| List of Japanese subjects | |||||||||||||
| 1. Language levels and courses | |||||||||||||
| Level | Base Class | Topic-oriented Japanese | Former level used in 2015 | ||||||||||
| Beginner | Basic Japanese 1/2 (two classes a week) | ||||||||||||
| J1 | |||||||||||||
| Upper-elementary | Basic Japanese 3/4 (two classes a week) | ||||||||||||
| TOJ 11-16 | J2 | ||||||||||||
| Pre-intermediate | Intermediate Japanese 1/2 | TOJ 11-16, 21-28 | J3 | ||||||||||
| Lower-intermediate | Intermediate Japanese 3/4 | TOJ 13,14,27,28,3132 | J4 | ||||||||||
| Upper-intermediate | Intermediate Japanese 5/6 | TOJ 41-44 | J5, J6, JLPT2 | ||||||||||
| Advanced | Advanced Japanese 1-5 | - | JLPT1 | ||||||||||
| No level | TOJ51-52 | ||||||||||||
| Note1. | It takes two quarters (approximately four months) to finish one language level | ||||||||||||
| Note 2. | You can register a Base class and TOJ classes in the same level. That is, 1 Base class and 1 or more TOJ classes. | ||||||||||||
| Note 3. | However, you can not register Basic Japanese 1 and TOJ-01 at the same time in principle. This may be permitted when there is an open seat. | ||||||||||||
| If you wish to take both classes, please contact the coordinator. | |||||||||||||
| 2. Course description | |||||||||||||
| Course No. | Course Title | Course description and aims | Keyword | Textbooks | |||||||||
| LAJ.J411 | Basic Japanese 1 | This course is aimed at first-time learners of the Japanese language (Beginner 1). Students will learn the basic of Japanese grammar and vocabulary for everyday situations and also some information about Japanese culture and society. Students will learn Japanese characters, Hiragana and Katakana. Through a variety of communicative activities, students will be able to communicate in ordinary conversation and will learn how to express their own ideas using basic Japanese. | beginner, conversation, communication, hiragana, katakana | Yamazaki Yoshiko, Doi Mitsuru Basic Japanese for Students Hakase1 3A Corporation | |||||||||
| LAJ.J412 | Basic Japanese 2 | This course is aimed at very beginning learners (Beginner 2) of the Japanese language. Students will learn the basic of Japanese grammar and vocabulary for everyday situations . Students will learn writing Japanese sentences using Hiragana and Katakana. Through a variety of communicative activities, students will be able to communicate in ordinary conversation and will learn how to express their own ideas with using in basic Japanese. | beginner, conversation, communication | Yamazaki Yoshiko, Doi Mitsuru Basic Japanese for Students Hakase2 3A Corporation | |||||||||
| LAJ.J413 | Basic Japanese 3 | This
course is aimed at beginning learners (Beginner 3) who have studied the
Japanese language for about 6 months. Students will learn the latter stage of
basic Japanese grammar and vocabulary. This course focuses on acquiring
natural Japanese depending on the situation, and a deeper understanding of
Japanese culture and the Japanese society through language learning. In addition to speaking and listening exercises, students will work on reading and writing. Through a variety of communicative activities, students will be able to communicate in a more natural way, and will learn how to express their own ideas using Japanese. |
conversation, Japanese culture, communication | Beginner
Japanese (2) Daichi Main text Elementary Japanese （2） Daichi: Translation of Main Text and Grammar Notes. |
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| LAJ.J414 | Basic Japanese 4 | This course is aimed at beginning learners (Beginner 4) who have studied the Japanese language for about 6 months. Students will learn the latter stage of basic Japanese grammar and vocabulary. This course focuses on acquiring natural Japanese depending on the situation, and a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and the Japanese society through language learning. In addition to speaking and listening exercises, students will work on reading and writing. Through a variety of communicative activities, students will be able to communicate in a more natural way, and will learn how to express their own ideas using Japanese. | conversation, Japanese culture, communication | Beginner Japanese (2) Daichi Main text Elementary Japanese (2) Daichi: Translation of Main Text and Grammar Notes. | |||||||||
| LAJ.J421 | Intermediate Japanese 1 | This class is for the students who have already completed the beginner's level. Starting from application of the basic linguistic contents to the suitable situation, the class will further present more pre-intermediate level vocabulary and sentence patterns. The class focuses on cultivating practical skills of Japanese through task-oriented exercises. | task-oriented exercises | Chuu kyuu e ikoo (3 A Corporation) | |||||||||
| LAJ.J422 | Intermediate Japanese 2 | This class is for the students who have already completed the beginner's level. Starting from application of the basic linguistic contents to the suitable situation, the class will further present more intermediate level vocabulary and sentence patterns. The class focuses on cultivating practical skills of Japanese through task-oriented exercises. | task-oriented exercises | Chukyu e ikoo (3A corporation) | |||||||||
