‭B Class‬‭Third-Year Japanese Syllabus‬‭Fall Semester, 2023‬
I‭ nstructors‬‭Instructor: Orie Maeguchi‭Office: Fuso-kan 203‬
‭TEL: (075)251-4996‬‭Office hours by appointment‬

前口 織江 oy18@columbia.edu‬‭ ourse Details‬
C‭Meeting times: M-F 9:00-11:10 (1st period: 9:00-10:00; 2nd period: 10:10-11:10)‬‭Classroom: F214‬‭Credits: 8 points‬‭Objective of KCJS’s Japanese Program‬‭ he objective of KCJS’s Japanese Program is to enhance the student’s communicative competence and to enable interactions in‬
T‭Japanese. In particular, a KCJS student will come to:‬‭ .‬ ‭Understand the intentions of others when Japanese is spoken;‬
1‭2.‬ ‭Understand the intentions of others when written materials of various genres and media are presented;‬‭3.‬ ‭Control the use of Japanese expressions, both spoken and written, in order to fit the socio-cultural settings and purposes‬‭of communication;‬‭4.‬ ‭Expand the modes of communication used to include such genres as formal presentations, negotiations, projects, the‬‭organization of events, and their follow-up.‬‭Course Description‬‭ his course is designed for students who have completed at least two years of college-level Japanese or the equivalent. Students‬
T‭who want to take this course are expected to be at least at the‬‭Intermediate-Low level‬‭of‬‭the ACTFL‬‭(American Council on the‬‭Teaching of Foreign Languages) Proficiency Guidelines‬‭at the beginning of the course. Please note that the language levels used‬‭at 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 are enrolled in a class that will improve your kills most effectively.‬‭Course Objectives/Goals‬‭ ur goal is for students to: 1) Learn how to study Japanese effectively, and 2) Further develop competence in interpersonal,‬O‭interpretive, and presentational modes of communication and to expand their overall abilities to function effectively in Japanese‬‭in various socio-cultural settings. To this end, we will assist students to:‬‭ .‬ ‭learn effective study methods,‬
1‭2.‬ ‭establish good study habits,‬‭3.‬ ‭reinforce basic grammar points in order to use them accurately and more effectively,‬‭4.‬ ‭master intermediate-level grammar points to advance beyond the current level of Japanese,‬‭5.‬ ‭expand vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and‬‭kanji,‬‭6.‬ ‭raise awareness of the differences between spoken/written language, and formal/casual speech styles.‬‭Course Materials‬『トライ日本語能力試験 文法から伸ばす日本語』‬『聞いて覚える話し方 日本語生中継・初中級編１』‬『初級が終わったら始めよう にほんご漢字トレーニング』‬‭ .‬ ‭ABK. (2022). TRY!
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N3‭2.‬ ‭Beuckmann et al. (2021).
‭3.‬ ‭Matsuura et al. (2023).
‭4.‬ ‭Other materials will be provided by the instructor.‬‭5.‬ ‭Please bring your laptop to this class every day.‬I‭ MPORTANT‬‭: You are not allowed to, unless otherwise‬‭instructed:‬‭share all materials distributed in class, such as, but not limited to, handouts in PDFs, grammar videos‬‭with others including classmates.‬‭Course Policy‬‭General‬‭ .‬ ‭In the event of illness or other absence, please notify your instructor as soon as possible.‬1‭2.‬ ‭Students are expected to abide by the “Terms of Participation” they signed during the admissions process for KCJS, as‬‭well as the code of Academic Conduct outlined in‬‭Columbia‬‭University's General HandbookLinks to an external site.‬‭and your KCJS Handbook.‬‭3.‬ ‭Students with disability paperwork should contact their instructors as soon as possible at the beginning of the term in‬‭order to discuss accommodations.‬‭4.‬ ‭No chewing gum, consuming food, wearing a hat/cap in class.‬‭5.‬ ‭Use formal speech (/) style when talking to instructors and staff members.‬‭6.‬ ‭Emails sent after 5pm Monday through Thursday will NOT be answered until the following morning. Emails sent after‬‭5pm on Friday as well as on Saturday and Sunday will NOT be answered until Monday morning.‬‭7.‬ ‭It is your responsibility to check time and keep the deadline of homework, quizzes, etc.‬‭8.‬ ‭Do not come to class if you have 37.5 or higher even if you tested negative for COVID-19.‬

