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A primary goal of ITJ is to offer
Japanese language teachers a cohesive curriculum of
upper-level college courses focusing on the teaching of
Japanese at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Each ITJ course is divided into three to five discrete
modules that make it possible for busy professionals to
participate throughout the year. Modules for the following
courses are currently under development. During the
prototype phase of ITJ, the staff, faculty, and the
prototype students will test and refine the Institute's
courses and the delivery method.
During the prototype, interested
educators can pre-register for any module associated with
the following courses. Please select a title below to learn
more about these courses and their modules.
Interactive Learning (ITJ:410)
This course examines
the theory and practice of creating quality interactive
learning environments in classrooms. During the course,
students study various teaching strategies, learning
activities, ways of organizing classrooms, instructional
materials, and classroom management techniques.
This course consists of four
modules.
ITJ:410-A:
Enhancing Classroom Interaction. In this module, you will study the impact
of natural and authentic classroom interaction on language
learning. You will critically examine the characteristics of
effective classroom interaction, and study activities that
create interactive classroom environments through reading,
discussions, classroom observation, case study, and project
work. Students will also explore strategies for developing
effective classroom interactions between the teacher and
students, and among students via group work, games, project
work, task-based activities, etc.
The other modules in the course are
under development.
Preregistration
Return to
selecting a module for preregistration.
Integrating Culture into Language Curriculum
(ITJ:420)
This course focuses on
the relationship between language and culture, the role of
culture in communication, and the place of culture in
Japanese language teaching. Students explore various
strategies for teaching culture in the Japanese language
classroom and the process through which cultural competence
is developed.
This course consists of four
modules.
ITJ:420-A:
Cultural Authenticity. In
this module, you will study the roles that culture can play
in language curriculum and what impact cultural authenticity
has on language learning. You will also study how you can
impart culturally authentic language to your students and
how you can create culturally authentic situations in your
classroom to aid learning. Learning activities will include
reading, discussions, review of case studies, and a group
project.
The other modules that make up this
course are under development.
Pre-registration
Return to
selecting a module for pre-registration.
Assessment
(ITJ:430)
This course surveys
purposes, uses, administration, scoring, and interpretation
of tests commonly used in Japanese language education.
Students will study a variety of assessment tools including
diagnostic, placement, achievement, proficiency,
skill-by-skill, and integrative tests. Students also examine
a variety of alternative assessment tools such as
self-tests, check lists, and portfolios.
This course consists of four
modules.
ITJ:430-A:
Instructional Goals/Objectives and Assessment
Tools. In this module, you
will review a variety of assessment tools available for
language teachers and study what types of tests are
appropriate for assessing whether or not your students have
achieved your instructional goals and objectives. Learning
activities in this module will include reading, discussions,
developing tests, reviewing case studies, and project work.
ITJ:440-A is a prerequisite for this module.
The other modules that make up this
course are under development.
Pre-registration
Return to
selecting a module for pre-registration.
Curriculum
Design (ITJ:440)
This course examines
curriculum and instructional procedures for teaching
Japanese. Students will learn the theory and practice of the
development of classroom programs with reference to goal and
objective setting, scope and sequence, classroom settings,
selection of appropriate classroom organizations, materials,
learning aids, teaching strategies, learning activities, and
evaluation procedures.
This course consists of four
modules.
ITJ:440-A:
Setting Curriculum Goals and Instructional Objectives.
In this module, you will
study how to conduct a needs analysis for setting adequate
curriculum goals and instructional objectives for your
program and course. Students will engage in material for
this module through reading, discussions, developing a
course plan, review of case studies, and group work.
The other modules that make up this
course are under development.
Pre-registration
Return to
selecting a module for pre-registration.
Japanese
Phonetics for Language Pedagogy (ITJ:450)
This course introduces
the production and nature of speech sounds used in the
Japanese language. The course also provides an investigation
of the relationship between pronunciation teaching and
second language acquisition theory. Students will become
familiar with traditional methods and current issues in the
teaching of pronunciation and the role and place of
pronunciation teaching in the development of Japanese
language skills.
The course consists of four
modules.
ITJ:450-A: An
Introduction to Japanese Phonetics. This module provides a rigorous
introduction to Japanese phonetics for language teachers.
The module's contents includes a study of the main types of
sounds used in human languages, the sounds used in Japanese,
a comparison between Japanese and English sounds. Students
will also study suprasegmental features such as stress, tone
and intonation. In addition to reading, learning activities
will include, discussions, and structured observation of
students, a group project.
The other modules that make up this course are under
development.
Pre-registration
Return to
selecting a module for pre-registration.
Pedagogical Materials (ITJ: 460)
With special reference
to teaching Japanese as a second language, this course
addresses issues such as the evaluation, selection,
preparation, and development of pedagogical materials
including audio-visual and computer-based materials. In this
course, students evaluate existing materials and develop new
materials based on their own curriculum, syllabus, lesson
plan, or classroom teaching techniques.
This course consists of five
modules.
ITJ:460-A:
Listening Comprehension Activities. After reviewing the process of developing
listening comprehension in foreign languages, you will study
how to select, develop, and implement listening specific
comprehension activities. Learning activities will include
reading, discussion, review of case studies, group work, and
a final project.
The other modules that make up this course are under
development.
Pre-registration
Return to
selecting a module for pre-registration.
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