Course Syllabus
 EditSecondYear Japanese (Spring 2024)

Instructor
Instructor:

西俣(にしまた)（深井(ふかい)）美由紀(みゆき), mf2249@columbia.edu

Office: Fusokan 203
TEL: (075)251-4996
Office hours by appointment

Course Details
Meeting times: M-F 9:00-11:10 (1st period: 9:00-10:10; 2nd period: 10:10-11:10)
Classroom: F214
Credits: 8 points

Objective of KCJS’s Japanese Program
The objective of KCJS’s Japanese Program is to enhance the student’s communicative competence
and to enable interactions with others in Japanese. In particular, a KCJS student will come to:
1. Understand the intentions of others when Japanese is spoken;
2. Understand the intentions of others when written materials of various genres and media arepresented;
3. Control the use of Japanese expressions, both spoken and written, in order to fit the socio-cultural
settings and purposes of communication;
4. Expand the modes of communication used to include such genres as formal presentations,
negotiations, projects, the organization of events, and their follow-up.

Course Description
The 2nd-year Japanese is designed for students who have completed at least one year of collegelevel Japanese or the equivalent (around 150 hours of Japanese study). Students who want to takethis course are expected to be at least at the Novice-High level of the ACTFL (American Council on
the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Proficiency Guidelines at the beginning of the course.

Please note that the language levels used at KCJS (i.e. 2nd-year, 3rd-year, etc.) may not exactly
match those used at your home institution. The placement test, however, will help ensure that you areenrolled in a class that will improve your skills most effectively.
You will learn basic Japanese grammar utilizing the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading,
and writing). We will use Genki II first and Task-Based Learning Japanese for College
Students.Other materials will be provided as needed by the instructor.

Course Objectives/Goals
Our goal is for students to 1) learn how to study Japanese effectively and 2) further develop
competence in interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication and to expand
their overall abilities to function effectively in Japanese in various socio-cultural settings. To this end,
we will assist students to:learn effective study methods,
establish good study habits,
reinforce basic grammar points in order to use them accurately and more effectively,
master beginning-level grammar points to advance beyond the current level of Japanese,
expand vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and kanji,raise awareness of the differences between spoken/written language, and formal/casual speechstyles.

<Speaking>develop conversation strategies to improve daily communication,
speak appropriately in a given situation,
manage longer discourse in a coherent manner by using complex sentences, conjunctions andtransitional devices,
give detailed explanations and report on events and experiences.

<Listening>
comprehend conversational utterances and stories in both formal and casual speech registers,
gather details from spoken discourse.

<Reading>
manage texts of slightly longer and complex style of various genres,
read for a variety of purposes.

<Writing>
write short response papers, and speeches of multiple paragraphs, using complex sentences,conjunctions and transitional devices in written Japanese.
read and write at least 230 new kanji.

Course Materials for First Half
Banno, E., et al. (2020). Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II (Third Edition).
Tokyo: Japan Times.
(https://bookclub.japantimes.co.jp/en/book/b531517.html)

If you do not have this textbook, purchase a paper copy at Doshisha CO-OP(10% discount). E-books are NOT allowed.
The textbook for the second half is

国際基督教大学 教養学部 日本語教育課程（2023）『タスクベースで学ぶ日本語 中級１』. You will purchase it later.

IMPORTANT: You are not allowed to, unless otherwise instructed:
Share all materials distributed in class, such as, but not limited to, handouts in paper/PDFs,
grammar videos, with others including classmates;
Audio- or video-record class meetings;
Take screenshots or photos at any time during online/in-person class meetings.

Useful Tools
See CourseWorks > Modules (https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/courses/197985/modules) >資料

Materials /Resources (https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/courses/197985/modules/457033) > 2nd
Year Japanese Resources (https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/courses/197985/pages/2nd-yearjapanese-resources)

Course Policy
GeneralIn the event of illness or other absence, please notify your language instructor, the director or theoffice staff as soon as possible via e-mail.
Students are expected to abide by the “Terms of Participation” they signed during the admissions
process for KCJS, as well as the code of Academic Conduct outlined in Columbia
University’s General Handbook (http://www.college.columbia.edu/ccschonorcode) and yourKCJS Handbook.
Students with disability paperwork should contact their instructors as soon as possible at the
beginning of the term in order to discuss accommodations.
You are strongly encouraged to communicate with each other in Japanese in the Fusokan.
No consuming food in class.
Use formal speech (/) style when talking to faculty and staff members.

