JA201 JAPANESE 201 A1.1
| Course Code: | 6050201 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 4 (4.00 - 1.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Modern Languages (Japanese) |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer PELİN AKALAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course students will
- learn Japanese writings and be able to read and comprehend a simple text.
- understand what is asked and respond to it.
- ask a question with interrogative words such as what, who, whose, when, where, how much and how long and respond to the questions.
- learn how to use the adjectives.
- be introduced to the basic verbs in -masu form(aorist) which is polite form and use them with nouns in dative case or in accusative case.
- comprehend and use the particles of cases of nouns (possessive, accusative, dative, locative and ablative ) in the proper context.
- get some knowledge about Japanese culture and customs.
Course Content
An introduction to the Japanese Hiragana and Katagana alphabets and to the basic spoken and written language.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to
-read a simple text written in Japanese letters (Hiragana and Katakana alphabets and 60 Kanjis).
-write a small paragraphs in Japanese letters.
-use copula and verbs in proper tense (both in affirmative and negative) in a sentence.
-comprehend the use of cases of nouns (possessive, accusative, dative, locative, ablative).
-ask questions with interrogative words (what, which, who,whose when, where, how much,
how long).
-respond to the questions.
- learn some conjunctions and to use them in the sentence.
-comprehend and use numbers and time and date in a proper context.
-learn proper classifiers to count certain objects.
- learn and use simple routine greetings.
- introduce oneself.
- obtain some knowledge concerning Japanese culture.