:
Syllabus EALC 122: Japanese II
Click here for a printable version.
Class room & Hours:
10:00 – 10:50 M - F VKC 109 Miura
12:00 - 12:50 M - F VKC 206 Irie
1:00 - 1:50 M - F THH217 Kumagai
Instructors:
Kumagai, Yuka (Course Coordinator)
Office Hour: T & W 3:00-4:00, or by appointment
Office: THH#360
Phone: (213) 740-3601
e-mail: kumagai@usc.edu
Miura, Yasuhiko
Office Hour: TBA
Office: THH#356A
Phone: (213) 740-3704
e-mail: ymiura@usc.edu
Irie, Maki
Office Hour: TBA
Office: THH#356A
Phone: (213) 740-3704
e-mail: mirie@usc.edu
Japanese Language Program Director:
Dr. Hajime Hoji
Office: GFS #349
e-mail: hoji@usc.edu
Course Materials:
- Nakama 1*
- Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany Nakama*
- Homework Packet (to be purchased at Magic Machine in University Village)
- Student tape (orange tape) or CD to accompany Nakama**
- Three audio cassette tapes or a CD for the lab work**
* Both textbook and workbook are on reserve in Leavy Library. You can check them out for
three hours.
** Students are required to listen to the accompanied cassette tapes or CD regularly.
The student tape (orange tape) is for the textbook. You need a different set of tapes for your workbook (Laboratory Manual). There are three ways to access the audio materials:
- Purchase at Language Center Online Store (www.usc.edu/go/language> Japanese > Store);
- Access online through Japanese Language Program’s homepage (www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ealc/jlp/);
- Check out at the Language Center’s counter to listen to them in the Language Center (THH 3rd floor)
Prerequisite
Japanese 1 at USC or its equivalent (Nakama Ch. 1 – Ch. 6.)
Those who have taken Japanese at institutes other than USC, or with textbooks other than Nakama, should consult with the section instructor to be placed into the appropriate course.
Course Description and Objectives
EALC 122 (Japanese II) is the second course of USC’s 5-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, Katakana, and Kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese). Continuing from EALC 120 (Japanese I), EALC 122 (Japanese II) covers from Chapter 7 to Chapter 12 of Nakama.
Students who wish to enroll in Japanese III should receive a grade of B or higher.
Disability Services and Programs
Students requesting academic accommodations based on disability are required to
register with Disability Services and Programs (DSP) each semester. A letter of verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from DSP when adequate documentation is filed. Please be sure the letter is delivered to the instructor as early in the semester as possible. DSP is open Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00. The office is in Student Union 301 and their phone number is (213) 740-0776.
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 read "Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism"
(http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/student-conduct/ug_plag.htm) in SCampus for the detailed explanation on academic integrity violations and sanctions.
Grading Policy
Class performance: |
10% |
Homework assignments: |
10% |
Lab assignments: |
7% |
Participation in Conversation Clinic: |
2% |
Skit Presentation: |
3% |
Mini Quiz: |
8% |
| Chapter Test: | 15% |
Midterm exam: |
20% |
Final exam: |
25% |
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 |
*Those who take the course for Pass/ No Pass should receive 70% or more to pass the course.
*Those who do not score 60% or more on the final exam will fail the course.
1. Attendance and class performance
You are expected to attend all classes and to be punctual.
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 you may request permission to submit homework late.
If you have to be absent because of a legitimate reason such as illness, you should make a request of (1) extension of homework due, (2) make-up of mini quiz, and (3) make-up of dialogue check by providing timely notice and the reason of absence to the instructor.
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 are a member of a USC athletic team, the marching band or the like, you should submit the schedule of the competitions along with a letter from the department of Athletics or the director of the band within the first two weeks of the semester.
If you are absent from class for four days consecutively without any information / contact provided to the instructor, it is considered as a sign of withdrawal from the course, and no handouts or information will be saved for such students thereafter.
Your class performance is evaluated every day --- 5 points per session. If you are absent for any reason other than timely noticed religious observance or timely and officially noticed formal participation in the USC athletic events, you cannot earn these points. If you are not well-prepared for the session and/or do NOT try to speak in Japanese, it negatively affects your grade. Chit-chatting, too much English speaking, late arrival and leaving early also negatively affect your grade.
2. Homework （しゅくだい）
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:
“おそい” means “too late” and is graded as zero
“もういちど” means “Do it again” and is graded as zero unless you redo and turn it in again by the next day.
If there are no comments, your homework is graded as “done”.
The answers to homework will be posted at our course Blackboard (http://totale.usc.edu) after due dates, and the students are required to check the answers by themselves. If you have any questions about your own answers, you are welcome to ask the instructor before/after class and/or during the office hours.
3. Lab assignments （ラボのしゅくだい）
On Fridays, class time is often used for Lab Work (not every Friday). On such days, there is no class meeting and 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/ Lab Manual listening to the tapes, 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.
When an essay is assigned as a Lab assignment, the first draft is graded as regular homework (done or zero). The final draft that reflects the correction on the first draft is graded as a Lab assignment (5-point system).
4. Participation in Conversation Clinic （カンバセーション・クリニック）
Students are required to attend Conversation Clinic twice in the semester. The clinic session is an individual meeting with the instructor to check and discuss the problems in their pronunciation, conversation strategies, or any other aspects of Japanese.
Schedule one conversation clinic session in each of the following periods:
#1 8/31（か）〜 9/14（もく）
#2 10/3（か）〜 10/16（すい）
5. Skit presentation （スキット）
Toward the end of the course, students are divided into several groups to prepare for a group presentation. The presentation should take the form of a 5-minute skit that includes the vocabulary, grammatical points and cultural understanding students learned in Japanese 1 and 2. The presentation is evaluated both as a group and as an individual on preparation and performance. The presentation day is Tuesday, November 14th. The details will be announced in class.
6. Mini quizzes （しょうテスト）
About two dozen mini quizzes (5 min. each) will be given throughout the semester (dates are shown in the weekly schedule). They will be based on new vocabulary, basic grammatical points, and kanji. No make-up quizzes will be offered, unless the student has a legitimate reason and gets instructor’s approval. Two lowest quiz scores will be automatically dropped from your total score.
7. Chapter tests （テスト）
Three chapter tests (30 min. each) will be given during the semester at the end of
chapters 7, 9, and 11. No make-up quizzes will be offered, unless the student has a legitimate reason and gets instructor’s approval.
8. Midterm exams （ちゅうかんしけん）
Two midterm exams (50 min. each) will be given accompanied by oral exams (10 min./pair each). 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 petition request form with supporting documents 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 （きまつしけん）
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. Once again, those who do not score 60% or more on the final exam will not pass the course.
The final written exam schedule:
10:00 class:
Monday, December 11th , 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.@VKC109
12:00 class:
Friday, December 8th , 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.@VKC206
1:00 class :
Wednesday, December 13th, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.@THH217
You must take the final exam on the day scheduled for the class you are registered.
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.
Good luck, and がんばりましょう!!
