The student will be able to:

1. Perform with more advanced ability in differentiating socio-linguistic features of speech, e.g., honorifics, intimate/distal, formal/informal, feminine and masculine styles.
2. Sustain more lengthy conversations, discussing topics beyond basic needs.
3. Demonstrate comprehension of authentic materials which use vocabulary and forms studied.
4. Make suppositions, conjectures and hypotheses.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of conditional and subjunctive sentence structures.
6. Construct sentences using more complex noun modifier clauses and grammatical structures.
7. Analyze the topics covered in the lessons by contrasting different ways of thinking and doing things in the U.S. and Japan.
8. Identify and recognize 580 Kanji.

1. Perform with more advanced ability in differentiating socio-linguistic features of speech, e.g., honorifics, intimate/distal, formal/informal, feminine and masculine styles
   1. Distinguishing different speech styles and subtle nuances
   2. Recognizing and utilizing various cultural strategies
   3. Using honorifics (polite forms, humble forms and respectful forms)
   4. Expressing an opinion in a polite and subtle way
2. Sustain more lengthy conversations, discussing topics beyond basic needs
   1. Reporting/quoting statements and questions
   2. Hypothesizing
   3. Expressing regrets and resentments (conditional structure: ~ba yokatta)
   4. Expressing gratitude (~te kurete arigatoo)
   5. Making conjectures and suppositions
   6. Expressing and receiving compliments
3. Demonstrate comprehension of authentic materials which use vocabulary and forms studied
   1. Reporting/quoting simple editorials and cultural essays
   2. Summarizing simple authentic materials
   3. Distinguishing different writing styles
4. Make suppositions, conjectures and hypotheses
   1. Hypothesizing based on the information received
   2. Making conjectures and suppositions
   3. Reading between the lines
5. Demonstrate knowledge of conditional and subjunctive sentence structures
   1. Using conditional sentences
   2. Expressing opinions with conditionals
6. Construct sentences using more complex noun modifier clauses and grammatical structures
   1. Different uses of soo: (looks like, hearsay, be about to)
   2. Before/after: ~ru mae ni/~te kara
   3. Transitive and intransitive verbs
   4. Honorifics (humble forms vs. respectful forms)
   5. Conditional structure: ~ba yokatta
   6. ~nagara: while doing something
   7. Expressions of gratitude: ~te kurete arigatoo
   8. Questions within larger sentences
   9. Expression of simultaneous actions using ~nagara
   10. Expression of regret: ~ba yokatta
   11. ~ yasui/~nikui: easy to do ~/difficult to do ~
7. Analyze the topics covered in the lessons by contrasting different ways of thinking and doing things in the U.S. and Japan
   1. Expressing regrets and resentments
   2. Correct manners in socializing
   3. Expressing thanks for hospitality
   4. Etiquette of gift-giving/souvenirs
   5. Expressing an opinion in a polite way
   6. Expressing and receiving compliments
   7. Visiting someone else's home: proper manners
8. Identify and recognize 580 Kanji
   1. Reading and writing 580 Kanji and their compounds and idioms

Not applicable.

Classroom preparation and participation in discussion
Oral testing activities
Quizzes and tests
Written assignments
Cultural report
Final examination
Online listening, reading and writing assignments

Lecture
Face-to-face questions and answers
Group work and activities
Pair work and activities
Small group conversation practice with in-class tutors
Feedback on oral presentations
Feedback on writing exercises

Banno, Eri, et al.. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, Vol. 2, 3rd ed. (ISBN 9784789017329). 2020.

Banno, Eri, et al.. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, Workbook, Vol. 2, 3rd ed. (ISBN 9784789017336). 2020.

Handouts and other authentic materials, such as TV programs, commercials and news broadcasts

GENKI 3rd edition Self Study Room: https://genki3.japantimes.co.jp/en/student/

GENKI Self Study Room: http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self

Audio apps and software (downloadable at the Japan Times website)

1. Reading the grammar points and model dialogues in the textbook and the workbook.
2. Reading online resource materials to prepare for in-class discussions.
3. Reading online articles on current and historical issues involving Japan to prepare for in-class discussions.
4. Essay writing and compositions.