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 14  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 020129
Instructor(s)
山崎 真弓, 本郷 智子   [YAMAZAKI Mayumi, HONGO Tomoko]
Facility affiliation Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
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 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.
【Google Classroom Code: wrmy7yw】
Expected Learning
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
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
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
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
9/9/2021 4:53:20 PM