JPN202/11

The College of William and Mary

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Spring 2010
Japanese 202: Intermediate Japanese II
Syllabus – Section I
COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This course is designed for students who have completed JPN201. The goal of this course
is the simultaneous development of four skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
We will also seek to acquaint ourselves with various aspects of Japanese culture and
society, which are necessary to gaining language competency. It is expected that, by the
end of the fall semester, students will have a solid grasp of the basic grammar and have
improved further in their speaking and listening comprehension skills, as well as reading
and writing skills. Students will also be expected to recognize and produce approximately
80 new Kanji in context.

INSTRUCTOR:
Tomoko KATO
Office: Washington 318　(Phone: 221-1472) Email: txkato@wm.edu
Office Hours: MWF 10:00am~10:50am, and by appointment

THURSDAY CLASS TEACHING ASSISTANT:

Alissa JOHNSON

CLASS SCHEDULE:
JAPN 202-01
MWF 12:00 -12:50 (Washington Hall 305)
TR 3:30 - 4:20 (Washington Hall 310)
JAPN 202-02
MWF 9:00 - 9:50 (Washington Hall 308)
TR 12:30 -1:20 (Washington Hall 305)

TUTOR HOURS:
Kazumi ASAI (Japanese House Tutor)
Japanese House Phone: 221-5566
Tutor Hours: To be determined.

PREREQUISITE: Japanese 201 or equivalent with the permission of the instructor.

TEXTBOOKS:
1. <Textbook> GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II
Banno, Eri, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, and Chikako Shinagawa. Genki:
An IntegratedCourse in Elementary Japanese I. Tokyo: The Japan Times, 1999.

2. <Workbook> GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary JapaneseII

Workbook
Banno, Eri, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, and Chikako Shinagawa. Genki:
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An IntegratedCourse in Elementary Japanese I Workbook. Tokyo: The Japan Times,

2000.
GRADING:
1) ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION 10% A = 93 - 100
2) Quizzes 15% A - = 90 - 92
3) Homework 15% B + = 87 - 89
4) Sakubun (First draft & Final draft) 10% B = 83 - 86
5) Project 10% B - = 80 - 82
6) Lesson Tests 15% C + = 77 - 79
7) Speaking Tests 10% C = 73 - 76
8) Final Exam 15% C - = 70 - 72
D + = 68 - 69
D = 66 - 67
TOTAL 100% D - = 65
F = 0 - 64

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

• Cheating on quizzes and/or assignments will result in downgrading.
• Cheating on tests will result in an automatic F. Those who show their test to
others will also receive a score of 0 on that test.
• It is mandatory to attend every class on time. Three late arrivals and three early
leaves (more than 10 minutes) or the combination of the two in lecture and drill without
valid excuses will count as one unexcused absence.
• If you are absent more than 5 times (total of lecture and drill) without a valid
excuse, you will automatically be graded down a semester grade. (A will become a B,
etc.)
• If you are absent more than 15 times (total of lecture and drill) without a valid
excuse, you will automatically receive an F.
• As a rule there are no make-ups on quizzes or tests. (See the instructor if you have
extenuating circumstances).
• Blue Medical slips (instead of White) from the Health Center indicating you saw
a doctor will be accepted for medical excuses.
• Homework MUST be turned in during class time. Homework will be accepted 1
day late but will be graded down. Homework 2 days late will not be accepted.
• As for details of homework grading, see “Grading Guidelines for Homework” under Course
Information.
• The W&M Honor Code is in effect for all assignments for this class. Cheating in
any form will result in a grade of 0 for that assignment and will be reported to the Honor
Council. The instructor retains the right to assign an F for the course in instances of
cheating. If you are unsure about what constitutes plagiarism or cheating, see the
instructor.

You are responsible for keeping track of due dates for homework, quizzes, tests, interviews, etc.
They are clearly marked on the CLASS SCHEDULE posted on Blackboard.
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See the remainder of the syllabus on “ SYLLABUS -SECTION II” under “Information” for
details about each of the graded categories above, class expectations and study tips. You are
responsible for reviewing this material outside of class.

Classroom Policy: 教室で食べてはいけません。ガムをかんではいけません。

できるだけ日本語を使わなければいけません。

Some suggestions:
In a language course like this, it is imperative that you attend every class since new material is
presented everyday. Most of the learning, though, has to be done outside of class. This means,
among other things, that you should go over each lesson and listen to the audio materials for each
lesson BEFORE that lesson is discussed in class. That is the only way you can gain maximum
benefit from each class and be assured of not falling behind. We would like to remind you of the
fact that acquiring a language is not something that can be achieved through overnight
cramming; rather it can only be accomplished through the accumulation of daily effort.