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JAPN4559:JapaneseforProfessionalsInstructor: Mieko Kawai 河合見恵子 <mk5aj@virginia.edu> Office: New Cabell B057 Telephone: 243-8085 Office Hours: Monday 2-4pm, Wednesday 1-2pm, or by appointments ClassMeetingHoursandClassroom:Mon.Wed.Fri.1:00‐1:50

CourseObjectivesUponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,youwillbeableto:

1. Incorporatesophisticatedvocabulary,expressions,anddiscoursepatternswhenhandlingreal‐lifebusinesstasks,suchascontactingyourclientsonthephoneorwritinganewsletteratyourworkplace.

2. Demonstrateanunderstandingofthepotentialcommunicationconflictsandproposesolutionstothosecomplexinter‐culturalsituations.

3. Analyzeandexplaintheaestheticsandunderlyingsocio‐culturalvaluesofparticulargroupofconsumers,includingyourself,andusetheinformationwhendeterminingyourmarketingstrategy.

4. ExpandyourabilitytofindcredibleonlineresourcesinJapanesethatcapturecurrent

Japanesebusinesstrendsandpresentashortsummarybothorallyandinwriting.5.ContributetocreateacommunityoflifelonglearnersofJapanese.

Ifyouaregoodatsoccer,youcanbecomeaprosoccerplayer.Ifyouaregoodatmath,youhaveachoiceofcareersuchasstatisticiansoractuary.ThenwhatifyouexcelinJapanesecourse?WillJapaneseproficiencyhelpyougetajob?Thecourseaimstocultivatefutureprofessionalswhodemonstrateawarenessofcross‐culturaldifferencesandwilloperateeffectivelyintheglobalworld,nomatterwhatacademicfieldorcareeryoupursue,utilizingyouradvanced‐levelJapaneselanguageskillsandculturalknowledge.Youwillalsounderstandthatcollaborationskillisessentialtoyourprofessionalsuccess.Wewillexchangeideaswithpeers,teachers,andspeakersofJapanesewhoareknowledgeableofJapanesebusinessculture,andcontributetoothers’languagelearningprocess.

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PrerequisitesJAPN3020attheUniversityofVirginiaorequivalent.PlacementTestisrequiredofallincomingstudentsregardlessofwhethertheyhavestudiedJapaneseelsewhere.PleaseconsultwiththeinstructorifyouareaheritagelearnerornativespeakerofJapanese.このクラスはビジネス・ケースなどのアプローチを用いて消費者の嗜好や企業方針の分析方法を学び、それぞ

れの文化的背景を重視し知的な探求をすることを目的としています。ディスカッションやプロジェクトなどの

協働作業を通して仲間と共に学び合うことが苦手な人にはおすすめしません。Ifyoudon’tcomprehendthepassageaboveatall,orunderstanditperfectly,thiscoursemaynotbeforyou.SampleLearningActivitiesBusinessnews–informaloralpresentations(Jigsawactivity)Beforecomingtoclass,findabusiness‐relatedarticleonlinethatinterestsyou.Inagroupof3‐4,inclass,presentatwo‐minutessummarytoyourgroupmembers.Followingquestionsandanswers,switchroles.Afterbecomingfairlyfamiliarwithatleasttwodifferenttopics,formanothergroupof3‐4,andsharewhatyouhavelearnedwithyournewgroupmembers.Decision‐makingTaskSupposeyouareworkingforCoca‐ColaUSA.Discussinthegroupof3‐4whetherornotyouwouldsellCoca‐ColaJapanproducts(cannedcoffee,bottledgreentea,cannedcornsoup)intheU.S.,andmakeadecision.Discussiontips–ConsiderthepreferenceofconsumersintheU.S.Aretheresimilarproductssoldalready?Ifnot,willtheproductbeacceptedintheU.S.market?Whatarethebenefitsandpotentialrisksofsellingthisproduct?Ifyourgroupdecidestoselltheproduct,whatwouldbeagoodbusinessmarketingstrategy?LearningAssessmentsQuizzesNoexams.Inadditiontoregularquizzestargetedatnewvocabularyandsentencestructures,youwillhave5descriptionquizzesthatcallforintegrationofyourknowledgeandskills.DescriptionQuiz(in‐class):Brieflydescribethecontentofthereadings/videosinJapanese,utilizingthekeyvocabularyandtargetgrammarstructures.Yoursummaryshouldaddressovert/covertJapanesesocio‐culturalvalues,anditshouldbewritteninoneparagraphinlength,with150‐200characters.Itwillbegradedunderthefollowingcriteriainatotalscaleof10:Culture/2Content/2Organization/2Accuracy/2Sophisticationofthelanguage/2