です ます‭Attendance/Participation‬‭ .‬ ‭Daily attendance is mandatory. NO make-up classes will be given.‬
1‭2.‬ ‭If you are absent from or late to class, one point will be deducted from your participation score for every 5 minutes you‬‭are absent. Tardiness of 1, 2, 3, or 4 minutes will be treated as 5 full minutes. If you are more than 20 minutes absent‬‭from class, it will be treated as one class absence.‬‭3.‬ ‭At the end of the semester, your lowest‬‭three‬‭days‬‭attendance/performance scores, regardless of reason (e.g., illness,‬‭poor performance) will be dropped from your record when your grade is calculated. You should save them for illness‬‭and emergencies that prevent you from attending class. From the fourth day of absence, you will receive a zero.‬‭4.‬ ‭If you fail to notify your instructor about your absence prior to or on the day of your absence, then your score for that‬‭day will NOT be dropped at the end of the course and it will remain as zero.‬‭5.‬ ‭For absences arising due to extenuating circumstances‬‭beyond the fourth day absences‬‭(e.g., return to your‬‭country for‬‭the funeral of a relative), please write an explanation of the situation and submit it to the director with a copy to your‬‭language instructor for consideration with respect to your final grade within five days upon your return. If you fail to‬‭submit the written explanation within five business days upon your return, then, your scores for those days will not be‬‭dropped at the end of the semester, and they will remain as zero.‬‭Quizzes & Tests‬‭ .‬ ‭The lowest‬‭three‬‭quizzes/tests grades will be dropped‬‭from the final score at the end of the semester.‬
1‭2.‬ ‭Make-up quizzes/tests may be possible with a valid excuse and prior notice to the instructor only.‬‭3.‬ ‭Make-up quizzes/tests will be scored at 80% of the actual result.‬‭Homework‬‭1.‬ ‭All assignments must be handed in on time, i.e. at the beginning of the class or otherwise instructed. Work will be‬‭considered one day late if it is turned in after the class on the assigned day.‬‭2.‬ ‭If an assignment is turned in one-day late, 10% will be deducted from the grade. No homework handed in beyond two‬‭days late will receive a grade.‬‭3.‬ ‭If it is discovered that a student has done any action against the Columbia University's Honor Code, they will be‬‭penalized accordingly.‬ ‭http://www.college.columbia.edu/ccschonorcode‬‭.‬‭Columbia University Statement on Academic Integrity‬‭ s members of an academic community, each one of us bears the responsibility to participate in scholarly discourse and research‬A‭in a manner characterized by intellectual honesty and scholarly integrity. Collaborative scholarship requires the study of other‬‭scholars’ work, the free discussion of such work, and the explicit acknowledgement of those ideas in any work that informs our‬‭own. This exchange of ideas relies upon a mutual trust that sources, opinions, facts, and insights will be properly noted and‬‭carefully credited. In practical terms, this means that, as students, all work submitted in this course, whether in draft or final‬‭form, must be your own. You must be responsible for the full citations of others' ideas in all of your research papers and‬‭projects; you must be scrupulously honest when taking your examinations; you must always submit your own work and not that‬‭of another student, scholar, or internet agent. Any breach of this intellectual responsibility is a breach of faith with the rest of our‬‭academic community. It undermines our shared intellectual culture, and it cannot be tolerated.‬‭ he use of ChatGPT or any other AI tools for course assignments (with the exception of artificial neural networks like DeepL‬T‭for machine translations, duly cited) is tantamount to plagiarism. Any cases of plagiarism or cheating will be reported to‬‭Columbia Undergraduate Global Engagement and the academic advisor at your home institution and are subject to the code of‬‭academic conduct there. In such cases, your final grade will be determined by your home institution and not by KCJS.‬‭Grade Breakdown‬‭Course grades will be based on the following items and percentages.‬‭‬●‭●‬‭●‬‭●‬‭ ttendance/Participation : 30%‬A
‭Homework Assignments/Preparation : 30%‬
‭Quizzes and Tests (Written, Speaking) : 35%‬
‭CIP: 5%‬

‭Grade‬‭ ased on the relative weights indicated on the previous section, a composite numerical grade will be computed, to which a letter‬B‭grade will be assigned as follows:‬‭A‬‭100 - 94‬‭A-‬‭93.9 - 90‬‭B+‬‭89.9 - 87‬‭B‬‭86.9 - 83‬‭B-‬‭82.9 - 80‬‭C+‬‭79.9 – 77‬‭C‬‭76.9 - 73‬‭C-‬‭72.9 - 70‬‭D+‬‭69.9 - 67‬‭D‬‭66.9 - 63‬‭D-‬‭62.9 - 60‬‭F‬‭59.9 -‬‭Grade Report‬‭ our grade is updated in the online grade book. You should access the grade book regularly to gauge your progress. If you find‬Y‭an error, it is your responsibility to let the instructor know immediately so that necessary adjustments are made in a timely‬‭manner.‬ ‭Please note that we do not round numbers‬‭when we determine your final grade. To earn the below letter grades‬‭your final numerical grade must fall within the given ranges.‬‭ anguage learning is a cumulative process that requires discipline and daily efforts. Missing even one class can create a gap‬L‭affecting your entire subsequent study. COME TO EVERY CLASS! You are urged to bring ANY problem you have to the‬‭coordinating instructor’s attention, no matter how minor you may think it is.‬‭To Ensure a Successful Working Relationship:‬I‭ n our course, there will be many opportunities to discuss ideas in small groups. To support a productive, respectful, and‬‭learning-focused discussion, I ask that you participate with the following classroom norms, which we will review and add to‬‭together as a class:‬‭●‬ L‭ isten respectfully. Comments that you make (whether asking for clarification, sharing critiques, or expanding on a‬‭point) 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 when approaching complex tasks or‬‭learning new skills. Strive to see your mistakes and others’ as valuable 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 about‬‭assumptions 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 from sustained experience,‬‭study, and practice. Hold your opinions lightly and with humility.‬