Course title
日本語Ⅰ   [Japanese Ⅰ]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 05cf0020
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
This course is designed for students who have little or no experience of studying Japanese. It helps learners acquire basic communication skills needed in Japanese academic life during their stay in Japan. The participants are also expected to learn general knowledge about Japan and skills for further Japanese study. The course includes group work and activities to share their thoughts and experiences in Japanese.
【Google Classroom Code: wy4iix2】

Expected Learning
1. To acquire basic understanding of Japanese sentence structure, vocabulary and discourse patterns which enable them to carry out everyday conversation.
2. To understand general knowledge about Japan
Competency development: Communication skills, Intercultural understanding, Presentation skills
Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Writing system (Hiragana and Katakana)
2. Introducing oneself or others / Noun sentences, question sentences
3. Buying things at stores / Verb sentences in the polite form
4. Asking for something at the restaurant / Verb sentences, structure particles
5. Asking the whereabouts of the thing or people / Expressions of existence
6. Asking about unknown words, Expression of request /
Verb conjugations (-te form, -ta form, -nai form & dictionary form)
7. Asking for instructions / Adjective sentences, -te form (listing successive actions)
8. Summary and Mid-term Examination
9. Time expressions / -tai form
10. Asking for Permission
11. Off-campus activities
12. Selecting items/ Comparison
13. Stating reasons/ complex sentences
14. Describing things/ ~は~がstructure
15. Final Examination /Photo presentation
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: Structural Patterns; Vocabulary sheets
References
Situational Funational Japansese Vol.1 NOTES
Assessment/Grading
Class Performance 40%: to assess task performance
Written tests (mid-term & final test) 20%: to assess basic grammar and vocabulary skills
Oral tests (mid-term & final test) 20%: to evaluate the oral presentation
Assignments 20%: to evaluate grammar and vocabulary worksheets
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Japanese, Japanese culture, interaction, communication, tasks
Office hours
Thursday; 13:00-15:00
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
Last update
9/9/2021 4:42:30 PM