Course title
Japanese Language and Culture   [Japanese Language and Culture]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year   Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 028804
Instructor(s)
本郷 智子   [HONGO Tomoko]
Facility affiliation Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning Office   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.
This course is offered to international students as an introductory Japanese language course in Global Language and Cultural Studies.
【Google Classroom Code: arv5r4c】
Expected Learning
1. To acquire a basic understanding of Japanese sentence structure, vocabulary, and discourse patterns which enable them to carry out an everyday conversation.
2. To understand general knowledge about Japan
Competency development: Communication skills, Intercultural understanding, Presentation skills
Course schedule
1. Orientation, Kana system (hiragana and katakana), greetings, self-introduction
2. Useful expressions, strategy expressions
3. Talking about yourself / noun sentences, particles
4. Talking about preferences/particles, verb sentences
5. Ordering and requesting / particles
6. Describing places and locations / Existential sentences
7. Making requests and expressing time / Verb sentences, te-form
8. Summary and Mid-term Examination (mini-presentation)
9. Invitation / Adverbs, expressions of invitation
10. Moving and describing / Adjectives
11. Collecting information / Directives, Adjectives (2)
12. Describing the past / Past tenses of verbs and adjectives
13. Describing and explaining the past / Past tenses of predicates
14. Making plans/ ~tai form
15. Final exam and 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
IRODORI Japanese for Life in Japan (Japan Foundation)
References
ACTION TUAT!
https://tuataction.com/
Assessment/Grading
Class Performance 40%: to assess task performance
Written tests (mid-term) 20%: to assess basic grammar and vocabulary skills
Oral tests (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
10/25/2022 9:19:19 AM