4th Year Listening & Speaking Japanese

Goals

Listening

1. Able to grasp crucial information from a conversation containing fairly complicated explanations or descriptions (explanation of an accident, how to carry out a trans-action, etc.) which are necessary in daily life
2. Able to understand the gist of and follow the plot of TV / radio programs,etc. which have a storyline
3. Able to catch the gist of TV / radio programs about familiar social issues which are based to a certain degree upon previous background knowledge (vocabulary included)
4. Able to understand the gist of a conversation and the relationship between the speaker and the people / things which are being discussed from the speech style.
5. (Guessing skills: able to understand the contents of a story from the context even if there are unknown vocabulary and expressions; also able to guess the meaning from the context when unknown vocabulary are key words )
6. Able to catch the gist of TV / radio programs (health consultations, news for children, etc.) which do not include technical terms or in which technical language is explained in simple terms
7. Able to understand the gist of TV programs containing a story line about ordinary problems (Sazae-san, family dramas, etc.) not requiring a deep understanding of the Japanese culture

Text Type:paragraph

Speaking

1. Able to use better communication strategies in order to carry out daily activities(collecting information, giving explanations, negotiating) which show social self-reliance, a deeper of knowledge of the relationship of language and culture,the Japanese way of thinking, in addition to the current situation in Japanese
2. Able to give a factual explanation of abstract matters, economic / social issues and give a simple opinion about it
3. Able to support a pro or con opinion in a way appropriate to the topic or situation and exchange and modify one's opinions in a simple manner
4. Able to express oneself more naturally in Japanese by using appropriate vocabulary (including paraphrase, proverbs,mimic words, onomatopoeia, etc.)which fit the topic and situation
5. Able to use vocabulary and expressions appropriate to the speech level
6. Able to paraphrase using previously-learned expressions in Japanese when confronted with unknown words or expressions
7. Able to give a simple introduction or explanation of one's special field of interest while looking at prepared materials
8. Text Type:paragraph (more difficult content)