will be distributed on Friday, September 26) in your textbook. For example, Lesson 1a drills are in pp. 35, 36 in your textbook. Use the audio files at the Digital Media Lab as well, again as your model.
2) Study the reading materials in the 'Drill' section of your course packet.
3) Practice Kana and Kanji.
4) Do assigned 'Utilization' and 'Eavesdropping' sections in your textbook. Lesson 1 'Utilization' is on pp. 46, 47, and 'Eavesdropping' is on pp. 45, 46.
* Utilization: answer the questions by utilizing all of your newly acquired knowledge.
* Eavesdropping: listen to the audio files and answer the questions in the textbook. Audio files are found in the Blackboard (link: TBA).
* Write your answers on a notebook paper, and submit to your drill instructor in class by the due
date.
V. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
1) Homework assignments are due at the beginning of class. When submitted on time, they are counted as 1 point; those that are late are counted as 0.5 point. No assignments will be accepted if they are not submitted in two days from the due date.
2) Submit chapter homework in Ishida-sensei's class, and 'Utilization' and 'Eavesdropping' in Drill class.
3) Assignments will be corrected and returned promptly.
VI. ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular attendance to all classes is required. You will be reduced half a grade for every four absences. For example, if your grade is B+, you will be downgraded to B with four absences. No exceptions will be made for this rule other than illness or family emergency. If you know you are going to have to miss a class for a legitimate reason, speak to your instructor before you miss the class, and that absence will not be counted against you. If you have an unexcused absence, you will not be allowed to make up quizzes or examinations.
VII. MAKE-UP POLICY
If you have an excused absence, you can make up quizzes or examinations the following day of the original date the quiz or exam was given. You need to make an arrangement with your instructor if you would like to make up a quiz or an exam.
VIII. GRADING
In-class oral performance will be graded on the general criterion of fluency, which combines the knowledge of or the abilities in pronunciation, listening comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary, as well as appropriate reaction to various social contexts (for example, when to use honorific expressions).
Grading for in-class performance is as follows:
4 - Very fluent, with only one or two minor problems (for example, in pronunciation)
3 - Fluent, but with several minor problems, none of which should hinder communication
2 - One major problem (for example, grammar) which will hinder communication
1 - Two or more major problems that lead to failures in communication
0 - Absent (automatic)
Final Grades will be calculated as follows:
1) In-class performance = 10%
2) Attendance = 10%
3) Homework = 10%
4) Quizzes = 10%
5) Four Chapter Tests = 35%
6) Final Exam (during the final period) = 15%
7) Drill class = 10% (attendance = 5%, homework = 5%)
IX. SOME CLASS RULES
1) No English
You will not allow speaking English in class, and Ishida-sensei will speak only in Japanese. This is to encourage you to force yourself understand Japanese as Japanese. Forcing yourself speaking Japanese makes you think in Japanese. This skill will become very important once you reach beyond beginning level, since you cannot always find English equivalent in Japanese. Train yourself from the beginning.
If you need to ask questions during class, you have to ask for permission in Japanese by saying 'eigo ii desu ka?' (Is English ok?). If you can wait until after class or office hours, you can ask your questions in English and Ishida-sensei will explain in English as well.
2) -sensei & -san
You will call your instructor 'Ishida-sensei'. Ishida-sensei will call you by your last name in Japanese pronunciation plus ?san (Mr. Ms., etc. ). This is a custom in Japan, and we will employ it in class
X. ACEDEMIC HELP
1) If you feel you need extra help, ask for a private tutor at Academic Skills Center. The office is located at #301 Collis (646-2014). Once you fall behind in this fast-paced course, it is difficult to catch up. Act quickly!
2) I encourage students with disabilities, including invisible disabilities like chronic diseases, learning disabilities, and psychiatric disabilities to discuss with me after class or during my office hours appropriate accommodations that might be helpful to them.
XI. ACTIVITIES
Dartmouth Japan Society (DJS) is an active student organization. They organize various activities for you throughout the term. Monitor 'Dartmouth Japan Society Bulletin' on BlitzMail for events and detailed information. Also, it is a good idea to Blitz them to be added on their mailing list.
Nihongo Table
Japanese language table (Nihongo Table) is held every Tuesday from 1 - 2 p.m. (place TBA). This language table offers you a chance not only to practice your Japanese, but also to get to know your classmates and teachers well and to meet more people. We encourage all of you to take this great opportunity. Bring your lunch and come join us! Once a term, we offer 'Onigiri Hour' (rice ball hour) and you will have an opportunity to make your own onigiri.
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