New Course Proposal Form Document ID#

New Course Proposal Form Document ID# Rhode Island College Curriculum Committee Document ID # 10-11-072 Date Received 3/1/2011 (for CCC use only) New Course Proposal Form Use this form if you are proposing a new course Please use a separate form for each new course you are proposing If you are revising a course, use the Course Revision Form A separate transmittal form is no longer required Please answer all questions Gray areas are simple text boxes; just click on the box to type You may enter as much information as necessary If a question doesn’t apply to your proposal, please write NA For information about completing the form, download the document entitled “Information for Completing the Course Proposal Form” from the Curriculum Committee website Underlined areas on this form correspond to explanations in the instructions If you have questions about completing this form, please email the Chair of the Curriculum Committee at curriculum@ric.edu Name and affiliation of the originator: Olga Juzyn, Modern Languages Date: February 7, 2011 What you want the Curriculum Committee to do? Approve new course: Japanese 101, Elementary Japanese I What are the course abbreviation, number, and title? JPAN 101, Elementary Japnese I If the course will be cross listed, what are the alternate course abbreviation and number?       Give curricular rationales for the new course This course has been offered for many years as MLAN 150 Given that the course has had steady enrollments, the Department feels it is time to offer it under its proper name This will make the course more visible and eventually increase enrollments Course description (Limit: 30 words, not including prerequisites, credit hours, semesters offered, general education satisfaction, cross listings, exclusions, former course numbers and titles, or information about course repetition Students learn to understand, speak, read, and write in Japanese and gain an understanding of Japanese life and character Language laboratory is required Contact hours per week: Credit hours per semester: Explain any discrepancy between contact and credit hours       10 Prerequisite(s):       11 Will this course satisfy the General Education requirement? If so, please check the appropriate category New Course Proposal Form Document ID# Core SB Core A Core LS Core M W SM 12 What category will this course satisfy? (Check all that apply.) Required for major/minor Restricted elective for major/minor Free elective Required for certification For professional development Other (please explain)       13 Instructional methods (Check all that apply.) Fieldwork Individualized instruction Lecture Practicum Other (describe)       Internship Seminar Laboratory Small group 14 How will student performance be evaluated? Anecdotal records Class work Oral Presentations Projects Attendance Examinations Papers Quizzes Behavioral observations Interviews Performance Protocols Reports of outside supervisor Other (describe):       15 Grading system (Check one) A B, C, D, F (with + or -) S, U CR, NCR 16 Is this an honors course? NO 17 Frequency offered (Check all that apply.) Fall Spring Summer Annually (semester varies) Alternate years Odd years Other (describe)       As Needed Even years 18 Attach a two-level topical outline or syllabus to your proposal 19 Describe the impact of the proposed course on: A Students: An additional opportunity for RIC students B Faculty       20 Describe the impact of the proposed course on college resources: A Departmental resources: NONE B Library resources: NONE C Technical/Computing resources: NONE 21 List all other segments of the college affected by the proposed change       22 What else you want the Curriculum Committee to know about this course? Adjunct faculty already available to teach this course 23 Semester and year of implementation: FALL 2011 New Course Proposal Form Document ID# 24 Prepare a separate document, showing revisions to the catalog copy 25 Email the completed proposal form (without signatures), the revised catalog copy, and topical outlines or syllabi (in Microsoft Word, if possible) to the Chair of the Curriculum Committee: curriculum@ric.edu 26 Acquire all relevant signatures on the signature page of this form Send one paper copy of this form including the signature page, to the Chair of the Curriculum Committee