Midterm 1 Announcement

Midterm 1 (50 points) scheduled on Monday, April 19 will consist of the following:

  • Listening Comprehension (approximately 15 points)

All the listening comprehension materials covered for the weekly quizzes (MQ1 through MQ3) and LC1 & LC2. Expect most questions in this section will be based on dialogues.

  • Kanji and Vocabulary (approximately 5 points)

 

You will read, write and tell the meanings of words written with the target Kanji in Chapter 5.

The vocabulary includes all the words in Chapter 5 (but review particularly those used in class).
 

  • Grammar (approximately 25 points)

All the grammar points we have covered in class.

G29: Describing a Change in State

G30: Honorific Forms

G31: Humble Forms

G32: Passives (both direct and indirect passives)

Try to remember each pattern with example sentences.
 

  • Reading (approximately 5 points)

 

The reading text(s) will be about a life story about some imaginary person and/or a conversation of job application or job interview.
 

  • Extra Points (5 points)

Review the vocabulary covered in Chapter 5 (especially, loan words) and the phrases and expressions in the listening material used for the LC1 and LC2 assignments as well as in the Yan san video.


Advice: Review old quizzes, handouts, homework assignments, etc. quickly and at least a couple of times. This should give you an idea about what is important and whether or not you have mastered it. Concentrate on those that are important but you are not yet comfortable with. Do not try to learn things that look totally new to you at this point. They may take extra efforts to master or may not be so important after all.

Midterm 2 Announcement

Midterm 2 (50 points) scheduled on Thursday, May 13 will consist of the following:

  • Listening Comprehension (approximately 15 points)

All the listening comprehension materials covered for the weekly quizzes (MQ4 through MQ6), LC3 & LC4 and Language Functions and Situations <At the Post Office> (text, p. 343). Expect most questions in this section will be based on dialogues.

  • Kanji and Vocabulary (approximately 5 points)

You will read, write and tell the meanings of words written with the target Kanji in Chapter 6.

The vocabulary includes all the words in Chapter 6 (but review particularly those used in class).
 

  • Grammar (approximately 25 points)

 

All the grammar points we have covered in class.

G33: Ba-Conditionals

G34: Wanting to Have Something Done

G35: Honorifics (3)

G36: Casuative-passives

G37: Expressing Concessions

Try to remember each pattern with example sentences.
 

  • Reading (approximately 5 points)

The reading text(s) will be based on LC 3, LC4, Yokoso Video Skits 26, 27, 28 or the Language Functions and Situations <At the Post Office> on p. 343 of the textbook.
 

  • Extra Points (5 points)

Review the vocabulary covered in Chapter 6 (especially, loan words), the phrases and expressions in the listening material used for the LC3 & LC4 and Yokoso Video Skits 26, 27, 28, and Language Functions and Situations <At the Post Office> assignments as well as in the Yan san video.


Advice: Review old quizzes, handouts, homework assignments, etc. quickly and at least a couple of times. This should give you an idea about what is important and whether or not you have mastered it. Concentrate on those that are important but you are not yet comfortable with. Do not try to learn things that look totally new to you at this point. They may take extra efforts to master or may not be so important after all.

Final Examination Announcement

Final Examination (150 points) is scheduled on Monday, June 7 and Wednesday, June 9  

The exam will consist of the following: consist of the following materials and items covered in Chapters 5, 6 and 7:

  • Listening Comprehension (approximately 40 points)
  • Kanji and Vocabulary (approximately 15 points)

 

  • Grammar (approximately 60  points)

 

G29: Describing a Change in State

G30: Honorific Forms

G31: Humble Forms

G32: Passives

G33: Ba-Conditionals

G34: Wanting to Have Something Done

G35: Honorifics (3)

G36: Casuative-passives

G37: Expressing Concession

G38: Expressing a Speaker's Emotional Involvement

G39: Various Use of YOO

G40: "It's all right not to..."

G41: Coming to a Conclusion

G42: Even Though (only covered as part of the Listening Comprehension section)

Try to remember each pattern with example sentences.
 

  • Reading (approximately 20 points)

The reading section contains a couple of original texts, which were not covered in class. One of them will be about a life story about some imaginary person. The other(s) may be about personal interactions at a post office and/or in a job interview situation. Thorough review of grammar and vocabulary should prepare you for this section.  Also, it may be helpful to review the materials in LC1 through LC6 as well as Yokoso Video Skits 26, 27, 28 and the Language Functions and Situations <At the Post Office> on p. 343 of the textbook.
 

  • Composition (approximately 15 points)

 

You write an essay of approximately 15 lines under the topic of either "A Short Biography of Mr./Ms. XXX" or "My Little Research on Japan." You will be asked to use as many grammatical patterns and vocabulary items as you know, especially those studied in this quarter.
 

  • Extra Points (15 points)

Review the vocabulary covered in Chapters 5, 6 and 7 (especially, loan words) and the phrases and expressions in the listening materials used for the LC1 through LC6 as well as in the Yan san video series.


Advice: Quickly review old quizzes, handouts, homework assignments, etc. at least a couple of times. This should give you an idea about what is important and whether or not you have mastered it. Concentrate on those that are important but you are not yet comfortable with. Do not try to learn things that look totally new to you at this point. They may take extra efforts to master or may not be so important after all.