FLC3JSP: JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND

CULTURE 3 日本の言語と文化 3
Japanese Studies Program School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University
Intersession 2015-2016 Instructor: Hiroko Nagai, Ph.D. 永井博子
Section A: Daily 11:00-12:30

1. Course Description

This course aims to bring students to the latter half of the elementary level study of Japanese language
through a review and reinforcement of previous knowledge acquired from FLC1JSP and FLC2JSP. Students
who finish this course can take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5.

2. Course Objective

This course aims to help students acquire further proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing
Japanese. It also aims to provide students with a solid understanding of basic grammatical structures in
Japanese. Coverage includes Lessons 11-15 of the textbook Genki, and approximately 78 more kanji.

This course is a continuation of FLC1JSP. Students will expand knowledge and competence in Japanese language
culture at an elementary level. In the end of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

Communication
1) Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in
work, school, leisure, etc.
2) Deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
3) Produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest
4) Describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and
explanations for opinions and plans.

Culture
1) Recognize distinctive products and practices of Japanese culture
2) Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and practices and the
perspectives (attitudes, values and beliefs) of Japanese culture.
3) Demonstrate the understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures
studied and their own.

3. Course Outline and Timeframe

The course discusses the contents from Lesson 11 to 15 of the textbook (Banno, Eri, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko
Sakane and Chikako Shinagawa.Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I and II. Tokyo: The
Japan Times, 2011).

Competence (Can do goals) Linguistic knowledge

Lesson 11 1) Can describe your hope or aspiration. ～たい、～たり～たりする、～こと
2) Can give and ask for permission. がある、Noun A やNoun B
3) Can mention activities or events just as examples 16 kanji: 手紙、好き、近い、明る
in no set order. い、病院、映画、歌、市、所、勉強、

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 4) Can describe that you did something or something 有、旅
happened in earlier times.
5) Can suggest things as examples, not citing an
exhaustive list.
Lesson 12 1) Can explain, not report, implying the context. ～んです、～すぎる、～ほうがいい
2) Can express the situation where something is です、～ので、～なければいけませ
beyond proper, suggesting that you do not welcome ん/～なきゃいけません、～でしょ
it. う、
3) Can give a specific advice. 14 kanji: 昔々、神、早い、起きる、
4) Can give the reason for the particular situation. 牛、使う、働く、連、別、度、赤、青、
5) Can say that it is necessary to do something. 色
6) Can express a guess or prediction.
Lesson 13 1) Can talk about the ability to do something or Potential verbs, ～し、～そうで
possibility that something occurs. す 、～てみる、～なら、frequency
2) Can give two reasons or more for something. of events over a period of time
3) Can guess what something is like on the basis of
impressions. 16 kanji: 物、鳥、料理、特、安い、
4) Can express an idea in contrast to others or ご飯、肉、悪い、体、空港、着く、同
exclusive to a particular condition. じ、海、昼
5) Can describe the frequency of events over a period
of time.
Lesson 14 1) Can express one’s desire for an object. ほしい、～かもしれません、あげる/
2) Can talk about a guess when you are not sure. くれる/もらう、～たらどうですか、
3) Can talk about giving and receiving things. number + も/number+ しか
4) Can express an advice or recommendation without +negative
extending invitations to the listener.
5) Can express “as many as” and “as few as.” 16 kanji: 彼、代、留、族、親切、英、
店、去、急、乗る、当、音楽、医者
Lesson 15 1) Can suggest a plan to a close friend, ask for an Volitional form, ～とおもっていま
opinion. す, ～ておく, using sentences to
2) Can suggest what you have already decided to do qualify nouns
something.
3) Can describe an action performed in preparation 16 kanji: 死ぬ、意味、注、夏、魚、
for something. 寺、広い、転、借りる、走る、建て
る、地、場、足、通る

