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JPN 111
Prerequisites:
JPN 111 is designed for students who have completed foundation-level study of the language (JPN 1-6 at UCD). A grade of C- or better in JPN 6 at UCD is a prerequisite for enrollment in the course; students without this background must take the program's placement test and get the permission of the instructor to enroll.
NOTE: This page is out-of-date for 2009-2010 because a new textbook will be used. The new textbook is listed in the COURSE MATERIALS section below. Other information on this page will be revised shortly.
Objectives:
JPN 111 is the first in the sequence of third-year Japanese courses at UCD. In the third-year sequence of Japanese courses, students focus on presenting sets of information and opinions in connected, coherent ways. You also gain skill at retelling series of connected events and explaining how these events relate to each other. In JPN 111 these skills are developed through the study and practice of formal and informal introductions and greetings, formal and informal requests, and interactions with teachers and homestay family members. Reading in Japanese about these topics and the social conventions involved is an important part of the course. Written styles needed for different purposes and different audiences are also studied and practiced. Students are expected to retain the 483 kanji introduced by the end of JPN 6 and learn an additional 181 kanji during JPN 111.
In each unit of the course, students learn to:
Chapter 1: Introductions
- Address people of different status
- Introduce yourself in both formal and informal situations
- Introduce other people to each other
- Ask and convey information about one's interest in Japan and Japanese
- Ask and convey information about placement in a particular course
- Reading: Read the diary of a new Japanese exchange student in America
- Writing: Create your own calling card (meishi)
Chapter 2: Greetings
- Meet and greet people at different times of the day
- Meet and greet people of different status
- Describe appropriate greeting practices
- Describe experiences you had during a vacation
- Reading: Read about problems with "direct translations"
- Writing: Write about interesting things you did during a vacation
Chapter 3: Making Requests
- Make requests to your teacher
- Ask favors of classmates and other acquaintances
- Give reasons for making a request
- Appropriately end request-making conversations
- Reading: Read about studying in Japan
- Writing: Write a note to your teacher requesting a favor
Chapter 4: Homestay
- Share information about your family with homestay family members
- Share information about your hometown and what it is known for
- Show consideration for your homestay family's convenience
- Ask homestay parents for permission to do something
- Reading: Read a letter from an American studying in Japan
- Writing: Write a letter to a Japanese friend in Japan
Chapter 5: At College
- Request a consultation with an instructor
- Talk about placement in a course
- Ask and convey information about student clubs
- Reading: Read a comparison of Japanese and American universities
- Writing: Write a description of your own university
Additional Reading:
- Read and discuss the short story "Takase-bune" by Mori Ogai
- Write your impressions of the story
Course Materials:
- M. Oka et al. TOBIRA: GATEWAY TO ADVANCED JAPANESE (Kuroshio, 2009)
- J. Halpern. KODANSHA KANJI LEARNER'S DICTIONARY (Kodansha, 2001)
