| Course title | |||||
| Elementary Japanese STEPUP [Elementary Japanese STEPUP] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 1 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | SP50000004 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 本郷 智子 [HONGO Tomoko] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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The objective of this course is to develop communication skills and to learn basic Kanji for everyday life in Japan. Students can acquire daily conversations and Japanese culture with a variety of multimedia materials. They also gain basic knowledge of Kanji and to learn how to use Kanji through various class activities. This course is offered to international students as a part of the Japanese language course of the Global Language and Cultural Studies. |
| Expected Learning |
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1. To develop everyday conversational skills and Japanese cultural skills. 2. To acquire basic knowledge of Kanji and the usage of Kanji. Competency development: Communication skills, Intercultural understanding, Presentation skills |
| Course schedule |
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1. General knowledge of Kanji: four categories of Kanji, basic strokes, rules of stroke order, components of Kanji 2. Activities focusing on Pictographic characters, sign characters, ideographic characters 3．Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (approximately 20 Kanji), Tasks to learn Kanji in daily life 4. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (approximately 20 Kanji), Tasks to learn Kanji in daily life 5. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (approximately 20 Kanji), Using web-based tools and electronic dictionaries for searching Kanji 6. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (approximately 20 Kanji), Presentation 7. Mid-term Examination/Summary 8. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (approximately 10 Kanji) 9. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (approximately 10 Kanji) 10. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (approximately 10 Kanji) 11. Activities focusing on radicals, Rewriting short sentences using Kanji 12. Activities focusing on sound components, Rewriting short sentences using Kanji 13. Japanese calligraphy, Writing short sentences using Kanji 14. Writing short sentences using Kanji, Presentation 15. Final Examination/Summary |
| Prerequisites |
| This course carries 1 credit. In addition to 30 hours you spend in the class, and 10 hours in completing the essay task and presentation preparation, you are expected to prepare for, and review, the classes spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class, using the handouts and the reference books specified below. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| TUAT original materials |
| References |
| Basic Kanji Vol. 1 (Bonjin-sha) |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Class Performance 40%, Written tests (mid-term & final test) 20%, Oral tests (mid-term & final test) 20%, Assignments 20% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Japanese, Japanese culture, Listening, Kanji |
| Office hours |
| Tuesday 11:00〜13:00 |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/5/2019 5:32:19 PM |