Spring 2020 - JAPN 201 D100
Advanced Beginners' Japanese II (3)
Class Number: 5133
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Tue, Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Chie Furukawa
cfurukaw@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
JAPN 200 or equivalent.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Continues the work of JAPN 200.
COURSE DETAILS:
NOTE Tutorials start in week one and all students are required to attend the first tutorial. It is the students' responsibility to plan well before booking your flight if you are traveling and make sure to come back before the semester begins.
This course is a continuation of JAPN 200 and the second half of the second-year Japanese. It mainly covers L18 to L23 in the textbook, GENKI Volume II, and is designed to provide students with solid foundation of oral and written communicative skills as the preparation for the intermediate level of Japanese. Nearly 100 Kanji characters are introduced in the course, as well as common grammatical structures, such as the honorific, passive and causative forms. At the completion of the course, students should be able to function in day-to-day conversations using Japanese, and be able to pass the level N3 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Nooryokushiken N3).
PLACEMENT Students with the Japanese language abilities beyond the level of the course may not register in it. Students without the stated prerequisite on their academic record must receive course placement from the Course Chair prior to registering. For arranging a course placement interview, please contact the Course Chair: cfurukaw@sfu.ca
Those with any prior knowledge in Japanese language beyond the level of the course may not register. Students with any prior knowledge Japanese must contact the course chair cfurukaw@sfu.ca to receive advice on their enrollment before registering in the course. The failure to report previous knowledge of Japanese may result in a withdrawal from the course.
All the Japanese language courses at SFU are currently designed only for non-heritage learners currently. Heritage language learners who have native or near native speaking ability in Japanese but still are strongly interested in taking any courses should consult the instructor before registering. registering.
Grading
- Quizzes 20%
- Composition 10%
- Written test 1 15%
- Oral Assignment 7%
- Final project 20%
- Written test 2 18%
- Assignment 10%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
GENKI volume II: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese by E. Banno, Y.Ohno, Y.Sakane & C.Shinagawa. The Japan Times 2011.
(No digital copies are accepted to use in class as official digital textbooks for Genki do not exist currently.)
ISBN: 47890- 1443 -4
GENKI volume II, Workbook: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, by E. Banno, Y.Ohno, Y.Sakane & C.Shinagawa. The Japan Times 2011.
ISBN: 47890- 1444 -1
RECOMMENDED READING:
Makino, Seiich and Michino Tsutsui. A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. The Japan Times, 1989.
ISBN: 978-4789004541
Registrar Notes:
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