Maricopa Community Colleges  JPN235   20006-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  04/25/00  
JPN235      20006-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Advanced Japanese Conversation I
Continued development of skills in conversational Japanese and study of Japanese culture through communication. Develops skills to carry on dialogs with advanced level Japanese vocabulary, grammar and cultural knowledge, aural techniques to gather necessary information, and skills to read and write basic essays and compositions. Prerequisites: JPN226.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
JPN235   20006-99999 Advanced Japanese Conversation I
1. Pronounce Japanese words with fluency. (I)
2. Gather and explain information aurally from advanced level passages and dialogs. (I)
3. Use Japanese to conduct a conversation in different situations with people of different social status. (I)
4. Describe Japanese civilization based on information gathered through listening and reading. (I, III, IV)
5. Write basic compositions in Japanese. (II)
6. Use approximately 30 basic Kanji (Chinese characters). (II)
7. Read and explain basic essays in Japanese. (III)
8. Define and use advanced level vocabulary and exertions in Japanese. (IV)
9. Advanced level grammar in Japanese. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
JPN235   20006-99999 Advanced Japanese Conversation I
    I. Communication Skills
        A. Oral skills
          1. Pronunciation
            a. Intonation
            b. Accent
            c. Rhythm
          2. Communication techniques
            a. How to confirm the information
            b. How to ask others to repeat
            c. How to tell if you understood
            d. How to take a lead of others
          3. Role plays in different situations
            a. Making and canceling a reservation
            b. Taking a message
            c. Bargaining
            d. Explaining about something you know well
        B. Aural skills
          1. Gathering necessary information
            a. Verifying the information
            b. Filling in missing information
            c. Guessing what one could not hear
        C. Non-verbal communication skills
          1. Gestures
          2. Facial expressions
      II. Writing Skills
          A. Kanji
            1. Meaning
            2. Reading
            3. Writing
            4. Origin of kanji
            5. Stroke order
          B. Composition
        III. Reading Skills
            A. Kanji recognition
            B. Reading techniques
              1. Guessing the rough content
              2. Skimming and scanning
              3. Summarizing
          IV. Vocabulary
              A. Advanced business terminology
              B. Advanced cultural terminology
            V. Grammar
                A. Expressions
                  1. Describing appearance
                  2. Describing expectation
                  3. Describing a change in state
                  4. Expression with TE-forms
                B. More use of particles
                C. Advanced level sentence and clause patterns
                D. Verb conjugation
                  1. Conditional
                  2. Passive
                  3. Causative
              VI. Cultural Knowledge
                  A. Social norms
                    1. Private life
                    2. Business world
                  B. History
                    1. Medieval
                    2. Modern
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