| LAJ.J423 | Intermediate Japanese 3 | This class is for the students who have already completed the intermediate 2 level. The students will learn application of linguistic contents to the suitable situation considering to whom the speaker talk to. The class will further present more formal words and patterns. The class focuses on cultivating practical skills of Japanese through task-oriented exercises. | task-oriented exercises, presentation | Intermediate Japanese (Nihongo no Bonjinsha) | |||||||||
| LAJ.J424 | Intermediate Japanese 4 | This class is for the students who have already completed the intermediate 3 level. The students will learn application of linguistic contents to the suitable situation considering to whom the speaker talk to. The class will further present more formal words and patterns. The class focuses on cultivating practical skills of Japanese through task-oriented exercises. | task-oriented exercises, presentation | Intermediate Japanese (Nihongo no Bonjinsha) | |||||||||
| LAJ.T401 | Topic Oriented Japanese 01 | This course is aimed at first-time learners of the Japanese language. Students will learn the basic of Japanese grammar and vocabulary for everyday situations and become capable of having a conversation. This course also provides some information about Japanese culture and society. Students will learn Japanese characters,"Hiragana". *TOJ-01 is a B1 level class and 1 quarter concluded. There are no sequel classes. | beginner, conversation, communication, hiragana | Ogata Yukiko, Sumitani Kana, Hidari Yasuko and Watanabe Yukiko "NIHONGO FUN & EASY Survival Japanese Conversation for Beginners" ASK | |||||||||
| LAJ.T411 | Topic Oriented Japanese 11 | This class is for students who have completed the basic level, specifically for those who are still not confident in their Japanese when they speak with Japanese people. This class will use various topics in which students share with interest. | conversation, speech | Nihongo de Hanasou 4 (ELEC) | |||||||||
| LAJ.T412 | Topic Oriented Japanese 12 | This class is for the students who have completed the basic level, specifically for those who are still not confident in their Japanese in the conversation with Japanese people. The class will pick various topics which the students could share with interest. | conversation, speech | Nihongo de Hanasou 4 (ELEC) | |||||||||
| LAJ.T413 | Topic Oriented Japanese 13 | No lecture in this quarter. | |||||||||||
| LAJ.T414 | Topic Oriented Japanese 14 | No lecture in this quarter. | |||||||||||
| LAJ.T415 | Topic Oriented Japanese 15 | This course is aimed for the students who have some background of studying Japanese (i.e.the first half of elementary level finished with 50-100 kanjis learned), to acquire the ability of basic Kanji (shape,pronunciation, meaning and combination) and to expand the knowledge of Kanji system and skills of Kanji recognition, through various class activities. | Kanji, shape, pronunciation, meaning, combination, network | Not specified. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T416 | Topic Oriented Japanese 16 | This course is aimed for the students who have finished the basic kanji course (Topic Oriented Japanese 15), to further study Kanji often used in the vocabularies for daily life and as well as for campus life, including their research activities.The course is also to expand the knowledge of Kanji system and skills of Kanji recognition through various class activities. | Kanji, shape, pronunciation, meaning, combination, network | Not specified. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T421 | Topic Oriented Japanese 21 | This course is for students who have already completed elementary Japanese. We aim to improve listening/speaking skills of lower intermediate Japanese through familiar topics. | accuracy, appropriateness, comprehensibility | Weekly J: Nihongo de Hanasu 6 shuukan. Bonjinsha | |||||||||
| LAJ.T422 | Topic Oriented Japanese 22 | This course is for students who have already completed elementary Japanese. We aim to improve the skill of logical presentation in lower intermediate Japanese. | accuracy, appropriateness, comprehensibility, consistency | Not specified | |||||||||
| LAJ.T423 | Topic Oriented Japanese 23 | This course is for the students who have already completed the beginner's level. You will learn Japanese in enjoyable way through various activities such as discussion, tasks, and so on. The class focuses on reading, talking, and expressing one's experience. In this course, you will develop your abilities to write and to explain about Japanese culture and society. | reading, talking, writing, presentation, letter, postcard | Topic ni yoru Nihongo sogo enshu chukyu zenki (3A corporation) | |||||||||
| LAJ.T424 | Topic Oriented Japanese 24 | You will learn Japanese in enjoyable way through various activities such as discussion, tasks, and so on. The class focuses on reading, talking, and expressing your opinion. In this course, you will develop your abilities to write and to explain about Japanese culture and society. | reading,
