Japanese Ⅰ-2

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2023
Course Title	Japanese Ⅰ-2
Course Code	5125	Course Category	General / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 2
Department	Mechanical Engineering	Student Grade	1st
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	4
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills I, The Japan Times by Tadashi Sakamoto, The Japan Times / Learning Kanji through Stories Ⅱ 301-500 by Fusako Beuckmann, Kuroshio Publishers
Instructor	KUBOTA Ikumi

Course Objectives

1. Understand Japanese writing, speaking, vocabulary, sentence patterns, and expressions, and can use them appropriately.
2. Can use Japanese to communicate information about topics of interest, feelings about said topics and reasons for those feelings, while also understanding the information, feelings, and reasons of others. Can also write sentences or connected text about these topics.
3. Have a clear understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of their own Japanese ability and skills and can explain them in their native language. Can also then think of the proper solutions to challenges on their own and put them into action.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Understand writing, speaking, vocabulary, sentence patterns, and expressions in different situations and contexts, and can use them appropriately.	Understand writing, speaking, vocabulary, sentence patterns, and expressions in different situations and contexts, and can use them appropriately to a certain extent.	Do not understand writing, speaking, vocabulary, sentence patterns, and expressions in different situations and contexts, and can barely use them.
Achievement 2	Can use the words learned appropriately to express information about things and their feelings, etc. without hints or assistance.	Can use the words learned appropriately, and express information about things and their feelings, etc. with hints or assistance.	Cannot use the words learned, and cannot express much information about things or their feelings.
Achievement 3	Can figure out their challenges, think of solutions, and put them into action.	Can figure out their challenges and think of solutions.	Even if they can figure out their challenges, they cannot think of a solution.

Teaching Method

Outline:

Students will study beginner to intermediate Japanese throughout the year. In order to achieve the language activity targets set for every lesson, this course aims to enhance Japanese language ability and skills, and connect them to real use.

Style:

Students will review key points and practice them in a variety of ways during the class. Using the Japanese learned, they will engage in long speaking and writing, and other productive activities on their own and practice conversations with others.

Notice:

For every lesson, students will be expected to reflect on what they could and could not do, and to be proactive in improving their Japanese ability and skills.
Students who miss 1/4 or more of classes will not be eligible for evaluation.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	"QUARTET1" Ch. 1	Understand the story about a famous person which represents Japan.
		2nd	"QUARTET1" Ch. 1	Can describe people and things effectively, and write sentences that describe people you respect in detail.
		3rd	"QUARTET1" Ch. 1	Can write a composition about the contents of week 2. Can read and comment on other people's compositions.
		4th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 2	Can read the e-mails sent by students to teachers and understand how to write e-mails and expressions that are often used in e-mails.
		5th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 2	Can explain your current status easily.
		6th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 2	Can report your current status by e-mail to the teacher in your home country.
		7th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 3	Can read guides and columns to read the information you need
		8th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 3	Can compare your home country with Japan and notice the characteristics of your home country.
	4th Quarter
		9th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 3	Understand a topic sentence and a supporting sentence and rite a column on the contents of Week8. Can also read and comment on other people's columns.
		10th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 5	Can see the charm of Japanese cuisine by reading the information magazine.
		11th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 5	Understand adverbs and conjunctions that represent the order. Can also explain the order of how to make the dishes you want to make.
		12th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 5	Can summarize the recipes of dishes made during the winter vacation .
		13th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 4	Understand various study abroad experiences by reading some reports.
		14th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 4	Can look back on your own study abroad life and talk about the good points of studying abroad and what to be careful about.
		15th	"QUARTET1" Ch. 4	Can discuss your study abroad life with others, express your opinions, and comment on other people's opinions.
		16th	Final exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Assignments	Portfolio	Total
Subtotal	50	40	10	100
Basic Proficiency	50	20	0	70
Specialized Proficiency	0	0	0	0
Cross Area Proficiency	0	20	10	30