Course title
日本語中級   [Intermediate Japanese]
Course category Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 14  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 020131
Instructor(s)
本郷 智子   [HONGO Tomoko]
Facility affiliation Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning Office   Email address

Course description
The objective of this course is to improve their Japanese knowledge and skills in all areas of everyday and academic life, developing the active use of their knowledge through a variety of tasks. The course includes group work and activities to share their thoughts and experiences in Japanese.
Expected Learning
1. To acquire Japanese knowledge and skills in all areas of everyday and academic life.
2. To develop the active use of their knowledge through a variety of activities
Competency development: Communication skills, Presentation skills, Intercultural understanding
Course schedule
1. Greetings / Expressions to show change
2. Talking about yourself (hobbies) / nominalization
3. Talking about seasons and weather/Adjectives (1)
4. Talking about your town/Getting information/Adjectives 2
5. Asking for advice/Informing about trouble/Expressions of time
6. Talking about experiences/Invitations/Verbs
7. Talking about learning Japanese/comparison/asking for help
8. Mid-term Examination/Summary
9. Talking about Japanese food/Expressions to describe
10. Demonstrating procedures, asking for permission/compound sentences
11. Communicating symptoms/ Giving advice/ Aspect expressions
12. Building Relationships / Noun Modification and Quotations
13. Science "why" presentation (1) and listening comprehension
14. Science "why" presentation (2) and listening comprehension
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
Situational Functional Japanese (Tsukuba Language Group, BONJINSHA)
Assessment/Grading
Class Performance 40%: to evaluate classroom performance, utterance, participation
Exams and Quizzes 40%: to access grammatical knowledge, reading skill, writing skill, oral performance, and communicative competence
Assignments 20%: to evaluate outside class performance
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Japanese, Japanese culture, Listening, Speaking, Writing
Office hours
Wednesday 15:00 - 16:30 or by appointment
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
2/4/2022 3:32:55 PM