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Course Outlines

Spring 2024 - JAPN 110 D100

Japanese II (3)

Class Number: 5766

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 24, 2024
    Wed, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    JAPN 100 or equivalent. Students who took Japanese courses in secondary school and/or with previous knowledge of Japanese may need to be evaluated for placement into JAPN 110 or higher level of courses and are required to contact the instructor before enrollment.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Follows JAPN 100. Students will acquire elementary conversational skills and basic reading ability. Students successfully completing the course attain proficiency equivalent to the level N5 Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Students enrolled directly into JAPN 200 may not take this course for credit. Students with credit for JAPN 101 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

Follows JAPN 100. Students will acquire elementary conversational skills and basic reading ability. The course covers Lesson 7 to 12 in the textbook, GENKI Volume I, including 87 Kanji and longer dialogues as well as short reading and writing practices. Students successfully completing the course attain proficiency equivalent to the level N5 Japanese Language Proficiency Test.  

 

NOTE: 

  1. 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. 
  1. The tutorials will be offered mostly in-person sessions that require students’ attendance. Some parts (About 40 minutes per week) will be asynchronous, where students watch lecture videos and complete assignments. Students are expected to be available during the set scheduled class times.  
  1. There will be no final exam during the final exam period. 

Grading

  • Quizzes 12%
  • Written Exam x 2 30%
  • Corrections of Written Exam 1 3%
  • Oral Exam 1 7%
  • Oral Exam 2 8%
  • Workbook 10%
  • Reading & Writing Questions 10%
  • Dialogue Assignment 10%
  • Attendance & In-Class Performance 10%

NOTES:

GRADING SCALE 

A+  =  96-100% B+  =  83-86%  C+  =  70-74%   D  =  50-58% 

A    =  91-95%   B    =  79-82%   C    =  65-69%   F   =  0-49% 

A-   =  87-90%   B-   =  75-78%  C-   =  59-64% 

*Grades are based on individual students’ achievement and not on comparison with other students. 

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Banno, E., Y. Ohno, Y. Sakane, and C. Shinagawa, eds. Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I Textbook [3rd Edition]. The Japan Times, 2020.  
ISBN: 4789017303

Banno, E., Y. Ohno, Y. Sakane, and C. Shinagawa, eds. GENKI Volume I, Workbook: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese [3rd Edition]. The Japan Times, 2020.
ISBN: 4789017311 

RECOMMENDED READING:

Makino, Seiich and Michino Tsutsui. A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. The Japan Times, 1989.
ISBN: 978-4789004541  

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.