Course description
This course is designed to further aural comprehension, strengthen oral expression and develop reading and writing skills for students who have completed MODL 2271. This course also aims to provide a deeper understanding of Japanese culture. Japanese is used in class almost exclusively.
Course content
Systematic, in-depth study of:
- Syntactic structures
- Lexicon
- Stylistic nuances
- Aspects of Japanese culture
Learning activities
The communicative approach is used.
Classroom activities may include:
- presentation of material by the instructor, in person or online synchronously or asynchronously;
- practice in pairs and small groups;
- listening comprehension;
- audio-visual activities;
- task-based conversation practice;
- student presentations;
- conversation labs in small groups.
Means of assessment
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student's record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as a part of the student's graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation must be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
Example of Evaluation Scheme:
Written Evaluations
(May include but not limited to writing and reading exercises, lesson quizzes, paragraph writing, written homework, preparation, final written exam) |
60% |
Oral Evaluations
(May include but not limited to oral tests, oral presentations, listening comprehension, conversation lab, attendance, preparation, class participation, final oral exam) |
40% |
No single evaluation will be worth more than 20%.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of spoken discourse at the upper-intermediate level;
- Demonstrate understanding of written texts at the upper-intermediate level (hiragana, katakana, and a minimum of 300 kanji);
- Conduct communicative tasks and conversations (using formal, informal, honorific and humble styles of speech), such as expressing gratitude, describing an unfortunate situation, reminiscing about the past, supporting opinions, and defending a point of view;
- Construct written expressions, such as guided compositions, using hiragana, katakana and kanji;
- Articulate understanding of target cultures.
Textbook materials
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
Example texts may include a upper-intermediate level Japanese textbook such as:
- Banno et al. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II. The Japan Times. (current edition)