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MovieLogs:Youwillbewatchingseveralfilms/TVdramasduringthesemester.ThepurposeofthisassignmentistogiveyoutheopportunitiestoobservehowJapaneselanguageisusedinbusinesssituationsandhownon‐Japanesepersonsareperceivedinthecoveredmedia,inpreparationforexchangingyourthoughtsontheminclass.First,enjoylisteningtonaturalconversationalJapanese,meaningfulvocabularyincontext,andculturallyappropriate(orinappropriate?)behaviorsthroughwatchingthem. Next,onthedramalogsheet,writein:1. Timeframetouseasreferenceintheclassdiscussion.2. CommentsonSocietyandCulture—anythingthatyounoticedwhilewatching,suchashow

peopleinteractdependingontheirrelationships,thewayemotionwasconveyed,useofgestures,socialsettings,etc.

3. CommentsonLanguage—anythingthatisrelatedtothelanguageuse;thephrasesyouwereabletocatch,male/femaledifference,fillers/hesitationnoisesused,personalpronouns,etc.

4. Vocabulary—anynewwordsthatyouheardandguessedthemeaningofthroughthegivencontextand/orbylookingupinadictionary.

Finally,posttwosetsofyourdiscussionquestionsinCollabForum,focusingonthetopicyouwouldliketodiscussingroups.FinalProjectOverview(MoredetailedinstructionstobefoundinCollab)

Youarerecentlyhiredasaninter‐culturalconsultantinTokyo.Yourassignmentistocomeupwithatrainingscenarioeitherforthe2020OlympicCommitteemembersinTokyowhoarenativespeakersofJapaneseornon‐Japanesewhoaregoingtobeapartof2020Olympic.Ingroupsof3‐4,prepareahalf‐an‐houractivitythatfocusesonthesocio‐culturalvaluescertaingroupofpeoplemayhaveandproposeapossiblesolutionthroughlearningactivities.

Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytopursueaninterestyouhaveacquired,orsumupobservationsyouhavemade,orproposeanewperspectiveonglobalbusinesspersonaltraining.Whileyouengageingroupresearch,besureto:

‐DocumentyourownresearchexperiencethroughCollabForumssothatyoucanreflectonandshowyourresearchprocess.‐Contributetoothers’researchdevelopment,byaskingforclarification,addingcomments,orsharingresources.

Yourpresentationmustinclude:1) Descriptionofyouraudience(i.e.,backgroundinformationontheparticipantsinyour

proposedcross‐culturalworkshop–seethesample)2) AuthenticJapaneselanguagematerialsthataddresspotentialinter‐culturalconflicts:atleast

onevisual(shorterthan2minutes)thatincludeshortvideoclipssuchasTVcommercialsandexcerptsfromTVdramasorfilms,andonereadingmaterialssuchaswebsites,blogs,andemail.

3) ashortlistofessentialvocabularylist(withmax.10words)thatisveryusefulyourclassmatesdiscussthecontent.

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OverallGradingPolicy

(1) DailyGrade(attendance,preparation,participation) 25%(2) Quizzes(vocabularyandgrammar,description,etc.) 25%(3) Homework(worksheets,writingpractice,dramalog,etc.)25%(4) Project 20%(5)J‐CATScoreSubmission* 5%

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Total 100%*J‐CATisafreeonlineassessmentwhichhelpsyouseeyourproficiencylevel.

Thesubmissionoftheautomaticgradedscorewillbeacceptedduringtheexamweek. 5%ofthecoursegradewillbegivenregardlessofyourscore.