Because we work primarily with electronic forms, you not need to send paper copies of the catalog revisions or of the syllabi/topical outline Proposals are due 17 days before the monthly meeting of the Curriculum Committee, which usually meets on the third Friday of the month Meeting dates and deadlines for proposals will be announced in College Briefs New Course Proposal Form Document ID# ACKNOWLEGMENTS (Please write NA if the signature is not appropriate.) *Director of the Library _ Date *Asst VP Information Services _ Date Chair(s) or Director(s) of Other Affected Department(s) (Please identify) Date _ Date _ Date _ Date _ Date _ Date _ Date Approvals **Department Chair or Program Director _ Date _ Date _ Date _ Date **Dean(s) _ Date _ Date For General Education courses, the Chair of the Committee on General Education _ Date _ For Graduate courses or programs, the Chair of the Graduate Committee _ Date *Proposals for new courses require these signatures **Courses that involve more than one department or division within the college must have the signatures of all relevant department chairs, program directors, dean and/or directors New Course Proposal Form Document ID# Instructor: Ruth Ribner e-mail: rribner1@ric.edu, rribner@gmail.com REQUIRED TEXT and WEBSITE: Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese 3rd Edition, Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, University of California San Diego Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese 3rd Edition Text book web site: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072408154/information_center_view0/ COURSE GOALS/OBJECTIVES: Upon completing Elementary Japanese I (MLAN 150-01) If you study, all the assignments and faithfully attend class, you the student will be able to read and write Japanese kana, both hiragana and katakana, understand native Japanese speakers when they talk about themselves, their friends, their activities, interests, daily routines, weather, jobs, classes, future and past activities You will also be able to introduce yourself, talk about the above topics using phrases and sentences, and read and write about the same topics using hiragana and katakana POLICIES Class work: Any work that you are assigned to in class and is explicitly referred to as class work All class work is due on the date indicated, usually at the end of that class, and will not be accepted after that date Attendance: If you need to miss a class please write me an e-mail ahead of time with a brief explanation of the situation If you are missing class because of some event like a funeral, wedding, court appearance, doctor’s appointment etc please bring in proof that you actually attended that appointment, as soon as possible after the day of the class you missed If something unexpected comes up and you must miss class because you got sick, in an accident, etc please bring in any document to prove this happened on the date that you missed class If you were sick and were afraid that you may have caught a contagious disease like H1N1, please miss class and write me an e-mail as soon as possible after the class you missed Participation is graded as follows: -Students who frequently volunteer to answer questions, and actively participate in the class with out any teacher prompting will receive a grade in the A range for participation Those students who participate as described above and answer the questions correctly more often than not will earn a grade in the high A range for participation -Students who only participate when asked, but still answer the question correctly more often than not will earn a participation grade in the B range New Course Proposal Form Document ID# -Students who only participate when asked, and answer the questions correctly less than fifty percent of the time will earn a participation grade in the low B range -Students who only participate when asked, and then only so reluctantly but answer the questions correctly more often than not earn a participation grade in the high C range -Students who only participate when asked, and then only so reluctantly, and answer the questions correctly less than 50% of the time will earn a participation grade in the low C range -Students who refuse to participate in class more often than not will receive a participation grade in the D range -Students who refuse to participate