JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II
Revised 02/14/2012
Course Calendar
This is the last semester of Japanese language courses for everyone. We hope that this semester will start preparing you to be a life-long self-learners and continue learning Japanese on your own by using reference books, dictionaries, on-line resources, and other tools.
Week 1 through 9:Preparing
you for the Final Project.
During this time, you will review and be introduced to topics
such as family members and different generations, around town, transportation system, climate,
clothing, shopping, prices, stores, & etc.
Through studying these topics you will get some ideas for your Final Project.
Week 10 through 15: Working on the Final
Project and presentation of the Final Project via videoconference with Japanese peers in Japan.
During these weeks, you will create your
Final Project, which is to create a web site in Japanese to introduce our
city, regions, and/or state, etc. Comparative observation of differences
and similarities between Japanese culture and culture of your own can be also a
project. At the end of this semester, you
will present your web site (the Final Project) via
videoconference with Japanese students in Mie University, Japan .So let's get ready for it!
Assignment Submission Requirement:
All the assignments (except translation) must be submitted as attachments of
a UNCW e-mail unless other
options are notified. A submission via any other e-mail system may not be considered as an assignment submission. All the
first writing assignments are
due at noon of Wednesdays of the week and the
final revised hand-written assignment must to be completed by 3:00 p.m. of Friday of the
week to receive credits.
| Week/Dates | Topics | Grammar/Structures | Due dates & Assignments |
| Week 1 Jan. 9 - |
Technical requirement & review |
Review the materials learned last semester. | Tech Requirement: Send your
recoding of "Oshisashiburi desu. Kotoshi mo yorosiku onegaishimasu" by
Friday noon. Memorize the vocabulary for "Family" and study all the grammar in the Chapter 2-1 by Tue. class. We will have a grammar quiz. |
| Week 2 Jan. 16 - |
Chapter 2-1 Family: Grandfather, Father and Elder brother | Te-form of copula (-です)
and na-adjective ... ています。
Conjunctive forms of verbs
Relative clauses Describing skills
and abilities |
Jan. 17 (Tue.): Memorize the vocabulary for "Family" and study all the grammar in the Chapter 2-1. We will have a grammar quiz. |
| Jan. 18 (Wed.): Revise your final exams of the last semester and submit the hand writing (please re-write entire essay). | |||
| Jan. 19 (Thu.): Write the Chapter 2-1A (translation) in English and bring it to the Thu. class. Please be able to read and translate in class. | |||
| Jan. 20 (Fri.) Turn in your reading/recording of the Chapter 2-1 by Friday 3:00 p.m. and review the chapter 2-1 grammar and vocabulary by the following Tue. | |||
| Week 3 Jan. 23 -
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Chapter 2-1 Family: Grandfather, Father and Elder brother Skype with Osaka Kyoiku Univ. at 6:50 p.m. on Jan 27(Thu.) at FLRC. |
Jan. 24 (Tue.): Review the chapter 2-1 grammar and vocabulary. We will practice Relative Clauses in class. | |
| Jan. 25 (Wed.) Submit (via e-mail) the Chapter2-1B (writing assignment, typed & double spaced) by noon. | |||
| Jan. 26 (Thu.) Chapter 2-1 vocabulary quiz on Family. | |||
| Jan. 27 (Fri.): Turn in the corrected hand-written version by 3:00 p.m. and study Chapter 2-2 grammar by the Tue. class. | |||
| Week 4 Jan. 30 - |
Chapter 2-2 Family: Mother |
Interrogative (questions words) +
か/も/でも Nominalizer ... こと・の Potential forms of verbs
I think
that ... ...と思います
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Jan. 31 (Tue.) Study Chapter 2-2 grammar by the Tue class. We may have a quiz on the Chapter 2-2 grammar. |
| Feb. 2 (Thu.) Chapter 2-1 Kanji Quiz. Write the Chapter2-2 A (translation) in English and bring it to the Thu. class. | |||
| Feb. 3 (Fri.) Turn in your reading/recording of the Chapter 2-2 by Friday 3:00 p.m. | |||
| Week 5 Feb. 6 - |
Chapter 2-2 Family: Mother |
Feb. 7 (Tue.) Review all the grammar in the Chapter 2-2 by the Tue. class. | |
| Feb. 8 (Wed.) Submit (via e-mail) the Chapter2-2 B (writing assignment (typed & double spaced) by noon. | |||
| Feb. 9 (Thu.) Chapter 2-2 Kanji Quiz. | |||
| Feb. 10 (Fri.) Turn in the corrected hand-written version on Friday by 3:00 p.m. Translate (do the Task #1 - 3) by Tue. class. | |||
| Week 6 Feb. 13 - |
Chapter 2-3 Review (more relative clauses) | Review | Feb. 14 (Tue.) Grammar
Chapter 2-2 quiz. Please translate (do the Task #1 - 3) and the first Four paragraph of the Reading assignment and bring it to the Tue. class. |
| Translate the rest of the Reading assignment and write the answers in Japanese to the questions #1 - 20 to Thu. class | |||
| Feb. 16 (Thu.) Write the English transklation of the rest of the Reading assignment and write the answers in Japanese to the questions #1 - 20 （I may ask you to turn it in). Bring them to class. (You do not have to do the writing assignment.) | |||