Grades:A+(98‐100) A(94‐97.9) A‐(90‐93.9)B+(87‐89.9) B(84‐86.9) B‐(80‐83.9)C+(77‐79.9) C(74‐76.9) C‐(70‐73.9) D+(67‐69.9)D(64‐66.9) D‐(60‐63.9)F(0‐59.9)

Undergraduatestudentsarenotallowedtoauditortakelanguagecourseswith“Credit/Non‐Credit”gradingoption.[DepartmentalPolicy]AttendanceandParticipation:Dailypreparationandreviewisessentialtosuccessinthecourse.Thedailygradeistorecognizeyoureffortstoachieveyourbestpossibleperformanceandalsoservesasaguideandincentiveforyoutocontinuallymaintainandimproveyourperformance.   DailyIn‐classPerformanceYouwillbeevaluatedeachclassdayonthefollowing10‐pointscale.

10 · Take an active role in building a learning community (e.g., helping others improve their language skills) · Well prepared and demonstrate it very well · Mostly accurate in utterances with good accent and pronunciation and be able to correct own mistakes · Be able to integrate all the knowledge learned in the past and put it to use · Be able to elaborate on a topic and fully expand the discussion

9 · Be able to participate actively with little or no difficulty · Well prepared and demonstrate it well · Relatively accurate in utterances with adequate accent and pronunciation and be able to correct own mistakes · Be able to elaborate on a topic beyond the textbook plots/scheme

8 · Be able to participate actively with only some difficulty · Be able to demonstrate basic comprehension of the target materials, but have some difficulty in fully expanding the discussion, especially on unfamiliar topics · Make some errors that may interfere with communication · Pronunciation and intonation are somewhat influenced by own native language · Show willingness to elaborate on a topic

7 · Be able to participate but need some assistance to complete the task at hand · Demonstrate some evidence of preparation but need more practice at home · Make frequent errors that interfere with communication · Pronunciation and intonation are strongly influenced by own native language · Be able to communicate in Japanese but heavily rely on rehearsed materials

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6 · Participate passively rather than actively · Rely on English, classmates, or textbook · Lack in basic understanding of the class objectives, target structures, and focused activities · Lack in fluency and accuracy significantly · Stay basic and simple with little use of target materials · Come to class more than 15 min. late

0 Absent TentativeScheduleat‐a‐glance(MoredetailedandcompletedscheduletobefoundinCollab) Topics/Activities Assignmentsdue/QuizzesWeek1‐2Jan.22–Feb.3

Whichonedoyoulike:PepsiorCoca‐Cola?Neither?Andwhy?Businesscasestory#1GlobalizationandLocalizationstrategiesofCoca‐ColainJapanDecision‐makingtaskFollow‐upDiscussion

Worksheet#1(True‐or‐Falseonthecontent,Fill‐in‐the‐blankstodescribethecontent,Creatingexamplesentences)VocabandStructureQuiz#1DescriptionQuiz#1KeepingJournalonCollab

Week3‐4Feb.5‐Feb.17

DoyouknowanyonehookedonNintendo?Businesscasestory#2:Nintendo’shistoryinU.S.Decision‐makingtaskFollow‐upDiscussion

Worksheet#2VocabandStructureQuiz#2DescriptionQuiz#2

Week5‐6Feb.19‐Feb.26

DiscussionSessionswithGuestSpeakers‐ JapaneseSushiRestaurantChefinC’ville‐ UVAalumniworkingforITcompanyin

Tokyo‐ SimultaneousInterpreterinC’villeExploringideasforFinalProjectGetfeedbackfromPeers&Guests

SubmitideasforFinalProject

Week7Feb.29‐Mar.4

MovieDiscussions#1RolePlayActivities

VocabandStructureQuiz#3DescriptionQuiz#3SubmitRolePlayVideo#1(video‐recordedpairedconversationforself‐assessmentpurposes)

Week8 SpringBreak Week9‐10Mar.14‐

DoyouknowhowmanyconveniencestoresarethereinTokyo?Howoftendoyougoto7‐11?

Worksheet#3VocabandStructureQuiz#4DescriptionQuiz#4

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Mar.25

Businesscasestory#3:Re‐structuringAmericanconveniencestoresinJapanesewayDecision‐makingtaskFollow‐upDiscussion

Week11Mar.28‐Apr.1

MovieDiscussions#2PeerfeedbackonProjectProspectus

VocabQuiz#5DescriptionQuiz#5SubmitProjectProspectus

Week12Apr.4‐8

RolePlayActivities

Week14‐16Apr.11‐29

FinalProjectPresentationsIn‐classDiscussions