1. MLO 1: Language and Communication:
1.1. Students are able to communicate effectively in Japanese in three modes: interpersonal, interpretive and presentational; and in a culturally appropriate manner in a variety of social and professional settings and circumstances at the Intermediate-High level of language proficiency, according to the ACTFL Guidelines.
1.2. Students gain competency in the Japanese language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse and compare and analyze the structural differences between Japanese and English.
Courses taken to fulfill this requirement:
JAPN 300 - Introduction to Advanced Communication
This course is a bridge course from intermediate to advanced Japanese language. It continues development of proficiency in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students develop communication strategies and cultural knowledge to prepare for advanced courses. Taught in Japanese.
JAPN 301 - Advanced Japanese Culture and Communication
This course further continues development of advanced proficiency in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students develop communication strategies and cultural knowledge through content-based instruction. Taught in Japanese. (Credit/No Credit Available)
JAPN 402 - Japanese Literature
This course aims to develop advanced proficiency through introducing various aspects of modern Japanese literature, including short stories and significant works by authors of the modern period. Taught in Japanese.
MLO 1: Reflective Narrative
To fulfill Major Learning Outcome 1.1, the courses JAPN 300, JAPN 301, and JAPN 402 were taken. Courses 300 and 301 focused on homework and short presentations. The text for the course proved very useful and was on par with the text we use during my time studying abroad in Japan. It provided good vocabulary building passages, an index of useful grammar patterns, which I will use for future reference and review, and the text also was organized in a way which is conducive to steady improvement in Japanese reading, writing, and speaking. The presentations that were given for these courses were useful for building presentational skills in Japanese. The presentations were concise and proved useful for building confidence presenting in Japanese. One additional positive consequence of completing the presentations for these courses was that I also developed confidence presenting in my native language. The presentations we delivered all pertained to Japanese culture and society which expanded our body of knowledge about the subject in addition to elaborating on our language proficiency (see first two attached files).
As both JAPN 300 and JAPN 301 were taught in Japanese, the everyday exposure to Japanese language of course forces us to retain additional vocabulary and sentence structure. For Japanese language learners the cognitive benefits of listening to someone speaking Japanese are innumerable. Whether or not every vocabulary word is understood, listening promotes active cognitive function witch generates a familiarity with language structures, reinforces grammar patterns, and lets us hear correct intonation and inflection. Sections from the text covered the history and development of imported words and how they have shaped the transformation of the morphology of the Japanese language which has assisted in the completion of MLO 1.2. The presentations completed in the course further enabled us to develop presentational level Japanese (see attached 301 files). Japanese 402 was an an interesting course about Japanese literature which involved the interpretation of passages written in older Japanese and presentations on the material. The material covered helped me develop a degree of civic and cultural literacy about Japan that I did not have before. We learned about important Japanese writers such as Mori Ogai, Natsume Soseki, Haruki Murakami, as well as many others. We read many short passages from their works including short stories, poems, haikus, and passages from novels (see last attachment). We were also able to write our own short stories and poems which is a very constructive way to learn a language. This class helped me complete both MLO 1.1 and 1.2 as it expanded upon my comprehension of older Japanese which enabled me to track the dynamism of Japanese vocabulary from the Meiji Period up until the current era.
These courses have unarguably contributed to my language proficiency and understanding of interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communicative abilities in Japanese and also have contributed to my understanding of Japanese linguistic morphology. The texts and material, which I will retain for future reference, will assist my language development far into the future. I really enjoyed the creative aspects the helped me fulfill this MLO. I feel as if learning the Japanese we want to learn, enables us to boost our retention rates significantly which breaks up the monotony of constant test-based memorization.
1.1. Students are able to communicate effectively in Japanese in three modes: interpersonal, interpretive and presentational; and in a culturally appropriate manner in a variety of social and professional settings and circumstances at the Intermediate-High level of language proficiency, according to the ACTFL Guidelines.
1.2. Students gain competency in the Japanese language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse and compare and analyze the structural differences between Japanese and English.
Courses taken to fulfill this requirement:
JAPN 300 - Introduction to Advanced Communication
This course is a bridge course from intermediate to advanced Japanese language. It continues development of proficiency in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students develop communication strategies and cultural knowledge to prepare for advanced courses. Taught in Japanese.
JAPN 301 - Advanced Japanese Culture and Communication
This course further continues development of advanced proficiency in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students develop communication strategies and cultural knowledge through content-based instruction. Taught in Japanese. (Credit/No Credit Available)
JAPN 402 - Japanese Literature
This course aims to develop advanced proficiency through introducing various aspects of modern Japanese literature, including short stories and significant works by authors of the modern period. Taught in Japanese.
MLO 1: Reflective Narrative
To fulfill Major Learning Outcome 1.1, the courses JAPN 300, JAPN 301, and JAPN 402 were taken. Courses 300 and 301 focused on homework and short presentations. The text for the course proved very useful and was on par with the text we use during my time studying abroad in Japan. It provided good vocabulary building passages, an index of useful grammar patterns, which I will use for future reference and review, and the text also was organized in a way which is conducive to steady improvement in Japanese reading, writing, and speaking. The presentations that were given for these courses were useful for building presentational skills in Japanese. The presentations were concise and proved useful for building confidence presenting in Japanese. One additional positive consequence of completing the presentations for these courses was that I also developed confidence presenting in my native language. The presentations we delivered all pertained to Japanese culture and society which expanded our body of knowledge about the subject in addition to elaborating on our language proficiency (see first two attached files).
As both JAPN 300 and JAPN 301 were taught in Japanese, the everyday exposure to Japanese language of course forces us to retain additional vocabulary and sentence structure. For Japanese language learners the cognitive benefits of listening to someone speaking Japanese are innumerable. Whether or not every vocabulary word is understood, listening promotes active cognitive function witch generates a familiarity with language structures, reinforces grammar patterns, and lets us hear correct intonation and inflection. Sections from the text covered the history and development of imported words and how they have shaped the transformation of the morphology of the Japanese language which has assisted in the completion of MLO 1.2. The presentations completed in the course further enabled us to develop presentational level Japanese (see attached 301 files). Japanese 402 was an an interesting course about Japanese literature which involved the interpretation of passages written in older Japanese and presentations on the material. The material covered helped me develop a degree of civic and cultural literacy about Japan that I did not have before. We learned about important Japanese writers such as Mori Ogai, Natsume Soseki, Haruki Murakami, as well as many others. We read many short passages from their works including short stories, poems, haikus, and passages from novels (see last attachment). We were also able to write our own short stories and poems which is a very constructive way to learn a language. This class helped me complete both MLO 1.1 and 1.2 as it expanded upon my comprehension of older Japanese which enabled me to track the dynamism of Japanese vocabulary from the Meiji Period up until the current era.
These courses have unarguably contributed to my language proficiency and understanding of interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communicative abilities in Japanese and also have contributed to my understanding of Japanese linguistic morphology. The texts and material, which I will retain for future reference, will assist my language development far into the future. I really enjoyed the creative aspects the helped me fulfill this MLO. I feel as if learning the Japanese we want to learn, enables us to boost our retention rates significantly which breaks up the monotony of constant test-based memorization.
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