JAPN300: INTRO TO ADVANCED COMMUNICATION
Course Description: 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.
Meets MLO 1: Japanese Language and Communication
& MLO 2: Japanese Culture
& MLO 2: Japanese Culture
Reflective Narrative:
This course contributed to my fulfillment of this MLO by going over all aspects of language and communication, such as vocabulary, grammar, kanji, pronunciation, and listening skills. We completed a workbook for this class that had three sections, each of which included new grammar points, new kanji, and new vocabulary along with worksheets to practice them all. Each section ended with a presentation and oral interview. Below is an example of my progress in developing my script for presentation 3 (see Evidence 2). Through many corrections and speaking practice, I was able to improve my script and make it into a great presentation. I have also attached the very first test we took in that class, which is a great example of what I learned in the first section and how I used what I learn to do my best on it (see Evidence 1). I was able to see that my weakest point was verb conjugation and practiced conjugation more in the next sections. Even now, at the end of my four years here, conjugation is still hard for me so I will continue to practice it and wish to develop it further. This course was a continuation of JAPN201, which I took first semester of freshman year. I was able to use a lot of the things I learned in JAPN201 towards this course which helped me progress through it much more fluidly. If I had not taken JAPN201, I think this class would have been near impossible for me. I want to further explore this learning experience by reviewing the things I learned in this class and relearning what I have forgotten. When progressing further and further into a language, it can be easy to forget the basics.
This course contributed to my fulfillment of this MLO by going over all aspects of language and communication, such as vocabulary, grammar, kanji, pronunciation, and listening skills. We completed a workbook for this class that had three sections, each of which included new grammar points, new kanji, and new vocabulary along with worksheets to practice them all. Each section ended with a presentation and oral interview. Below is an example of my progress in developing my script for presentation 3 (see Evidence 2). Through many corrections and speaking practice, I was able to improve my script and make it into a great presentation. I have also attached the very first test we took in that class, which is a great example of what I learned in the first section and how I used what I learn to do my best on it (see Evidence 1). I was able to see that my weakest point was verb conjugation and practiced conjugation more in the next sections. Even now, at the end of my four years here, conjugation is still hard for me so I will continue to practice it and wish to develop it further. This course was a continuation of JAPN201, which I took first semester of freshman year. I was able to use a lot of the things I learned in JAPN201 towards this course which helped me progress through it much more fluidly. If I had not taken JAPN201, I think this class would have been near impossible for me. I want to further explore this learning experience by reviewing the things I learned in this class and relearning what I have forgotten. When progressing further and further into a language, it can be easy to forget the basics.
Evidence 1: This is a good example of what I learned when I first came to the class and how I exhibited it through this test.
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Evidence 2: This is a good example of how the corrections I got helped improve my understanding of grammar use and pronunciation. It helped my presentation become successful.
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