Timeframe
月曜日 火曜日 水曜日 木曜日 金曜日
1 6/6 Review (vocab 6/7 Lesson 11-1 6/8 Review (kanji) 6/9 Lesson 11-2 6/10 Lesson 11-3
and patterns)
2 6/13 Lesson 12-1 6/14 Lesson 12-2 6/15 Kanji 11 6/16 Lesson 12-3 6/17 Cultural
activity 1
3 6/20 Lesson 13-1 6/21 Lesson 13-2 6/22 Kanji 12 6/23 Lesson 13-3 6/24 Midterm
exam
4 6/27 No class 6/28 Review 1 6/29 Speaking 1 6/30 Lesson 14-1 7/1 Cultural
LS Holiday Kanji 13 activity 2
5 7/5 Lesson 14-2 7/6 Lesson 14-3 7/7 Kanji 14 7/8 Lesson 15-1 7/9 Cultural
activity 2
6 7/11 Lesson 15-2 7/12 Lesson 15-3 7/13 Speaking 2 7/14 Final Exam 7/15
Review 2

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4. Required Readings/Textbooks

Banno, Eri, et al. 2011. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I (2nd ed.) Tokyo: The Japan
Times. pp.250-288 and pp.340-350.
Banno, Eri, et al. 2011. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II (2nd ed.) Tokyo: The Japan
Times. pp.26-95 and pp.276-294.

Also see: http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/index.html

5. Suggested Readings

1) http://nihongo-e-na.com/eng/
2) http://lang-8.com/
3) http://language.tiu.ac.jp/index_e.html

6. Course Requirements

Communication 1) Listening 4 quizzes 20%

2) Speaking 2 tests 20%
3) Writing 4 kana quizzes and 4 essays 20%
4) Grammar and reading Midterm and final exams 20%
5) Worksheets Homework 5%
Culture 6) Cultural activity (group report Oral presentation and workshop on a 10%
and workshop) cultural topic
Community 7) FB Nihongo de burogu FB posting in Japanese 5%

1) A listening quiz will be given in the end of a chapter.

2) Speaking tests are the oral presentation by pair. The group of two makes a dialogue according to the
Can-Do Goals and presents it. Dates of speaking tests are indicated in the timeframe (#3).
3) Writing Practices are homework.
4) The submission of worksheets will be part of the course requirements.

Speaking test criteria

1 Can-DO (See Can-Do Goals in Course Outline and Timetable)
2 Vocabulary Has a vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and phrases related to particular
range concrete situations.
3 Phonological Pronunciation of a repertoire of learnt words and phrases can be understood
control without effort by native speakers used to dealing with speakers of his/her
language group.
4 Spoken fluency Can manage packaged utterances, without much pausing to search for
expressions, to articulate less familiar words, and to repair communication.
5 Grammatical Shows control of grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a learnt
accuracy repertoire.
6 Coherence and Can link groups of words or sentences with linear connectors like "and" or
cohesion "then".
7 Thematic Can interact in such a simple way that communication is dependent on minimal
development repetition at a normal rate of speech, rephrasing and repair. Can ask and answer
questions, initiate and respond to statements in areas of immediate need or on
familiar topics.

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Cultural activity criteria
Oral presentation
1 Accuracy of information
2 Evidence of library work
3 Clarity of discussion points
4 Thematic development of
presentation
5 Participation
The information and content of the presentation is correct.
Cross reference of scholarly sources is required.
The discussion is not the presentation of information but has
research questions and discussion points.
The presentation is organized to discuss the group’s research
questions and points.
Should include a hands-on activity.

Nihongo de burogu

Topic Suggested Sentence pattern Required No of Due date

sentences
1 Experience in the past and ～たい、～ことがある、～んで 7 June 21
aspiration for the future す、～でしょう、Potential verbs
2 Giving and receiving, ～ほうがいいです、あげる/くれ 7 July 7
preference of things る/もらう、～たらどうですか、

7. Grading System

A=100-93 B+=92-88 B=87-82 C+=81-76 C=75-69 D=68-60

8. Classroom Policies

1) The requirements should be submitted as scheduled.

2) Make-up tests of listening and speaking will not be given if the student is absent on the day of the test.
3) Cellular phones should be off or in the silence/vibration mode in the classroom.
4) Penalties for being late or absent follow the school regulations.

9. Consultation Hours

Daily 12:30-13:30 at the Japanese Studies Program, 2nd floor, Leong Hall, or by appointment.
Students may communicate with the instructor by FB messenger.