Maricopa Community Colleges  JPN236   20006-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  04/25/00  
JPN236      20006-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Advanced Japanese Conversation II
Further enhancement of skills in conversational Japanese and study of Japanese culture through communication. Includes oral skills in conversing in different social situations with advanced level Japanese vocabulary advanced grammar, and expanded cultural knowledge, aural techniques, and reading and writing skills. Prerequisites: JPN235.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
JPN236   20006-99999 Advanced Japanese Conversation II
1. Pronounce Japanese words with advanced level fluency. (I)
2. Use listening skills to gather information and convey the information to others. (I)
3. Describe Japanese civilization. (I, III, VI)
4. Use advanced level vocabulary and expressions in Japanese. (I, IV)
5. Use speaking skills to conduct conversations in different situations with people of different social status, different genders, and from different regions of Japan. (I, VI)
6. Use approximately 30 more basic Kanji (Chinese characters) and radicals. (II)
7. Write intermediate level compositions in Japanese. (II)
8. Read intermediate level essays in Japanese. (III)
9. Use advanced level grammar skills to analyze sentence structures. (V)
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JPN236   20006-99999 Advanced Japanese Conversation II
    I. Communications Skills
        A. Oral skills
          1. Pronunciation
            a. Intonation
            b. Accent
            c. Rhythm
            d. Dialects
          2. Communication techniques
            a. Formal situation
          1. How to confirm the information you got
          2. How to ask others to repeat
          3. How to tell if you understood
          4. How to take a lead of the conversation
            b. Informal situation
          1. How to confirm the information you got
          2. How to ask others to repeat
          3. How to tell if you understood
          4. How to take a lead of the conversation
          3. Role plays in different situations
            a. Making a plan
            b. Giving a direction
            c. Giving a thank-you call
            d. Apologizing and providing an excuse
            e. Chatting with close friends
            f. Giving an opinion
        B. Aural skills
          1. Gathering information
            a. Summarizing what one has heard
            b. Taking notes while listening
        C. Presentation
          1. Acquisition of expressions used in presentations
          2. Making a presentation
      II. Writing Skills
          A. Kanji
            1. Meaning
            2. Reading
            3. Writing
            4. Origin and radicals of Kanji
            5. Stroke order
            6. How to use a Kanji dictionary
          B. Composition
        III. Reading Skills
            A. More Kanji recognition
            B. Reading techniques
              1. Guessing rough content
              2. Skimming and scanning
              3. Summarizing
              4. Giving an opinion on what one has read
          IV. Vocabulary
              A. Advanced business terminology
              B. Advanced cultural terminology
              C. Slang
              D. Idiomatic expressions
            V. Grammar
                A. Expressions
                  1. Describing one’s decision
                  2. More expressions with TE-forms
                  3. Describing different states of actions
                  4. Coming to a conclusion: WAKE
                B. More use of particles
                C. Male and female sentence endings
                D. Verbs
                  1. Transitive/intransitive
                  2. Negative connectives
                  3. Plain imperatives
                  4. Use of a versatile verb: SURU
                E. Honorifics
                  1. Verbs
                  2. Nouns
                  3. Adjectives
                F. Informal speech
                G. Analysis of basic Japanese sentence structures
              VI. Cultural Knowledge
                  A. Social norms
                    1. Private life
                    2. Business world
                    3. Gender differences reflected in language and culture
                  B. History
                    1. Medieval
                    2. Modern
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