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Syllabus EALC 120: Japanese I Fall 06
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Your being officially enrolled for the course will be taken as confirmation that you have read and understood this syllabus, and agree to its requirements and other relevant conditions stated therein.
Classroom & Hours:
9:00-9:50 M-Fri THH217 (Matsumoto)
10:00-10:50 M-Fri VKC255 (Lin)
11:00-11:50 M-Fri VKC255 (Mukai)
Instructors:
Matsumoto, Yumi
Office Hour: M, Th 1:30-2:30
Office: THH 360
Phone: (213) 740-3601
e-mail: ymatsumo@usc.edu
Mukai, Emi
Office Hour: Tue, W 12:00-1:00
Office: THH356A
Phone: (213) 740-3704
e-mail: emukai@usc.edu
Lin, Hua
Office Hour: Tue 1:00-3:00
Office: THH356A
Phone: (213) 740-3704
e-mail: hualin@usc.edu
Japanese Program Director:
Dr Hajime Hoji
Office: GFS 301
e-mail: hoji@usc.edu
Course coordinator:
Yumi Matsumoto
Course Materials:
- Nakama 1
- Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany Nakama
- Student tape or CD to accompany Nakama
- Order three audio cassette tapes or a CD for the lab work
1) go to www.usc.edu/go/language
2) choose "Japanese"
3) choose "store"
or you can go visit - http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/LANG_CTR/japanese.html - Photocopied Kana worksheet (available at Magic Machine-University Village)
Prerequisite
Desire to learn Japanese.
Basically, this course is for students who have no previous knowledge of the Japanese language. Those who have taken Japanese should consult with your instructor to be placed into the appropriate course.
Course Description and Objectives
EALC 120 (Japanese I) is the first course of USC’s 4-year Japanese program which consists of the basic courses: EALC 120 (Japanese I), 122 (Japanese II), 220 (Japanese III), 222 (Japanese IV) as well as more advanced courses.
The course is centered around basic Japanese conversation practice, basic grammar and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana (Japanese alphabetical systems). Kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese) will be introduced in Japanese II. Students who wish to enroll in Japanese II should receive a grade of B- or higher. EALC 120 covers Chapters 1 - 6 of Nakama. The rest of the textbook and the workbook will be covered in 122.
Grading Policy
Class performance: |
10% |
Homework assignments: |
10% |
Lab assignments: |
8% |
Participation in Pronunciation Clinic Sessions |
2% |
Mini quizzes: |
5% |
Skit Presentation: |
5% |
| Chapter/Kana Tests scores: | 15% |
Midterm exam: |
20% |
Final exam: |
25% |
Those who do not score 60% or more on the final exam will not pass the course.
If you are taking this course for Pass/no pass, you must receive70% (C-) or more on the final letter grade to pass the course.
Grading Criteria:
94-100 |
A |
|
74-76.9 |
C |
90-93.9 |
A- |
|
70-73.9 |
C- |
87-89.9 |
B+ |
|
67-69.9 |
D+ |
84-86.9 |
B |
|
64-66.9 |
D |
80-83.9 |
B- |
|
60-63.9 |
D- |
77-79.9 |
C+ |
|
Below 60 |
F |
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty (plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, falsification of documents, cheating, etc.)will not be tolerated. A student who has violated the academic integrity will be subject to an appropriate sanction for the violation. Students are responsible to know what kind of conducts are considered to be academic integrity violations. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/SCAMPUS/gov/gov08.html in the 2005-2006 SCampus for the detailed explanation on academic integrity violations and sanctions.
1. Attendance and class performance
You are expected to attend all classes and to be punctual.
Your class performance is evaluated every day --- 5 points per session. You are required to be well prepared and to speak in Japanese during the class. If you are not well prepared and/or do NOT try to speak in Japanese, it negatively affects your grade. Chitchatting and/or too much English speaking also negatively affects your grade. Late arrival and leaving early also negatively affects your grade. If you have to be absent from a class because of a religious observance, you must let the instructor know about it within the first two weeks of the semester. If you have to be absent from a class for any reason, try to contact the instructor as soon as possible, so that you will not miss any information and may obtain permission to submit late homework.
