I. Instructors
Yoshimi NAGAYA Rm.14N-321, yoshimi@mit.edu
Ayumi NAGATOMI Rm.14N-236, ayumi@mit.edu
Ikue SHINGU Rm.14N-232, ikue@mit.edu
(Office Hours)
Nagaya Mon. 3-5:00
Nagatomi Tues. & Thurs. 3:30-5:00
Shingu Tues. & Thurs. 2:30-4:00
II. Meeting Hours and Classrooms
Section 1 MTRF 9:00-10:00 Rm. 4-249
Section 2 MTRF 10:00-11:00
Rm. 4-249
Section 3 MTRF 12:00- 1:00
Rm. 4-249
Section 4 MTRF 1:00- 2:00 Rm. 4-249
* Please make sure
that you check Weekly Schedule on the Web regularly. There you'll find updated
information such as classroom changes.
III. Texts
* Japanese: the
Spoken Language, Part 1, by Eleanor H. Jorden
with Mari Noda, Yale University Press, l987 (available at Kendall Square
Coop)
* Kana-Kanji Version
of Japanese: the Spoken Language 7-12 (Available at MIT
Copy Tech, Rm.11-004)
IV. Online supplementary materials and
resources
Supplementary course
materials and other resources are available on the Web and on Athena (http://web.mit.edu/21f.502/www/).
You are expected to use these resources on your own as much as possible.
* Course Syllabus and
Semester Schedule
* Weekly Schedule (updated
frequently)
* Hiragana and Katakana
Study materials and Kanji Study materials (multimedia materials for character/meaning
recognition and exercises)
* Reading materials (with
sound files)
* MIT-Only Quiz Review
Materials (grammar notes and exercises, example answers for JSL Utilization
Exercises, practice tests, etc.)
V. JSL Audio Files, Language Learning
and Resource Center
Using Audio Materials
is indispensable! Learn accurate pronunciation and intonation when you
memorize CCs using audio files. Digital Language Lab (the Ohio State University)
has public JSL audio files. (http://languagelab.it.ohio-state.edu),
and you may download the files. You can also use DL Recorder when you practice,
which enable you to record your own voice and compare with the model. To
obtain a DLRecorder, go to http://schiller.dartmouth.edu/dl-recorder/download.php.
Instruction to download DL Recorder is available at http://web.mit.edu/21f.501/www/2005/instruction-dlrecorder.htm
Language
Learning and Resource Center (''LLARC'' http://llarc.mit.edu/)
provides a place where you can practice with audio files. The computers
housed in the LLARC have additional materials for practicing classifiers,
hiragana, katakana, and vocabulary. You may also watch Japanese movies with
English subtitles in LLARC. Private studios with a large screen can be reserved
for movies.
VI. Course Objectives and Procedures
This course covers
Lessons 6-12A of the JSL, enhancing the basic skills for conversation, reading
and writing. In class, we will emphasize the development of your communicative
skills (i.e., your actual use of Japanese in contexts). By the end of this
semester, you are expected to carry on a daily conversation with Japanese
people.
This
course will stress active command of Japanese, not passive knowledge. There
are two types of classes, FACT and ACT. FACT classes will provide grammar
information, cultural information, etc. In ACT classes, all the activities
will be conducted only in Japanese, and you'll be asked to perform assigned
CCs. Keep in mind that you must be able to PERFORM or ACT OUT assigned CCs!
Come to classes well prepared.
VII. Evaluation
Daily Grade 25% *
One Hour Long Exam 10%
Oral Interview Exams (2)
15%
Lesson Quizzes (4) 25% **
Vocabulary
(11) and Kanji Quizzes (4) 10% ***
Homework (5) 10%
Class Participation
5%
* The four lowest
daily grades will be dropped at the end of the term.
** The
lowest LQ score will be dropped at the end of the term.
*** The four lowest
Vocabulary and Kanji quiz scores will be dropped at the end of the term.
There
will be NO MAKE-UPs for missed performances, quizzes and/or exams.
ALL
the homework assignments (due in the beginning of the class) need to
be completed and submitted in order to receive a course grade.
Daily
Grade
Your
performance of CCs in ACT classes will be graded on the daily basis. We
will also grade your class participation during ACT classes. Instructors
will grade your CC performance/class participation (including performance
on assigned reading materials!), using the following scale:
10: excellent (near native)
9: very good / strong performance; with a very few minor
mistakes
8: fair performance with some
mistakes or weakness
7: prepared, but weak in major
areas
6: present, but evidently unprepared
0: absent / attended a different
section without giving
prior notice
VIII. Attendance Policy
1.
Because of the cumulative nature of language learning, it is essential that
you attend all sessions and keep up with the course work on a daily basis.
Please follow the online Weekly Schedule and come to class well-prepared.
2.
You must regularly attend the class section in which you are registered,
unless you have made official arrangements with the instructors at the beginning
of the semester. If you have to attend a section other than your regular
section on a particular day, you must notify the instructors at least one
day in advance.
3.
Only in case of an emergency you may be allowed to participate in class
activities and quizzes in a different section without the aforementioned
one-day-in-advance permission from the instructors. Oversleeping is NOT
regarded as an emergency.
Other Information
You should try your
best never to fall behind. Any student who feels he/she is behind is encouraged
to see an instructor and discuss the situation with her before it is too
late.
Students are expected
to come to class in time. Coming in late not only results in missed performances
and quizzes that may not be made up for, but also distracts other students.
Also, make sure that you check the Weekly Schedule on the Web regularly:
classroom changes are indicated, and we update the information as necessary.
Concentration: The Humanities Concentration
for Japanese is Japanese I-IV or II-IV. Please contact Nagatomi
(ayumi@mit.edu) to obtain the necessary signature.
Minor: If you are interested
in HASS
Japanese minor, please consult Professor
Ian Condry (14N-314, condry@mit.edu). Minor Application
form is available at 14N-305, 14N-310, 14N-408 or
7-104.
Lunch Table
at
http://web.mit.edu/mit-japan/news-events/lunch-table.html: For those who are interested
in practicing conversation with Japanese people on campus, there is a Japanese
language lunch table which meets each week. The atmosphere is fun and informal,
and everyone, regardless of language ability, is encouraged to drop by!
Study Abroad Program
in Japan: contact ikue@mit.edu
Internship Program:
MIT-Japan at
http://web.mit.edu/mit-japan/about/index.html
Language Exchange
with native speakers of Japanese: Application form and information are available
at http://web.mit.edu/medical/c-lce.html