MLO 1: Language and Communication
1.1 Students are able to communicate effectively in Japanese in three modes: interpersonal,interpretive and presentational; and in a culturally appropriate manner in a variety of social and professional settings and circumstances at the Intermediate-High level of language proficiency, according to the ACTFL Guidelines.
1.2 Students gain competency in the Japanese language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse, and compare and analyze the structural differences between Japanese and English.
Courses Taken:
JAPN 300: Intro to Advance Communication
JAPN 302: History of Japan
JAPN 401: Structure of Japanese Language
This course aims to develop basic understanding of structural features of Japanese language. Students will be introduced to basic phonological, morphological, syntactic, and discourse analysis of Japanese. Taught in Japanese. (Credit/No Credit Available)
Textbook: 「日本語ドリル・文法」Nihongo Drills for Intermediate Learners; Grammar. Matsumoto, S, et al. (2008). The Japan Times.
Textbook*: 「コミュニケーションのための日本語レッスン」Toda, T. (2004). The Three A Network.
MLO Narrative:
1.1: This course has given me the opportunity to express my ideas through engaging activities, small presentations, and class discussions that required the use of my Japanese knowledge that we have studied from prior major courses. The in-class discussions covered various sentence structures that are important in order to communicate appropriately. The course handouts and textbook 「日本語ドリル・文法」Nihongo Drills for Intermediate Learners; Grammar. made it possible for us to understand each lesson and actively participate in class discussions. This textbook gave clear explanations of the sentence structures that were presented to us along with simple examples, since this course was strictly taught in Japanese these resources were extremely useful.
1.2: Along with the lessons in language structures, we were able to enhance our learning abilities through the multiple resources that Professor Shigeko Sekine had provided for us. CD lessons, worksheets, and online tools such as ilearn to help improve our pitch-accents. These various supplemental tools have given us a deeper understanding of how different English is to Japanese
1.2 Students gain competency in the Japanese language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse, and compare and analyze the structural differences between Japanese and English.
Courses Taken:
JAPN 300: Intro to Advance Communication
JAPN 302: History of Japan
JAPN 401: Structure of Japanese Language
This course aims to develop basic understanding of structural features of Japanese language. Students will be introduced to basic phonological, morphological, syntactic, and discourse analysis of Japanese. Taught in Japanese. (Credit/No Credit Available)
Textbook: 「日本語ドリル・文法」Nihongo Drills for Intermediate Learners; Grammar. Matsumoto, S, et al. (2008). The Japan Times.
Textbook*: 「コミュニケーションのための日本語レッスン」Toda, T. (2004). The Three A Network.
MLO Narrative:
1.1: This course has given me the opportunity to express my ideas through engaging activities, small presentations, and class discussions that required the use of my Japanese knowledge that we have studied from prior major courses. The in-class discussions covered various sentence structures that are important in order to communicate appropriately. The course handouts and textbook 「日本語ドリル・文法」Nihongo Drills for Intermediate Learners; Grammar. made it possible for us to understand each lesson and actively participate in class discussions. This textbook gave clear explanations of the sentence structures that were presented to us along with simple examples, since this course was strictly taught in Japanese these resources were extremely useful.
1.2: Along with the lessons in language structures, we were able to enhance our learning abilities through the multiple resources that Professor Shigeko Sekine had provided for us. CD lessons, worksheets, and online tools such as ilearn to help improve our pitch-accents. These various supplemental tools have given us a deeper understanding of how different English is to Japanese