AP/JP4100 6.0 Guideline

YORK UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND LINGUISTICS [DLLL]
JAPANESE SECTION

AP/JP4100 6.0 Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign/Second Language

[cat# S91T01]

GENERAL GUIDELINES: 2005-06

COURSE

This course offers comprehensive teacher education and training for the Japanese language. The main objective is to familiarize teachers with current theories, methodologies, and their practical applications developed in the relevant areas, with strong focus on the communicative approach and CALL [Computer Assisted Language Learning] or TEL [Technology Enhanced Learning]. The main topics to be considered are as follows:

General

How to become a professional language teacher
Learner's aptitude and learning strategies
Why the communicative approach?
Teaching Japanese for cross-cultural communication
Topics on Japanese linguistics, related to the second language classroom
TEL (Techonology Enhanced Learning) and distance education

Teaching & Learning/Acquisition [focusing on a communicative approach]

Pronunciation
Grammar
Four skills [Speaking, Listening comprehension, Reading, Writing
Kanji [Sino-Japanese characters]
Culture

Evaluation

Methodology
Tests, quizzes, and assignments
Four skills
Communicative competence

Lesson & Course Design

Planning lessons
Designing courses
Developing curricula

Instructional materials & facilities

How to use them
Textbook review
Developing materials
Computer Laboratory
Multimedia programs
Computer-assisted instructions

Designing a course

Server/Web based course development
Distance education

Practicum & Observation
To be held in Fall Term at the Japanese Heritage Language School [Heritage Program; High School Credit Courses; Continuing Education] at Thornlea S.S. and in Winter Term at York University.

PREREQUISITE

AP/JP4000 6.0 or equivalent [for non-native speakers of Japanese]
TOEFL score: 580 or equivalent [for non-native speakers of English]
BA or BA expected within a year [may be waived at the instructor's discretion]
Teaching experience preferred.
AS/LING3230 3.0 Second Language Learning, strongly recommended.

FORMAT

Four class hours per week; rather heavy preparation and assignments. Each class will be conducted in seminar style in order to enhance students' active and creative participation and involvement. Students are strongly encouraged to take the initiative in communicative interactions in class. Students are expected to use computer and Internet based work.

EVALUATION

Minor Paper [Fall Term]; Major Paper [Winter Term]; Practicum {FALL/WINTER]; Witten Assignments; Web Presentation; Class Participation

FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT

Computer Labs, Vide-conferencing, Video tapes, Video camera, LCD projector, laptop computers

Web Page
Please check one of the Japanese Web Sites regularly for new information.

http://buna.yorku.ca/japanese/
http://kusu.yorku.ca/japanese/
http://dlll.yorku.ca/japanese/

GRADING SCHEME

    %         GRADE   POINTS    EVALUATION

100 - 95        A+      9       EXCEPTIONAL

 94 - 89        A       8       EXCELLENT

 88 - 83        B+      7       VERY GOOD

 82 - 77        B       6       GOOD

 76 - 71        C+      5       COMPETENT

 70 - 65        C       4       FAIRLY COMPETENT 

 64 - 59        D+      3       PASSING

 58 - 53        D       2       BARELY PASSING

 52 - 47        E       1       MARGINALLY FAILING

 46 -  0        F       0       FAILING

Your final grade will be given based on the above grading scheme. A grade of "B" or above is strongly recommended to advance to the next level, although "C" is the minimum requirement.
Please note that the grading percentages are set higher than in the standard grading scheme because 10% of the total grade is allocated for class attendance and participation.
Fractions are not rounded up. [e.g. 70.99% is C, and 71.00% is C+.]

Norio Ota
Coordinator/Course Director
Japanese Section
phone:  (416)736-2100 x88750
fax:    (416)736-5483
e-mail: nota@yorku.ca