Course title
科学技術コミュニケーション論   [Communication in Science and Technology]
Course category	general education courses	Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	2～4	Semester	Spring
Course type	Spring	Course code	020506
Instructor(s)
野間 竜男   [NOMA Tatsuo]
Facility affiliation	Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning	Office		Email address

Course description

This lecture aims at developing students’ basic communication skills in Japanese through communication with international students and through writing training. To communicate with international students, we usually use a common language. In the lecture, the concept of ‘Japanese language as a common language’ will be introduced and discussed firstly. You will study what kind of Japanese expressions are easy/difficult for Japanese learners and how to use ‘easy’ Japanese. 1. Japanese as a common language 2. Japanese language in scientific field 3. Basic communication skills in science and technology 4. Multi-cultural communication Person in charge: (International Center) Tatsuo Noma, Atsuko Tasaki and Natsumi Ito

Expected Learning

Knowing Japanese language better develops your communication skills. Lectures and trainings given in the course enables you to understand what others mean and to say what you want to say easily and clearly in communication with international students.

Course schedule

[Noma, Tasaki and Ito] (1) Orientation [Noma] (2) Communication with Foreigners 1: Theme selection from traditional Japanese technology to modern technology (3) Communication with Foreigners 2: Japanese presentation exercise 1 (4) Communication with Foreigners 3: Japanese presentation exercise 2 (5) Communication with Foreigners 4: Presentation to foreign students [Tasaki] (6) Tell your own idea 1: Understand the other's idea 1 (7) Tell your own idea 2: Understand the other's idea 2 (8) Write your own idea 1: Determine text structure (9) Write your own idea 2: Write a passage (10) Write your own idea 3: Rewrite the passage [Ito] (11) Joint class of international students and Japanese students 1: Thinking and Getting message across in mother tongue and foreign languages (12) Joint class of international students and Japanese students 2: Thinking and Getting message across in mother tongue and foreign languages (13)Joint classes of international students and Japanese students 3: Thinking and Getting message across in mother tongue and foreign languages (14) Joint classes of international students and Japanese students 4: Creating in mother tongue and foreign languages (15) Joint class 5 of international students and Japanese students 5: Creating in mother tongue and foreign languages

Prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

Handouts are given on the class

References

Given in the lecture

Assessment/Grading

Attendance 25%, Reports, Homework, Tests, Performance and Participation in the class etc.75%

Message from instructor(s)

Course keywords

Office hours

Remarks 1

Remarks 2

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

Last update

3/1/2018 3:27:14 PM