MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

JPN102  1994 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Elementary Japanese II

1.

Demonstrate pronunciation, intonation, and accent of the Japanese language. (I, II)

2.

Explain and use basic elements of Japanese grammar. (I)

3.

Demonstrate reading comprehension skill in the Japanese language. (I, II, III)

4.

Compose written discourse in the Japanese language. (I, II, III)

5.

Model proper social interaction using the Japanese language. (II)

6.

Demonstrate speaking and listening skills in the Japanese language. (II)

7.

Read and write approximately 165 KANJI (Chinese characters). (III)

8.

Describe essential characteristics of the Japanese culture. (IV)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

JPN102  1994 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Elementary Japanese II

I. Grammar Elements

A. Sentence modifier I

1. Plain affirmative and noun

2. Plain negative and noun

3. Plain verbs and relational no

B. Sentence modifier II

1. Plain past affirmative and noun

2. Plain past negative and noun

3. Plain past verbs and relational no

C. Experience Plain Past and KOTO GA ARIMASU

D. Permission

1. TE form and MO II DESU

2. TE form and KAMAI MASEN

3. Noun and DEMO II DESU

E. Prohibition

1. TE form and IKEMASEN

2. Negative TE form (NAIDE) and KUDASAI

F. Location: NO and location and relational (NAKA, SOTO, MAE, USHIRO, UE, SHITA, SOBA)

G. Comparison

1. More (A) WA (B) YORI and adjective and DESU

2. More (A) NO HOO GA and adjective and DESU

3. Less (A) WA (B) HODO and negative adjective

4. Most (A) TO (B) TO (C) DE (A) GA ICHIBAN and adjective

H. Comparison

I. Become NARIMASU

J. Make SHIMASU

K. Have to, must

1. BA form and plain negative verb and NARIMASEN

2. BA form and plain negative adjective and NARIMASEN

3. BA form and plain negative copula and NARIMASEN

L. Provisional

1. BA form of verb

2. BA form of adjective

3. Coupla and NARA

M. Quotation

1. Direct quotation formal and TO OMOIMASU

2. Indirect quotation plain and TO OMINMASU

N. Hear say plain and SOO DESU

O. Compound verbs

1. MASU stem and HAJIMERU

2. MASU stem and OWARU

3. MASU stem and NIKUI

4. MASU stem and YASUI

5. Adjective stem and SUGIRU

P. Polite extender IRRASHARU

Q. Clause relationals NONI, NODE

R. Spoken style Japanese NO DESU, N DESU

S. Compound verbs

1. TE form and SHIMAU

2. TE form and OKU

T. Hear say (indicating speaker's judgement) plain and RASHII

U. Predicate modifiers for time sequence

1. Plain and MAE NI and sentence

2. Plain and AIDA NI and sentence

3. TE form and KARA and sentence

4. MASU stem and NAGARA and sentence

V. TE Form

1. Sequential action

2. Parallel action

3. Causal relationship

W. TE Form and Giving and Receiving Verbs

1. Give service to the superior

2. Give service to the level

3. Give service to the inferior

4. Receive service from the superior

5. Receive service from the level

6. Receive service from the inferior

7. Given service by the superior

8. Given service by the level

9. Given service by the inferior

II. Vocabulary and Function

A. Take a train

B. Ask follow directions

C. Loan things borrow things

D. Express experience

E. Ask grant permissions

F. Prohibit actions

G. Indicate location

H. Compare two things

I. Compare three or more things

J. Offer accept help

K. Discuss food

L. Write letters

M. Discuss travel

N. Discuss study habit

O. Express time period

P. Discuss clothing

Q. Get things repaired

R. Discuss personal work history

S. Discuss housing

T. Discuss gift giving

III. Chinese Characters

IV. Japanese Culture