| Feb. 17 (Fri.) Please study the chapter 2-4 grammar. | |||
| Week 7 Feb. 20 - |
Chapter 2-4 My Hometown, Akashi
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---to iimasu "is called" (See DBJG*
"to3" quotation particle), ---to iu "is called" (DBJG* "to iu"), ---ba "if" (DBJG* "ba") "Conditional: Ba, Tara, To, & Nara" and more |
Feb. 21 (Tue.)Please study the chapter 2-4 grammar and translate the reading "My Hometown, Akashi" by the Tue. class. |
| Feb. 21 (Tue midnight.) Submit (via Discussion on the Blackboard) the writing assignment (typed and double spaced) by midnight. | |||
| Feb. 22 (Wed.)Reply back your OKU partner by mid-night. Give feedback on their English writing. Feb. 23 (Thu.) . Potential form conjugation quiz. |
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| Feb. 24 (Fri.) Turn in the corrected hand-written version on Friday by 3:00 p.m. and study the chapter 2-5 grammar and translate the "Climate and Clothing" by the Tue. class. | |||
| Week 8 Feb. 27 - |
Chapter 2-5 Climate and Clothing | ---toki
"when" (See DBJG* "toki"), ---te form of verb + mo "even if, although" (DBJG* "te mo"), ---Te form of verb + mo + ii "it is fine to do..." (DBJG* "te mo ii" asking for permission) and more |
Feb 28 (Tue.) Please study the chapter 2-5 grammar and bring the translation of the "Climate and Clothing" to the Tue. class. |
| Feb. 28 (Tue midnight.) Submit (via Discussion on the Blackboard) the writing assignment
(typed and double spaced) by midnight. Feb. 29 (Wed.)Reply back your OKU partner by mid-night. Give feedback on their English writing. |
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| Mar.1 (Thu.) Chapter 2-5 Kanji Quiz in class | |||
| Mar. 2 (Fri.) Turn in the corrected hand-written version on Friday by 3:00 p.m. and study the chapter 2-6 grammar and translate the "Shopping and Prices" by the Tue. class | |||
| Week 9 Mar.3 - |
Chapter 2-6 Shopping and Prices | ---Verb + naru/narimasu "to come to ..." (See DBJG*
"yoni naru"), ---Teshimau (DBJG* "te shimau"), ---..yoo desu "look as if, seem, appear" (DBJG* "yo da") and more |
Mar. 6 (Tue.) Chapter 2-4 Kanji Quiz in class Please study the chapter 2-6 grammar and translate the "Shopping and Prices" by Tue. class. |
| Mar. 6 (Tue midnight.) Submit (via Discussion on the Blackboard) the writing assignment
(typed and double spaced) by midnight. Mar. 7 (Wed.)Reply back your OKU partner by mid-night. Give feedback on their English writing. |
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| Mar. 8 (Thu.) Chapter 2-6 Kanji Quiz on Thu. | |||
| Mar. 9 (Fri.) Turn in the corrected hand-written version on Friday by 3:00 p.m. Start getting ready for the Final Project. | |||
| March 13 - | No classes. Happy Spring Break | ||
| Week 10 Mar.19 - |
Introducing the Final Project and discussion of topics and outline | New grammar/structures will be introduced as the discussion goes during the class meetings. | Turn in your Final Project topics and outlines by Monday
noon. Meet with me individually to go over on Tue. (Thu. class is remedial for those who need it.) |
| Week 11 Mar.26 - |
First draft of the Final Project | First draft of the Final Project (the Japanese text only to create the web site) is due on Monday (March 26) at noon. (Thu. class is remedial for those who need it.) | |
| Week 12 April 2 - No class on Tue. (class cancelled) Thu. (Easter Holiday) |
Second draft of the Final Project (the Japanese text only to create the web site) is due on Monday (April 2) at noon. | ||
| Week 13 April. 11 - |
Submission of the Final Project with the Power Point. | Submission of the Final Project (the web site in Japanese) with the Power Point is due on Monday noon. Meet with me individually to go over on Tue. (Thu. class is remedial for those who need it.) | |
| Week 14 April. 16 |
Working on the presentational skills and preparing handouts to the classmates. | Turn in your recording of your Power Point (along with the script/outline you are reading/refering from) presentation by Monday noon. Set up Skype meeting with OKU partner and practice your presentation by April 23 (Mon.) Have some fun conversation with OKU students for them to practice English with you. They will give you some cultural information on Japan. Meet with me individually to practice on Tue. or Wed. by appointment. (Thu. class is remedial for those who need it. |
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| Week 15 April. 23 |
Final Project presentations on April 24 (Tue.) from 7:40 - 9:30 p.m. | E-mail me your handout (including
newly learned grammar and vocabulary from your presentation) by Monday
noon. On Tue. We will meet in the regular classroom as a whole class. You will present your Power Point presentation to your classmates. Final Project presentations(See the left column for date and time). Good luck! |
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