in class ever will get an F for a participation grade Homework: There will be a lot of HW assigned for you to on your own From time to time I may choose to collect and grade or go over previously assigned HW in class I will not tell you ahead of time which HW I will collect Therefore it is up to you to all HW when it is assigned For all HW please be sure to write the date when the HW was assigned and the topic at the top of the page, as well as the page number and exercise number before each exercise (as appropriate) If the answer of a question requires you to fill in a part of the sentence, please write the entire sentence HW grades will be determined as follows: Completion: Questions answered/Total number of questions assigned Accuracy: Correct answers/Total number of questions completed Quizzes: There will be no make-ups of quizzes However if a student wants to increase their grade on a specific quiz, then they may make corrections of all the wrong answers on that quiz and receive seventy percent of the point value of all corrected answers that are completed correctly added to the grade they received for that quiz they did in class All corrected quizzes must be handed in no later than one week before an exam unless that quiz was given later than one week before an exam Group Projects: Students will design and record conversations on a given topic They will work in pairs and record their conversation on Audacity, a free program available on the web The instructor will give out written instructions on how to download, use this program, and send an MP3 file of their conversation to the instructor Song: Students will be given a choice from a list several songs, and provided with lyrics and audio, to memorize and sing to the class ‘karaoke’ style Final Conversation: New Course Proposal Form Document ID# Students will be given instructions on how to prepare for a conversation with their instructor completely in Japanese The instructor will make appointments with and meet students in groups of two to have this conversation Students will be graded on the ability to understand and engage in a conversation about topics we have studied this semester GRADE Method Classwork/Attendance/Participation 10% Homework Quizzes Group Projects Song Final Conversation Exams Definitions A = 93 or higher C+ = 76-79 A- = 89-92 C = 73-75 B+ = 86-88 C- = 70-72 B = 83-85 D+ = 66-69 B- = 80-82 D = 60-65 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 40% D- = 55-59 F = 54 or lower DISABILITY SERVICES AND ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact me within the first two weeks of class to make arrangements and to discuss helpful learning strategies for this course For further information or assistance, please contact the staff at Disability Services at (401) 456-8061 SCHEDULE Schedule T=Textbook No Day Tues Date 8/31 L=Lab Manual Topic(s) Introductions Intro to Japanese Writing system Page(s) Part Text pp.2-6 H=Hiragana K=Katakana Assignment Due today HW 1: Syllabus reflection, LM Listening Pg Simple Introductions, pg Inquiring About Someone’s Name, and Kana Sound Chart T pls read pg 14 on the Japanese writing system New Course Proposal Form Document ID# Thurs 9/2 Everyday Greetings Transliteration practice Part T pp 7-9, 10-12 HW 2: LM listening pg Ex A, pg B and A, writing pg Ex B, pg C, D, pg Ex A HW Tues 9/7 Classroom items Classroom expressions Practice of transliteration Part T pp 46 pp 1112 HW 3: HW Thurs Tues Thurs 9/9 9/14 9/16 No Class More of the above Part plus numbers T pp.17-8 New Hiragana: a-so あ-あ telephone numbers, telling time and times of day あ-あ practice Part T 18 T 20-1 T 22 LM listening pg Ex B, A, writing pg Ex B pg 11 Ex B pg 13 Ex D Study for Quiz on dictation and reading transliteration Rosh Hashana HW 4: LM listening pg 15 Ex B writing pg 10 Ex A pg 11 Ex B pg 15 Ex A, B H: a-so あ-あ pp 28-30 HW 5: LM listening pg 16 B, A writing pg 18 Ex A pg 20 Ex B HW Quiz - on transliteration HW Group Project – Due Record a conversation on Audacity about a given topic New Course Proposal Form Document ID# Tues 9/21 daily activities Part Text pp.24-5 LM 33 Thurs 9/23 daily activities, schedules, and new H: あ-ああ ta-ho Part T pp 33-4 HW HW LM pg 16 Ex B (at bottom) pg 17 Ex C, D, and A Study for Quiz on あ-あ a-so HW LM pg 51-2 Ex B HW Quiz – あ-あ a-so H: ta-ho あ-あ pg 31-3 Tues Thurs 9/28 9/30 time with