| Course title | |||||
| 日本語初級ステップアップ [Elementary Japanese Step-up] | |||||
| Course category | Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 020129 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 山崎 真弓 [YAMAZAKI Mayumi] | |||||
| 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 will be able to acquire everyday 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 (time, price, days of week), Tasks to learn Kanji in daily life 4. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (campus life), Tasks to learn Kanji in daily life 5. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (applications), Using web-based tools and electronic dictionaries for searching Kanji 6. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (at the station), Presentation 7.Summary Mid-term Examination 8. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (food) 9. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (Verbs) 10. Writing and reading exercises of Kanji (Adjectives) 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. Summary Final Examination/ |
| 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 |
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Class Performance 40%: to assess the task performance Written tests (mid-term & final test) 40%: to evaluate basic kanji skills Assignments 20%: to evaluate commitment to the tasks |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Japanese, Japanese culture, Listening, Kanji |
| Office hours |
| Monday 12:00〜13:00 |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/5/2020 3:52:50 PM |