Japanese 001

By the end of this language course, students should be able to say:

Interpretive Listening

Interpretive Reading

Interpersonal Speaking

Presentational Speaking

Presentational Writing

I can understand familiar words and very basic phrases concerning my family, my immediate surroundings, and myself when people speak slowly and clearly.

I can understand familiar names, words, and very simple sentences, for example on notes, posters or in catalogs.

I can understand phrases and commonly-used vocabulary related to areas of personal relevance (e.g., basic personal and family information, shopping, the local area, employment). I can catch the main point in short, simple messages and announcements.

I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where I live and people I know.

I can accurately write the letters of the alphabet or basic writing system. I can write basic words and phrases that I have memorized. If asked, I can write these letters, characters, basic words, and memorized phrases when I hear them.

Goals for Cultural Competence

The goals for cultural competence are not organized hierarchically as are the linguistic goals for the course. By the end of the semester, I will be able to say that I can:

  • Identify, discuss, and analyze such intangible products of the culture I am studying, as social, economic, and political institutions, and explore relationships among these institutions and the perspectives of the culture;
  • Give examples of social behaviors that express the target culture's underlying value system;
  • Interpret social phenomena within the context of the target culture;
  • Describe instances of major change within the culture I am studying.

Fall 2007 Textbook(s)

Nakama 1
Makino, et al.
Haughton Mifflin, 1998.
ISBN: 0-669-27583-2

Nakama 1 Workbook/Laboratory Manual
Hatasa, et al.
Haughton Mifflin, 1998.
ISBN: 0-669-27585-9