If you are absent from class four days consecutively, without any information/ contact provided to the instructor(s), it is considered as a sign of withdrawal from the course, and no handouts or information will be saved for such students thereafter.
2. Homework
Due date of each homework assignments is notified on the weekly schedule.
No late/early assignments are accepted without prior permission.
No credit will be given for homework completed during class time.
Homework is graded as “done” or zero. When you get your homework back, take a look at the upper right corner of the sheet to see if there are any comments there:
“Too late” - graded as zero
“Do it all again by...” - graded as zero unless you turn it in again by the specified date
IIf there are no comments, your homework is graded as “done”.
Any other comments found in any other place on your homework have nothing to do with your grade. The Internet activity is counted as a part of homework (not Lab assignment.)
Your instructor will not correct your mistakes. You should correct them yourself. The answers of homework will be posted at our course Blackboard (https://totale.usc.edu) after due dates, and the students are required to check the answers by themselves. Feel free to ask questions when you don’t know the right answer.
3. Lab assignments
On Fridays, class time is sometimes used for Lab Work (not every Friday). On such days, you are expected to do Lab assignments on your own. You can either go to The Language Center, or you can study at home. Lab assignments include working in the workbook, memorization of the dialogue, as well as writing assignments. Each lab assignment is graded by a 5-point system. Late submission of the assignment(s) will result in an automatic loss of 1 point if it is within three days from the due date. No later submission is accepted.
4. Participation in Pronunciation Clinic Sessions
Students are required to attend pronunciation clinic twice during the semester. The clinic session is an individual meeting with the instructor to check and discuss the problems in their pronunciation of Japanese. The first session must be completed prior to the first midterm exam, and the second session prior to the second midterm exam. This means that you have to come to the clinic at least once between the dates specified below.
1st Pronunciation clinic 8/28 ~ 9/13
2nd Pronunciation clinic 9/25 ~ 10/18
Each session will be scheduled on a sign-up basis; the sign-up sheets are posted at the doors of the instructor's office. If you have a conflict with your schedule and the conversation clinic hour, contact your instructor to set up an alternative time/plan.
5. Skit presentation
You will have a skit presentation in a group of three (or two) people on November 28th (Tue). The details of this presentation will be announced in class later.
6. Mini quizzes
Mini quizzes (5 min. each) will be sporadically given (dates will be announced in the weekly schedule). They will be based on new vocabulary and basic grammatical points. No make-up quizzes will be offered unless the student has a legitimate reason and gets the instructor's approval; the student has to take the make-up quiz the earliest time possible. The two lowest quiz scores will be automatically dropped from your total score.
7. Chapter/Kana Tests
Three chapter Tests and two Kana Tests (30 min. each) will be given during the semester. No make-up quizzes will be offered, unless the student has a legitimate reason and gets the instructor’s approval.
8. Midterm exams
Two midterm exams (50 min. each) will be given accompanied by oral exams. The content of each exam is mainly based on current chapters; however, each quiz/ exam is accumulative and will include everything you have learned.
No make-up midterm exams will be given, unless the student submits a written request for an alternate date, stating the unavoidable circumstances leading to an expected absence from the exam in question, and secures approval from both the section instructor and the program director for the make-up exam.
9. Final exam
The final oral exam will be given during the last two days of the course.
The final written exam (2 hours) will be given at the time specified in the course catalogue. Stipulations governing the make-up of a missed final exam will follow the general university policy. The final exam must be taken at the regularly scheduled time. Wanting to finish the semester earlier is not a legitimate reason to reschedule the final exam. Once again, those who do not score 60% or more on the final exam will not pass the course.
The final written exam is on
Section 1: December, 11 (M) 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Section 2: December, 11 (M) 8:00 am- 10:00 am
Section 3: December, 6 (W) 11:00 am-1:00 am
Good luck, and がんばりましょう！!
Accommodation for students with disabilities:
Students who need to request accommodations based on a disability are required to register each semester with the Disability Services and Programs office (Student Union, Room 301.) In addition, a letter of verification to the course instructor, from the Disability Services and Programs office is needed for the semester in which you are enrolled for this course. If you have questions concerning this procedure, please contact both the instructor of the course, and the Disability Services and Programs office at(213) 740-0776.
