Syllabus

JPAN 311: Intermediate Japanese III

Fall, 2005

University of Pennsylvania

Instructor: Hiroko Kimura Sherry

Time: Monday - Thursday, 12:00-1:00

Room: Williams Hall 302

Office: Williams Hall 850

Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 3:00-4:00, or by appointment

Telephone #: 215-898-7459

E-mail: hsherry@sas.upenn.edu

Homepage for the Japanese Language Program:

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~hsherry/jlp.html

Textbooks and Materials:

(1) Mirua & McGloin: An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese,

The Japan Times, 1994 Lesson 11-14

(2) Kano, Shimizu, et al: Basic Kanji Book, Vol. 2, Bonjinnsha, 1989

Lesson 33 - 36

(3) Video Materials

Evaluation:

1. Lesson Quizzes 40%

2. Kanji/Vocab. Quizzes 20%

3. Video Report 20%

4. Project Plan 10%

5. Other (participation, attendance, etc.) 10%

(1) You are expected to take all quizzes. You are allowed to take a make-up

without penalty ONCE, provided you do so within the same week. After the second time,

a penalty (deduction from evaluation category 5) will apply unless you have

a valid reason such as illness. Proof, such as a note from a physician, is required.

(2) If you miss class more than 3 times without a valid reason, the same penalty

as above will apply.

(3) Deadlines on homework will be observed strictly. Again, the same penalty will

apply when the instructor sees tardiness in students.

*** Evaluation category 5 reflects planning, time-management,

sense of responsibility, etc., in a studentπs performance in class.

Course Description:

(1) Prerequisites:

JPAN-311 (Intermediate Japanese III is a continuation of JPAN-212

(Intermediate Japanese I & II). The four linguistic skills are equally emphasized.

It is not necessary to have course credits from JPAN-212 to enroll in JPAN311,

however, the students are required to demonstrate solid intermediate level proficiency

in active skills(speaking/writing) and higher intermediate level proficiency in passive

skills (listening/reading). The proficiency levels refer to the ACTFL scale.

Students need to be able to recognize approx. 400 Kanji in order to participate in

the course effectively.

(2) Goals:

Students will develop a linguistic proficiency that will enable them to communicate

with native speakers actively. They will be able to take the initiative in conversation

on common daily topics, and participate to some extent in discussion in their specialized fields. They will be able to write essays on such topics with the help of dictionaries (intermediate-high in speaking and writing). In passive skills, students will develop listening proficiency which will enable them to understand news reports on familiar topics such as U.S. news, or more foreign topics, such as international news broadcasts in Japanese. Students should aim ultimately to read authentic materials such as newspaper articles with the help of dictionaries (advanced-low in listening and reading).

This course prepares students to participate actively in the native community and to learn

continuously from it according to their own needs.

*** Students are encouraged to learn to use Japanese word processors and Japanese e-mail if they are not yet familiar with them.