LJ9001 Schedule 2017 - 2018 S1 (Aug 2017)

Date Mon/Tue/ Class Date Thu/Fri Class

Day 1 Introduction Day 2 Lesson 1-①

21/22 BBC Video & Video Task 24/25 Classroom Instructions
Aug Greetings Aug Numbers (0-10)

Day 3 Lesson 1-② Day 4 Lesson 1-③

28/29 Hiragana 1 (a-no) 31/1* Hiragana 2 (ha-n)
Aug Numbers (-100) Aug/Sep Numbers (-1000)

Day 5 Lesson 2-① Day 6 Lesson 2-②

4/5 Hiragana 3 (ga-po) ( ゛&゜) 7/8 Hiragana 4 (kya-ryo) (Combination)
Sep Sep

Day 7 Lesson 2-③ / Lesson 3-① Day 8 Lesson 3-②

11/12 Numbers (-10,000) 14/15 Hiragana 6 (Long Sound)
Sep Hiragana 5 (Small つ) Sep

Day 9 ◆ Hiragana Quiz Day 10 Lesson 4-①

18/19 Lesson 3-③ 21/22 Katakana 2 (ga-po) ( ゛&゜)
Sep Numbers (10,000-) Sep ★ Submit: L1 Revision
Katakana 1 (a-n / Long Sound)

Day 11 Lesson 4-② Day 12 Lesson 4-③

25/26 Katakana 3 (kya-ryo) (Combination) 28/29 Katakana 4 (Small ツ)
Sep Sep ★ Submit: L2 Revision

Recess Week
じゅうがつふつか じゅうがつなのか だいがく やす
2-7 Oct （十月二日から十月七日までは 大学の休みです。）
しゅくだ い
宿題 (Homework): L3 & L4 Revision

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Day 13 Lesson 5-① Day 14 ◆ Katakana Quiz

9/10 Katakana 5 (Special Spelling) 12/13 Lesson 5-②
Oct ★ Submit: L3 / L4 Revision Oct

Day15 ◆Vocabulary Quiz[1]: Day 16 Lesson 6-①

(L1,L2,L3)
16/17 19/20 Kanji 2
Lesson 5-③ ★ Submit <1>： L5 Revision
Oct Oct
Kanji 1
★ Submit <2>： Kanji 1

Day 17 Lesson 6-② Day 18 Lesson 6-③

23/24 Kanji 3 26/27 ★ Submit: Kanji 3
Oct ★ Submit: Kanji 2 Oct

Day 19 Lesson 7-① Day 20 Lesson 7-②

30/31 ★ Submit: L6 Revision 2/3 ★ Submit: Composition
Oct Nov

Day 21 ◆Vocabulary Quiz[2]: Day 22 Review L1-L7

6/7 (L4,L5,L6) 9/10 Listening Test Practice
Nov Lesson 7-③ Nov
★ Submit: L7 Revision

Day 23 Listening Test (30 minutes) Day 24 Oral Test

(4 minutes per student)
13/14 Written Test (50 minutes) 16/17
Nov Nov

 Public Holidays and Make-up Classes

* 1 Sep (Friday) – Hari Raya Haji

 Day 5 + 30 min Day 6 + 30 min Day 7 + 30 min

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 Evaluation
• Written Test (Day 23) 30%
• Listening Test (Day 23) 20%
• Oral Test (Day 24) 20%
• Quiz & Homework 15%
• Composition (Day 20) 5%
• Active participation 10%

TUTOR(S)

GOAL
The goal of this course is to help you build a firm foundation in understanding the
Japanese language.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objectives for this course are;

 To acquire listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills at elementary level in

colloquial and contemporary Japanese in topics and situations.

 To acquire grammar, vocabulary, and expressions as well as communication skills that

are necessary and relevant to function in Japanese society.

 To understand basic structures of Japanese adjectives and verbs.

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 REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS & STUDENT NOTES

・① MINNA NO NIHONGO Elementary 1-1 Main Textbook

・② MINNA NO NIHONGO Translation - Grammatical Notes 1-1

(① and ② are available at the BOOKLINK North Spine Plaza

50 Nanyang Avenue, NS3-01-25, Singapore 639798 Tel: 6265 7675)
・③ Student Notes (Work Sheet):

(Available at the PHOTOCOPY SERVICE: HSS-B1-S1 Store Room) * Please

do not bind!

CLASS ATTENDANCE
1. NTU offers you the freedom to learn, and the opportunity to nurture your own learning.
However, we would encourage you to make class attendance willingly mandatory and
to extend the usual respect and courtesy to your tutor by providing an explanation if
you are absent from class. Your regular attendance and active participation is crucial to
the success and well-being of you and your fellow learners.

2. Please attend the tutorial group you are registered in, unless you have made official
arrangements with the tutors. If you have to attend a tutorial group other than your
regular section on a particular day, you must notify your tutor and receive permission at
least one day in advance. When requested, your tutor will arrange make-up tutorial
lesson for you. Only due to an emergency and university official events you may be
allowed to participate in a different tutorial group.

HOUSE RULES
1. Please note: no text messaging will be allowed during class. Also, please turn off your
cell phone, or at least turn it to silent mode during the class.

2. Please do not take pictures during the lesson.

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 COMMUNICATION
1. Your tutor will be communicating with you via NTU e-mail account.

2. Announcement and additional handouts (including exam guidelines) will be posted

onNTULearn site. Please log in and check regularly.

IMPORTANT: Please read thoroughly

All NTU students are responsible for knowing and adhering to the Honor Code of this
institution. The Honor Code reinforces the academic, intellectual and ethical standards
which the university expects of its students in every aspect of their activities.

Violations of this policy may include: Cheating, Plagiarism, Collusion,

Falsification/Tampering, False Declaration, Unauthorized Access, and
Endangerment. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Student
Affairs Office and those students who are found to be in violation of the policy will be
subject to academic sanctions, such as expulsion.

Please refer to http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sao/Pages/HonourCode.aspx for the specific guidelines.

If you have any questions related to this policy, please contact the Student Affairs Office.

CML Policy on Re-tests

1) Any student who is absent from a test, with MC or valid reasons, must be given a re- test.
2) Students who are absent for the re-test with no valid reasons (MC or compassionate leave, or
short leave of absence), will be given a “0” for the coursework component.
3) If students are absent for the re-test but submit an MC again, the course coordinator can decide
whether to conduct another re-test or to re-scale the total marks.
4) All re-test are to be conducted immediately after the expiry of the MC, or within a maximum
of five working days after the expiry of the MC. Late MC will not be accepted.
5) Students who are not able to attend the test, must inform their tutors and present evidence of
their MC or approved reasons immediately. All original MCs must be submitted to their
respective schools.