MLO 1: Japanese Language and Communication
1.1 Students are able to communicate effectively in Japanese in three modes: interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational; and in a culturally appropriate manner in a variety of social and professional settings and circumstances at the Intermediate-High level of language proficiency, according to the ACTFL Guidelines.
1.2 Students gain competency in the Japanese language and linguistics including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse. Students compare, contrast, and analyze the structural differences between Japanese and English.
1.2 Students gain competency in the Japanese language and linguistics including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse. Students compare, contrast, and analyze the structural differences between Japanese and English.
Courses
JAPN201
JAPN302 JAPN300 JAPN301 JAPN304 |
JAPN395
JAPN401 JAPN312 WLC400 JAPN404 |
Reflective narrative
Prompt: Write a reflective statement for each of the following Major Learning Outcomes (MLO) supported by samples of your best work related to this MLO. Do not just list courses and what you learned from each course, but rather provide reflective narrative by describing connections to your learning related to the outcomes for each MLO. Note that each MLO has several outcomes.
In relation to MLO 1, over the course of my time at CSUMB I have developed an incredible amount of cultural knowledge to back the basic grammar and vocabulary I learned in high school Japanese courses. Having that background allowed me to flourish much more in the classes and analyze the language itself rather than simply being at the surface level. Particularly, JAPN312: Japanese for the Professions and JAPN401: Structure of Japanese Language gave me the ability to dive deeper into why kanji are written a certain way, how dialects are different, and how cultural elements are integrated into language. I was fascinated to learn about keigo, or honorifics, in Japanese as it is something we do not particularly have in English, although we do have 'advanced' words we can use in speech. Keigo has three different forms as well, one of which I had been using my entire time learning Japanese for the most part, which is teineigo, or polite speech (a.k.a. desu, masu form). Although many courses do not utilize 'casual' speech, the basics of knowing how to conjugate and connect words that I learned from earlier courses such as JAPN300 are the building blocks for me to be on my way to improve casual speech. This was once again reinforced in JAPN404: Advanced Presentational Communication where we would go over conjugation and how to translate advanced sentences in situations like newspapers, essays, and online articles.
In relation to MLO 1, over the course of my time at CSUMB I have developed an incredible amount of cultural knowledge to back the basic grammar and vocabulary I learned in high school Japanese courses. Having that background allowed me to flourish much more in the classes and analyze the language itself rather than simply being at the surface level. Particularly, JAPN312: Japanese for the Professions and JAPN401: Structure of Japanese Language gave me the ability to dive deeper into why kanji are written a certain way, how dialects are different, and how cultural elements are integrated into language. I was fascinated to learn about keigo, or honorifics, in Japanese as it is something we do not particularly have in English, although we do have 'advanced' words we can use in speech. Keigo has three different forms as well, one of which I had been using my entire time learning Japanese for the most part, which is teineigo, or polite speech (a.k.a. desu, masu form). Although many courses do not utilize 'casual' speech, the basics of knowing how to conjugate and connect words that I learned from earlier courses such as JAPN300 are the building blocks for me to be on my way to improve casual speech. This was once again reinforced in JAPN404: Advanced Presentational Communication where we would go over conjugation and how to translate advanced sentences in situations like newspapers, essays, and online articles.