Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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OSD FAKÜLTESİ / OSDJPN 303 - ORTAK SEÇMELİ DERSLER BÖLÜMÜ

Code: OSDJPN 303 Course Title: PRACTICAL JAPANESE Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ORTAK SEÇMELİ DERSLER BÖLÜMÜ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NİHAL ÇAKMAK BİLGİLİ (ncakmakbilgili@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to increase students' awareness about the writing and pronunciation system of Japanese, basic grammatical structures, sentence types and word types, and to provide students with the ability to express themselves at the beginner level.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the features of Japanese language and writing. PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
Examination
LO-2 Can read and understand basic Japanese sentences and texts. PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
Examination
LO-3 Can communicate in basic Japanese. PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
Oral Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course covers the structural features of Japanese, basic sentence forms and Japanese speech patterns that may be needed in daily life.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, subject of the course, purpose, scope and explanation of the books to be used in the course, teaching the alphabet Lecture, Question and Answer
2 General information about the Japanese language, Japanese script, and Japanese grammar and the alphabet, Japanese greetings and Japanese numbers Lecture, Question and Answer, Group Work
3 Japanese syntax and positive/negative noun phrases and interrogative sentences Lecture, Question and Answer, Role-playing
4 Sentences with sign words “kore, sore, are” / “koko, soko, asoko” and the use of the preposition -no Lecture, Question and Answer, Drama
5 Japanese action phrases, time and date expressions, prepositions -ni and -e Lecture, Question and Answer, Group Work
6 Use of -de and -o prepositions and action conjugations Lecture, Question and Answer, Group Work
7 Review before the midterm exam and watching Japanese videos with Turkish subtitles Question Answer, Observation
8 mid-term exam
9 Japanese i-adjectives and na-adjectives, positive/negative adjective sentences Lecture, Question and Answer, Group Work
10 Past and present tense sentences in Japanese Lecture, Question and Answer, Group Work
11 Japanese counting words and their use in sentences Lecture, Question and Answer, Group Work
12 Japanese expressions for travel and hotel Lecture, Role-playing, Drama
13 Japanese expressions for shopping, convenience store, grocery store and restaurant Lecture, Role-playing, Drama
14 Reading short stories and texts in Japanese Skill development exercise, Group Work
15 Review and chat with invited Japanese native speaker Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 AOTS, (2005), Shin Nihongo-no Kiso I Main Textbook Romanized Edition, Tokyo:Surienettowaku.
2 Kawarazaki, M., 1978, Nihongo Kana Nyūmon Eigo-ban, The Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute Urawa, Japan.
3 The Japan Foundaiton, (2016), Marugoto, Nihon-no Kotoba-to Bunka, Shokyu 1 A2 Rikai, Sanshusha.
4 The Japan Foundaiton, (2016), Marugoto, Nihon-no Kotoba-to Bunka, Shokyu 1 A2 Katsudo, Sanshusha.
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture notes

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination 16 1 20
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 40

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 7 7
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 5 10
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 1 1 1
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 7 21
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90