minutes, frequency, and H: ta-ho あ-あ practice Part T 35-6 Days and weeks Part T pp 39, 26-9 HW LM pg 47 Ex A, C Pg 50 EX A HW L 37 HW HW LM pg 48 Ex A, Pg 49 Ex B Pg 56 Ex H Study for Quiz on あ-あ ta-ho 10 Tues 10/5 Likes and dislikes, and echo questions, and more kana spelling rules Part T pp 3941 on Pg 41 new H: あ-あ ma-ro HW 10 T pls read pp 26-9 on Hiragana (1), and pg 51-1 LM pg 49 Ex C, A pg 34-6 あ-あ HW Quiz on た-た ta-ho New Course Proposal Form Document ID# 11 Thurs 10/7 Talking about events and activities in the past, days and weeks in the past Question words Part T 49-52 H: あ-あ practice 12 Tues Thurs 10/12 10/14 No Class Midterm Review HW 11 LM pg 73 Ex A, Pg 77 Ex A, Write a question that you think should be on the midterm Columbus Day Study for Midterm (which will include the H: あ-あ) Content and Format of Midterm HW 10 Choice of song to memorize in Japanese Group Project – Due Record a conversation on Audacity about a given topic HW 11 HW 12 (Due after the Midterm) LM pg 73 Ex B pg 77 Ex B 13 Tues 10/19 MIDTERM 14 Thurs 10/21 Inviting someone to something, days of the week, more Hiragana reading practice, new H: あ-あ 15 Tues 10/26 Days of the week H: あ-あ practice Part HW 13 HW 12 LM pg 74 Ex B pg 75 Ex A Part 10 pp 36-7 HW 14 LM pg 82-3 Ex B pg 76 Ex C HW 13 Group Project – Due Record a conversation on Audacity about a given topic New Course Proposal Form Document ID# 16 17 18 Thurs Tues Thurs 10/28 11/2 Talking about the weather, and H: あ-あ practice Part T 55 Asking location, numbers 2110,000 Hiragana spelling dakuten and handakuten, small ya, yu, yo Part T 61-3, 64 11/4 Asking about existence, price Tues 11/9 Ordering a meal, Talking about likes and dislikes Hiragana practice 20 Wed 11/10 HW 14 LM pg 81 Ex G pg 76 Ex C pg 86 Ex A Study for Quiz あ-あ HW 16 LM pg 86 Ex B pg 103 EX B pg 104 Ex A HW 15 Quiz 4– あ-あ pp 39-45 pp 64-67 Part T 65 T 66 Hiragana spelling dakuten and handakuten, Plus spelling rules for small ya, yu, yo practice 19 HW 15 HW 17 HW 16 LM pg 87 Ex C pg 104 Ex B pg 105 Ex A T: please read about Hiragana spelling rules (2) pp 42-45 Part T 67-9 T 69 Nationalities and Chapt languages, copula Sect A desu Pp 82-7 new: Hiragana spelling rules double consonants and double 11 HW 18 LM pg 105 Ex B pg 106 Ex A Study for Quiz on handakuten, dakuten and small ya, yu, yo HW 19 T Rd pg 27, green box on pg 28 Rd pp 84-7 LM pg 125 Ex A HW 18 Quiz New Course Proposal Form Document ID# vowels pp.67-70 21 Thurs Tues 11/11 11/16 No Class More copula, Chapter desu, and 1A possession, 85-89 Hiragana practice spelling rules double consonants and double vowels Veteran’s Day HW 20 HW 19 T Read pg 89 LM pg 126 Ex Group Project B – Due Bottom of pg 44 Record a and top of pg conversation on 45 (word find) Audacity about a Study for Quiz given topic 22 Thurs 11/18 Personal information, Academic subjects, HW 21 LM Pg 139-4 Ex A, pg 140-1 Ex C, pg 126-7 Ex A, B pp 88-90 Chapter 1A/1B pp 8993 Katakana た-た 23 Tues 11/23 More personal information Counters for years (old) and month names Katakana あ-あ 24 Thurs Tues 11/25 11/30 No Class Personal pronouns and demonstratives Katakana Hankdakuten, dakuten, small ya, yu, yo, double consonants and double vowels 25 Thurs 12/2 ,Around Campus, Asking questions Chapter HW 22 1B T read pp 101T pp 93- 104 101 LM Pg 141 Ex A, Pg 129 Ex H pp 91-93 Chapter 1B T pp 101-105 Thanksgiving HW 23 T Rd pp 108111, including green box on pg 111 HW 20 Quiz HW 21 Performance of memorized songs HW 22 LM Pg 142-3 Ex C, D pp 94-102 Chapter 1C pp 1058 Katakana た-た 12 HW 24 LM pp 143-4 Ex A, B pp 130-1 Ex A, D, E pp 117-122 HW 23 Group Project – Due Record a conversation on Audacity about New Course Proposal Form Document ID# a given topic 26 Tues 12/7 Practice of above and Final Exam prep Content and format 27 Thurs 12/9 Final Conversations Chapter 1C Final Exam to be announced 13 HW 24 ... about this course? Adjunct faculty already available to teach this course 23 Semester and year of implementation: FALL 2011 New Course Proposal Form Document ID# 24 Prepare a separate document, .. .New Course Proposal Form Document ID# Core SB Core A Core LS Core M W SM 12 What category will this course satisfy? (Check all that apply.) Required... Briefs New Course Proposal Form Document ID# ACKNOWLEGMENTS (Please write NA if the signature is not appropriate.) *Director of the Library _ Date *Asst VP Information