speaking, writing, data, graph, research, presentation
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Topic ni yoru Nihongo sogo enshu chukyu zenki (3A corporation) | |||||||||
| LAJ.T425 | Topic Oriented Japanese 25 | This course is for the students who have already completed the beginner's level. Starting from application of the basic linguistic contents to the suitable situation, the class will further present more pre-intermediate level vocabulary. The class focuses on listening, talking, and making a speech on various topics. | listening, speaking, making a speech | Talk in Japanese for 6 Weeks WEEKLY book1 (Bonjinsha） | |||||||||
| LAJ.T426 | Topic Oriented Japanese 26 | This course is for the students who have already completed the beginner level. Starting from application of the basic linguistic contents to the suitable situation, the class will further present more pre-intermediate level vocabulary. The class focuses on listening, talking, and making a speech on various topics. | listening, speaking, making a speech | Talk in Japanese for 6 Weeks WEEKLY book1 (Bonjinsha） | |||||||||
| LAJ.T431 | Topic Oriented Japanese 31 | This class is for students who have already completed the intermediate 2 level. Through watching entertainment/educational programs on TV (or other audio-visual material), we will learn traditional Japanese culture, modern lifestyle, and underlying values of the Japanese people. In addition, we will practice listening skills. | audio-visual material, culture, lifestyle, sense of values, Japanese in real life | Not specified. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T432 | Topic Oriented Japanese 32 | This class is for students who have already completed the intermediate 2 level. Through watching the animated movie “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi” (“Spirited Away”) from various perspectives, we will learn traditional Japanese culture, modern lifestyle, and underlying values of the Japanese people. In addition, we will practice improving listening skills at the intermediate level. | audio-visual material, culture, lifestyle, sense of values, Japanese in real life | Not specified | |||||||||
| LAJ.T433 | Topic Oriented Japanese 33 | No lecture in this quarter. | |||||||||||
| LAJ.T434 | Topic Oriented Japanese 34 | No lecture in this quarter. | |||||||||||
| LAJ.T441 | Topic Oriented Japanese 41 | The aims of this course is to acquire the basic knowledge of the Japanese pronunciation and the ability to present the sentence that contains the technical terms in the sounding pronunciation. | pronunciation, OJAD, pitch line, terminology, technical sentence, presentation, announcement | Not specified. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T442 | Topic Oriented Japanese 42 | This course consists of lectures and exercises on Japanese. While listening to the Japanese news, students will learn how to listen to and discuss its contents. | listening, lecture, news, keyword, main point, discussion | Not specified. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T443 | Topic Oriented Japanese 43 | The
aims of this course are to acquire - presentation skills in Japanese and - cross-cultural understanding through discussion on different cultures from various point of view. |
Inter-cultural understanding, Introducing one's culture and society on customs, activities, visiting places, etc. | Not specified. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T444 | Topic Oriented Japanese 44 | The
aims of this course are to acquire - presentation skills in Japanese and - cross-cultural understanding through discussion on different cultures from various point of view. |
Inter-cultural understanding, Introducing culture and society with a focus on food, traditions, sense of value, etc. | Not specified. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T445 | Topic Oriented Japanese 45 | The aims of this course is to read and understand some texts in a group, to summarize them as a final report, and to give an oral presentation. | Reading, discussion, collaborative learning, writing, oral presentation | Not specified. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T446 | Topic Oriented Japanese 46 | The aims of this course is to learn the basic knowledge of reading strategies and to acquire effective reading skills thorough focued reading works. | reading, reading strategies, vocabulary, grammar structure | Ryugakusei no tame no dokkai toreningu, Bonjinsha. | |||||||||
| LAJ.T447 | Topic Oriented Japanese 47 | The aim of this course is to read Japanese monthly journals, to learn vocabulary about current topics, and to practice intermediate level grammar. | reading, writing, monthly journals, current issues | News ga wakaru by Manichi Shimbun | |||||||||
| LAJ.T448 | Topic Oriented Japanese 48 | The aim of this course is to read Japanese monthly journals, to learn vocabulary about current topics, and to practice intermediate level grammar. | reading, writing, monthly journals, current issues | News ga wakaru by Manichi Shimbun | |||||||||