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
1.1
II only been studying the language for a short amount of time but my year abroad at Toyo University polished my conversational skills. At first I was shy to speak the language because I didn't want to make mistakes. This is a common source of anxiety when moving to a country that speaks a different language than your own. It took me about 2 months to get over this anxiety and I started to converse more with my Japanese friends. Little by little I was able to hold conversations up to 45 minutes with my professors and friends. While abroad, I tutored children at a daycare in Ginza where I would speak to children in Japanese. Since children speak simple Japanese my listening skills improved to the point where I can understand Japanese presentations. Taking JAPN 300 expanded my knowledge on the various grammar points and vocabulary.
1.2
There is a major difference between studying a language and learning on how to speak it. Japanese is known to pitch language because of the tonal aspects. For native Spanish is is very difficult to learn another pitched language. At times when speaking Japanese I placed the accent on the wrong vowel, producing a completely different word. The main reason behind this is that the Japanese language counts by moras and not by syllables. Before taking this class I believed my pronunciation was passable but I found that I was wrong. Ever since the beginning I have mispronunciations different words. Personally it very difficult for me the move the muscles surrounding my lips and the muscles that align the tongue. Knowing that I face these problems I keeps on persisting to become better at his language. The course taken to fulfill this MLO was JAPN 401: Structure of Japanese Language
The following course are the classes I took to fulfill MLO 1 requirements.
Courses taken
JAPN 302: Japanese History
JAPN 300: Currently taking
JAPN 301: Course taken at Toyo University
JAPN 401: Structure of Japanese Language
JAPN 300: This is the first intermediate level course offered at CSUMB. In this course we study new grammar structure and kanji. There were several presentations during the semester which consisted of memorization. Unlike the classes before, it was nice to focus on oral presentations because this is the only way to speak a language more fluently. Some of these presentations were difficult to memorize but in the end I did well. I have severe case of stage fright, but doing these presentations made me become more comfortable speaking in front of others. Studying abroad and taking this class did helped become more fluent speaking Japanese. My pronunciation is not the best but my professor gave different tips, such speaking slowly so the pronunciation is more accurate, fulling .
JAPN 302: Japanese History: In this course we looked at the different eras that make up Japan's long and rich history. In about 12 weeks I was able to study more than 1400 years of history. Taking an approach like this is interesting because each we are given materials to read and the following week is during a different era. Each week I looked back to the readings to see how much life can change over time. The course itself was not difficult but the homework load was immense. I was doing fine in the beginning but after I missed one or two assignments everything started to crumble. This course helped developed my reading comprehension and presentational skills.
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
1.1
II only been studying the language for a short amount of time but my year abroad at Toyo University polished my conversational skills. At first I was shy to speak the language because I didn't want to make mistakes. This is a common source of anxiety when moving to a country that speaks a different language than your own. It took me about 2 months to get over this anxiety and I started to converse more with my Japanese friends. Little by little I was able to hold conversations up to 45 minutes with my professors and friends. While abroad, I tutored children at a daycare in Ginza where I would speak to children in Japanese. Since children speak simple Japanese my listening skills improved to the point where I can understand Japanese presentations. Taking JAPN 300 expanded my knowledge on the various grammar points and vocabulary.
1.2
There is a major difference between studying a language and learning on how to speak it. Japanese is known to pitch language because of the tonal aspects. For native Spanish is is very difficult to learn another pitched language. At times when speaking Japanese I placed the accent on the wrong vowel, producing a completely different word. The main reason behind this is that the Japanese language counts by moras and not by syllables. Before taking this class I believed my pronunciation was passable but I found that I was wrong. Ever since the beginning I have mispronunciations different words. Personally it very difficult for me the move the muscles surrounding my lips and the muscles that align the tongue. Knowing that I face these problems I keeps on persisting to become better at his language. The course taken to fulfill this MLO was JAPN 401: Structure of Japanese Language
The following course are the classes I took to fulfill MLO 1 requirements.
Courses taken
JAPN 302: Japanese History
JAPN 300: Currently taking
JAPN 301: Course taken at Toyo University
JAPN 401: Structure of Japanese Language
JAPN 300: This is the first intermediate level course offered at CSUMB. In this course we study new grammar structure and kanji. There were several presentations during the semester which consisted of memorization. Unlike the classes before, it was nice to focus on oral presentations because this is the only way to speak a language more fluently. Some of these presentations were difficult to memorize but in the end I did well. I have severe case of stage fright, but doing these presentations made me become more comfortable speaking in front of others. Studying abroad and taking this class did helped become more fluent speaking Japanese. My pronunciation is not the best but my professor gave different tips, such speaking slowly so the pronunciation is more accurate, fulling .
JAPN 302: Japanese History: In this course we looked at the different eras that make up Japan's long and rich history. In about 12 weeks I was able to study more than 1400 years of history. Taking an approach like this is interesting because each we are given materials to read and the following week is during a different era. Each week I looked back to the readings to see how much life can change over time. The course itself was not difficult but the homework load was immense. I was doing fine in the beginning but after I missed one or two assignments everything started to crumble. This course helped developed my reading comprehension and presentational skills.