Japanese / English

Subject Name	Japanese Level
G400: Grammar 4	Level 4  (Intermediate)
Class Goals and Outline
Students will learn to understand and use necessary grammar and vocabulary for reading articles and essays on immediate topics of interest and writing reports on them, attending classes, and  expressing their own opinions.
Eligibility
A2.2 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N3 in the JLPT).
Learning Objectives
B1 level in the  CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education Understand the necessary sentence structures/expressions, and when, where, and how to use them, to achieve the below goals: -Listen to and understand brief reasons and explanations of plans and actions, express one's own opinions (listening, speaking) -Learn to read short texts relevant to one's own specialized field or interests and understand their primary conclusions (reading) -Learn to combine a series of short, discrete elements into a single, cohesive, simple text related to an immediate issue (writing)
Number of Classes (per week)
Fall/spring terms: once/week (1 period/week), 14 classes total
Course Content
-Speeches, oral presentations -Discussions -Agreement/disagreement -Temporal relationships and sequence/method -Speaker emotions -Hearsay/citations -Commonalities, similarities, and differences -Reasons/objectives -Giving coherent explanations -Text development and cohesion            Etc.
Textbook
To be assigned in class.
Evaluation Method
Examinations (50%): Oral presentation (15%), reports (15%), final examination (20%) Participation (50%): Participation in class activities (30%), homework (20%)
Subject to change.