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JAPANESE 3: FIRST YEAR JAPANESE III (THIRD QUARTER)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
SPRING 2014
Prerequisite: Japanese 2 with C or above or instructor's approval.
I. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course aims to develop communicative skills based on the fundamentals of grammar,
vocabulary and conversational expressions. Students will acquire:
i) Speaking and listening proficiency to carry out simple everyday conversation,
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Reading skills to understand short, simple written materials, and
Writing skills to be able to write short letters, advertisements and short essays using
appropriate Hiragana and Katakana scripts and about 193 Chinese characters.
Note: We will cover Lessons 11 and 12 in Volume I and Lessons 13 - 15 in Volume II of the
Genki textbooks .
II. TEACHING STAFF
! Instructors
Sugawara, Hiroko ( 菅 原 浩 子 ) hirokos@eastasian.ucsb.edu
Office hours: Mon. – Thu. 11 – 11:30 a.m. and by appointment
HSSB #2219
Akiyo Cantrell (キャントレル 明 代 ) cantrell@eastasian.ucsb.edu
Office hours: Mon. & Tue. 2:00 p.m. -2:50 p.m. and by appointment
HSSB #2236
Teaching Assistant
Kumi Hashimoto( 橋 本 久 美 ) khashimoto@pipeline.sbcc.edu
Office hour: Fri. 11 – 11:50 p.m. HSSB#2233
III. CLASS MEETINGS (Monday - Friday)
Section 1: 9:00 - 9:50 HSSB # 1206 (Principal instructor: Sugawara)
Section 2: 10:00 - 10:50 HSSB # 1206 (Principal instructor: Sugawara)
Section 3: 12:00 - 12:50 HSSB # 1206 (Principal instructor: Cantrell)
Section 4: 1:00 - 1:50 HSSB # 1206 (Principal instructor: Cantrell)
IV. TEXTBOOK and WORKBOOK (Available at UCSB Bookstore.)
(Weeks 1 ~ 4)
•げんき (Genki) I (2nd Edition), An Integrated course in Elementary Japanese
by E. Banno, Y. Ohno, Y. Sakane and C. Shinagawa. The Japan Times
•Workbook to accompany Genki I (2nd Edition)
(Weeks 4 ~ 10)
Please purchase the following textbook and workbook during the first two weeks of the quarter.
(UCSB bookstore will return them to the publisher by the end of the Week 3.)
•げんき (Genki) II (2nd Edition), An Integrated course in Elementary Japanese
by E. Banno, Y. Ohno, Y. Sakane and C. Shinagawa. The Japan Times
•Workbook to accompany Genki II (2nd Edition)
RECOMMENDED KANJI LEARNING BOOK
KANJI LOOK AND LEARN-512 Kanji with Illustrations and Mnemonic Hints. The Japan Times
ISBN: 978-4-7890-1349-9
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AUDIO MATERIAL
Audio materials are available on Gaushospace.
V. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
You are responsible for:
1. Attending the class everyday and actively participating in classroom activities,
2. Reading in advance, grammar explanations found in the textbook,
3. Memorizing and orally practicing vocabulary,
4. Reviewing what you have learned
VI. GRADING
1. Daily class attendance 7%
2. Homework 7%
3. Quizzes (Voc. & Kanji) 20%
4. Grammar Quizzes (2.5% x 2) 5%
5. Mid-term exam 20%
6. Oral performance 5%
7. Oral final 6%
8. Final exam 30%
100%
* Extra credit (1%)
In addition, you have optional assignments for extra credit (1%), which will be posted on
Gauchospace.
VII. POLICIES
1. Attendance
1) Your first three absences will not be counted against your grade regardless of the reason.
2) Absence from 10 or more classes will automatically reduce the highest possible final grade
to C-.
3) Absence from 20 or more classes will result in a grade of F.
4) Three late arrivals to the class or leaving the class early count as one absence.
5) If you miss a class meeting, please get handouts before the next class. You can find them in
the box marked "1st year Japanese" by the door of HSSB #2233 (TA Office).
2. Homework submission
1) Your first three missed homework assignments will not be counted against your grade.
2) Homework is due the day after the assigned date. Late homework (including submission
after class) will not get any credit.
Make sure of the following, otherwise you will NOT get any credit.
1) Leave homework on the instructor’s desk at the beginning of class.
2) For xerox copies, papers with the same homework number should be stapled together. Do
not staple separate number homework together.
3) Write the homework number on the top of the homework sheet.
3. Quizzes
1) No make-up quizzes will be given.
2) Your lowest quiz score from the vocabulary and kanji quizzes will be disregarded.
3) The scores of your grammar quizzes will not be dropped.
4. Oral performance and oral final (interview)
1) No make-up will be given.
2) An oral performance and an oral final will be given on the day designated on the schedule.
5. Examinations (Mid-term exam & Final exam)
1) No make-ups will be given.
2) If you are taking other language courses concurrently and have time conflict for the final
exam, please ask your instructor to make an arrangement for the early final exam.
3) The final examination must be taken on the scheduled date and time at the designated place
Saturday, June 7, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Place to be announced.
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6. Grade
This course can be taken for a letter grade only. No auditing is allowed.
7. Plagiarism
Copying someone’s homework or cheating on quizzes and exams are considered to be serious
violations of academic honesty. Telling other students in the later sections about what is on the
quizzes and exams is also considered plagiarism. As a consequence of these acts, you might fail this
course.
8. Cell phone policies
CELL PHONE USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN CLASS. Turn off your cell phone in class.
1) If you look at your cell phone during quizzes and exams, it will be considered “cheating” and as a
result you will FAIL the quiz or exam. No exception. (We are 100% serious.)
2) If we see you using the cell phone during the class, we will ask you to leave the classroom
immediately and you will be marked as absent for the lesson.
9. Others
You MUST NOT:
1) Leave the classroom without the instructor’s permission
2) Attend other sections or take quizzes in other sections
VIII. STUDY RESOURCES
1. JAPANESE 3 GAUCHOSPACE : http://gauchospace.ucsb.edu
Please log onto the site everyday. You will find audio files, useful practices and links for this
course as well as all the necessary information such as quizzes and homework. You must self-correct
homework answers when you see “GS” on the course schedule using the answer keys posted on this site.
2. JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM WEB SITE
e-Japanese http://www.eastasian.ucsb.edu/projects/ejapanese
• Information on Japanese language courses
• Information on Japan related events
3. GENKI-Online :http://genki.japantimes.co.jp
For verb/adjective conjugation practice & vocabulary exercises
" http://mykikitori.com/ (Extra listening Practice)
" http://www.kanjirenshuu.org (kanji Practice)
" http://www.all.umn.edu/japanese_languAge/class_materials/particle_exercise/index.html (particle
exercises)
4. OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
Japanese newspapers in English
" http://www.asahi.com/
" http://mainichi.jp/
" http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/
" http://language.tiu.ac.jp/ (Reading Tutor)
" http://www.popjisyo.com/WebHint/Portal_e.aspx (POP じしょ: online dictionary)
*It is your responsibility to make sure you know all the dates for quizzes and tests.
*Being punctual is extremely important in Japanese society. Please respect our culture and be on
time. If you have a class right before the Japanese class in a building far away from HSSB, please
let your teacher and TA know.
* Your grade has to be a C or above in order to take the next Japanese course
(i.e., Japanese 4).
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