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___x_StructuredOverview_ _x_ _Minipresentation_ __ _Drill & Practice_ _x__Demonstrations_ __ _Other (List)Other:_ _x_ _Problembased_ __ _Case Studies ___ _Inquiry_ __ _ReflectivePractice_ __ _Project_ __ _Paper_ __ _ConceptMapping_ __ _Other (List)_ __ _ Virt. FieldTrip_ __ Experiments__ _Simulations__x _Games__ _Field Observ._x_ _Role-playing_x_ _Model Bldg.__x _Surveys__ _Other (List)_x_ _Essays_x_ Self-pacedcomputer__ _Journals__x _Learning Logs__ _Reports__ _Directed Study_ __x _ResearchProjects_ __ _Other (List)__x _Discussion__ _Debates__ _Role Playing__ _Panels__ _Peer PartnerLearning__ _Project team__ _Laboratory Groups__ _Think, Pair, Share__ _CooperativeLearning__ _Tutorial Groups__ _Interviewing__ _Conferencing__ _Other (List)Students will participate in a wide variety of learning activities in Black Board and Rosetta Stone, including:• Vocabulary identification/recognition• Slogs• Audio blogs• Audio and video presentations• Reading comprehension activities• Summarizing activities• Self-assessments Performance tasks- presentations, etcLearning ActivitiesLearning activities (as provided in the student friendly course schedule posted in online course) and contains the scope and sequence ofperformance tasks, activities and assessments by semester, unit, and weeks.These learning activities are aligned with the successful completion of the course learning goals andprogress towards these learning activities will be reported monthly on a progress report.Japanese Year 2 Learning ActivitiesStudents will participate in a wide variety of learning activities, including:Interactive audio/video lessonsProblem/Puzzle-solving tasksOnline Blogs, Discussions, and WikisLetter-writingGroup discussionsReading comprehension activitiesStory translating and summarizing tasksShort-essay compositionsTeam projectsThe instruction focuses on combining knowledge of the Japaneselanguage and culture with strategies for effective communication.
Outline of Class Procedure and Activities1. Every week instruction specific to that week’s activities will be given through an instructor’smessage in the Announcements.2. Every student will be engaged in individual study with Rosetta Stone or Erin’s Challengelessons. This is in addition to the other class activities.3. Students will be required to make weekly journal entries reporting on their work for theweek.4. All students will work together to create a class list of vocabulary words and grammarexplanations for the RS/EC lessons.5. Many assignments and projects will be given that students are expected to work togetheron completing. Students can discuss answers to questions among themselves throughchat, texting, blog posts or any other means of collaboration.6. Culture will be a primary consideration in every assignment. Students will learn to speakand write about topics of life in Japan and how they reflect the culture. Different purposesfor writing will be practiced and the students will learn the words and grammar that theyneed to be able to accomplish their objectives.7. All students will be encouraged to set their sights on taking the AP, the JLPT, the ACTFL orother language proficiency test. Samples of the types of questions and tasks will beincluded in the instruction.I. Core Concepts:A. PronunciationB. Reading and Writinga) Katakana alphabetb) second-year KanjiC. Greetings, Culture and Demographicsa) more basic greetings and common phrasesb) more information on Japanese culture and updates on modem developments of interestc) Japanese holidays and festivalsD. Numbers & Countersa) about a dozen additional sets of counters including those involved in the telling of timeE. Modifying Nounsa) modifYing with other nounsb) modifying with !-adjectives (i.e. true adjectives)c) modifYing with Na-adjectivesF. Verb Conjugationa) positive, negative, present, and past of the Plain form and the Masu-formb) Te-form, Nai-form, and Tai-formc) Te-form constructions including the addition of 'kudasai' for making requests and the linking ofsequential activitiesG. Sentence Structurea) placement and usage of adverbs and adjectivesb) placement and usage of multiple markers and particlesc) usage of conjunctions to create complex and compound sentencesH. Sentence Typesa) requestsb) invitationsc) suggestionsd) hearsay and conjectureI. Other Grammara) nominalization
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