です ますEmail sent after 5pm Monday through Thursday will NOT be answered until the following morning.
Emails sent after 5pm on Friday as well as Saturday and Sunday will not be answered untilMonday morning.
Use a binder as your “portfolio” to organize handouts, quizzes and exams.

Attendance/Participation
Daily attendance is mandatory. NO make-up classes will be given.
Your preparation, attendance and participation will be assessed per class meeting.
If you are absent from or late to class, one point will be deducted from your participation score forevery 5 minutes you are absent. Tardiness of 1, 2, 3, or 4 minutes will be treated as 5 full minutes.
In other words, your score will be as follows, if you arrive:<1st period> 9:00-9:05 = 9 points <2nd period> 10:10-10:15 = 9 points
9:06-9:10 = 8 points

10:16-10:20 = 8 points

9:11-9:19 = 7 points

10:21-10:29 = 7 points

After 9:20 = 0 point

After 10:30 = 0 points

At the end of the semester, your lowest six performance scores will be dropped from your record
when your grade is calculated. You should save them for illness and emergencies that preventyou from attending class.
From the seventh class absence, you will receive a zero for each class you missed, including 1st
and 2nd [Note that this refers to class absences, not days absent. If you are absent for a wholeday, it will be counted as two zeroes.]If you fail to notify your language instructor about your absence prior to or on the day of yourabsence, then your score for that day will NOT be dropped at the end of the semester and it willremain as zero.
For absences arising due to extenuating circumstances beyond the seven class absences (e.g.,
return to your country for the funeral of a relative), please write an explanation of the situation andsubmit it to the director with a copy to your language instructor for consideration with respect toyour final grade within five days upon your return. If you fail to submit the written explanation
within five business days upon your return, then, your scores for those days will not be dropped at
the end of the semester, and they will remain as zero.
Do not come to class if you have a temperature of 37.5℃ (99.5F) or higher even if you tested
negative for COVID-19.

Quizzes & Lesson Tests
All graded quizzes, each of which has its time limit, are available online and graded automatically
except for Kanji writing quizzes. Read the instructions carefully and follows them. All graded
quizzes must be completed by 8AM on the assigned day. Kanji writing quizzes must be turned inat the beginning of class on the assigned day.
When paper-and-pencil quizzes are administered, you will be notified beforehand and must bepresent when the quiz is distributed. If not, you will not be allowed to take the quiz.

The lowest 2 quiz grades will be dropped from the final score at the end of the semester.
You will not be allowed to make up or reschedule quizzes under any circumstances.
You may be permitted to make up lesson tests at the discretion of the instructor, except for
personal reasons.

Homework
All assignments must be handed in on time, i.e. at the beginning of the class or otherwise
instructed.
It will be considered late if it is turned in after the class on the assigned day.
If an assignment is turned in late, 50% will be deducted from the grade.
No homework handed in beyond two days late will receive a grade.
Outstanding homework assigned during your absence must be submitted no later than the second
day of your return to class. A 50% grade penalty will be applied to the outstanding assignment
after the third day of your return to class. Completed homework assigned during your absence will
not be accepted beyond the fourth day of your return to class.
All homework must be done INDIVIDUALLY. If it is discovered that a student has done any action
against the Columbia University's Honor Code(http://www.college.columbia.edu/ccschonorcode) , they will be penalized accordingly.
You will be required to re-submit homework assignments that require self-corrections for “redoing

やり直し()”. You must correct and resubmit the homework by the date indicated on the returned
assignemnts or the original grade you received for that work will stand.
Under no circumstances will students be allowed to submit redo homework after the last day ofclass.
Homework must be written in pencil.

Academic Integrity
As members of an academic community, each one of us bears the responsibility to participate inscholarly discourse and research in a manner characterized by intellectual honesty and scholarly
integrity. Collaborative scholarship requires the study of other scholars' work, the free discussion ofsuch work, and the explicit acknowledgement of those ideas in any work that inform our own.
This exchange of ideas relies upon a mutual trust that sources, opinions, facts, and insights will beproperly noted and carefully credited. In practical terms, this means that, as students, all work
submitted in this course, whether in draft or final form, must be your own. You must be responsible forthe full citations of others' ideas in all of your research papers and projects; you must be scrupulously
honest when taking your examinations; you must always submit your own work and not that ofanother student, scholar, or internet agent. Any breach of this intellectual responsibility is a breach offaith with the rest of our academic community. It undermines our shared intellectual culture, and it
cannot be tolerated.

