Course title
日本語中級ステップアップ   [Intermediate Japanese Step-up]
Course category	Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies	Requirement		Credit	1
Department		Year	1～	Semester	3rd
Course type	3rd	Course code	01jp1004
Instructor(s)
猪狩 美保, 伊藤 夏実   [IGARI Miho, ITO Natsumi]
Facility affiliation	Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning	Office	International Center, Main Bldg, Fuchu	Email address

Course description

The purpose of this course is to enhance students' ability of reading, listening, and presentation skills for research activities. Students are expected to learn text structures, grammatical structures, and expressions in academic Japanese, to develop their presentation better on scientific topics. The course includes group work and activities to share their thoughts and experiences in Japanese.

Expected Learning

1. To acquire reading, listening and presentation skills for research activities 2. To understand text structures, grammatical structures and expressions in academic Japanese. 3. To develop their presentation skills on scientific topics. Competency development: Communication skills, Presentation skills, Intercultural understanding

Course schedule

1. Orientation, Listening practice: short conversations 2. Listening practice: passages and lectures, Conversation practice 3. Listening and conversation practice for intermediate to advanced level #1 4. Listening and conversation practice for intermediate to advanced level #2 5. Listening and conversation practice for intermediate to advanced level #3 6. Listening and reading practice; Short texts #1 7. Listening and reading practice; Short texts #2 8. Review and Mid-term Examination 9. Listening and conversation practice for intermediate to advanced level #4 10. Listening and conversation practice for intermediate to advanced level #5 11. Listening and conversation practice for intermediate to advanced level #6 12. Presentation practice: related to science fields: Organization 13. Presentation practice: related to science fields: Making slides 14. Presentation practice: related to science fields: Making the presentation 15. Presentation and 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

Academic Japanese for International Students-Listening Comprehension Intermediate to Advanced (3ANetwork) The Way to Become an Advanced Speaker of Japanese Techniques and Expressions for Effective Communication (3ANetwork)

Assessment/Grading

Class Performance 40%: to evaluate classroom performance, utterance, participation Written exams (mid-term & final) 20%: to access grammatical knowledge, reading skill, and writing skill Oral exams (mid-term and final) 20%: to access oral performance and communicative competence Assignments 20%: to evaluate outside class performance Class Performance 40%: to evaluate classroom performance, utterance, participation Written exams (mid-term & final) 20%: to access grammatical knowledge, reading skill, and writing skill Oral exams (mid-term and final) 20%: to access oral performance and communicative competence Assignments 20%: to evaluate outside class performance

Message from instructor(s)

Course keywords

Japanese, Listening, Speaking, Writing, Presentation

Office hours

Thursday 12-13

Remarks 1

Remarks 2

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

Last update

2/25/2022 12:39:04 PM