The use of ChatGPT or any other AI tools for course assignments (with the exception of artificial
neural networks like DeepL for machine translations, duly cited as instructed in pages 2-3) istantamount to plagiarism. Any cases of plagiarism or cheating will be reported to Columbia
Undergraduate Global Engagement and the academic advisor at your home institution and are
subject to the code of academic conduct there. In such cases, your final grade will be determined byyour home institution and not by KCJS.

Plagiarism
The use of words, phrases, or ideas that do not belong to the student, without properly citing or
acknowledging the source, is prohibited whether in draft or final form. This may include, but is not
limited to, copying computer code for the purposes of completing assignments for submission.
To avoid committing plagiarism, cite all sources properly.

Grade Breakdown
Course grades will be based on the following items and percentages.
1. Preparation, participation, attendance 25%
2. Homework 15%
3. Quizzes 15%
4. Lesson Tests 15%

日本の学生と話そう＆多読7. 前半まとめテスト 10%
8. 後半まとめテスト 10%

5.
5%
6. Community Involvement Project 5%

Grade ReportYour grade is updated in the online grade book. You should access the grade book regularly togauge your progress. If you find an error, it is your responsibility to let the instructor know
immediately so that necessary adjustments are made in a timely manner. Please note that we do
not round numbers when we determine your final grade. To earn the letter grades below, yourfinal numerical grade must fall within the given ranges.

Grade
Based on the relative weights indicated on the previous section, a composite numerical grade will becomputed, to which a letter grade will be assigned as follows:A

100 - 94A-

93.9 - 90B+89.9 - 87B

86.9 - 83B-

82.9 - 80C+79.9 – 77C

76.9 - 73C-72.9 - 70D+69.9 - 67D

66.9 - 63D-

62.9 - 60

F

59.9 -

Grading Scale For Preparation, Participation, AttendanceNote: “Preparation” includes, but not limited to, reading textbooks, watching grammar videos andtaking self-check quizzes. Your access logs to materials in CourseWorks will be reviewed and usedas the basis for assessing your preparation.

<10>Preparation for assigned materials is thoroughly done.
The student is able to actively participate in class activities, and their performance is smooth.
In student’s preparation, unclear areas are identified clearly.
The content of the material is understood accurately.
Performance clearly reflects the feedback instructors have given previously.

<8>
Participation is active, but preparation has not been thoroughly performed.
In the student’s preparation, unclear areas are not identified clearly.
The content of the assigned material is not understood thoroughly or accurately.
Performance is not smooth in order to communicate without difficulty.
Mistakes are repeatedly made in the same areas where instructors have given feedback
previously.

<6>
Lack of thorough preparation hinders active participation in class activities.
In the student’s preparation, unclear areas are not identified clearly.
The content of the assigned material is only partial or greatly misunderstood.

<5>Preparation has not been performed, and nor is there participation in class activities.
In the student’s preparation, unclear areas are not identified clearly.
The content of the assigned material is not understood.

<0>
AbsentTo Ensure a Successful Working RelationshipIn our course, there will be many opportunities to discuss ideas in small groups. To support a
productive, respectful, and learning-focused discussion, I ask that you participate with the followingclassroom norms, which we will review and add to together as a class:
Listen respectfully. Comments that you make (whether asking for clarification, sharing critiques, or
expanding on a point) should reflect that you have paid attention to the previous speakers’comments.
Be open to changing your perspectives based on what you learn from others.
Understand that we are bound to make mistakes in this space, as anyone does whenapproaching complex tasks or learning new skills. Strive to see your mistakes and others’ asvaluable elements of the learning process.
Understand that your words have effects on others. Speak with care.
Understand that others will come to these discussions with different experiences from yours. Be
careful about assumptions and generalizations you make based only on your own experience.
Understand that there are different approaches to solving problems. If you are uncertain about
someone else’s approach, ask a question to explore areas of uncertainty.
Differentiate between opinion--which everyone has--and informed knowledge, which comes fromsustained experience, study, and practice. Hold your opinions lightly and with humility.