Course Overview

Students will develop their ability to communicate in everyday situations while deepening their understanding of the Japanese language and Japanese culture. In speaking and listening skills, students will develop the ability to understand complex sentences and simple paragraphs, and to produce complex sentence-level discourse. In reading and writing skills, students will become able to read and write longer, coherent compositions while appropriately using hiragana, katakana, and kanji.

Learning Achievement

Students will develop their abilities to communicate in everyday situations while deepening their understanding of the Japanese language and Japanese culture. In the skill areas of speaking and listening, students will develop the ability to understand complex sentences and simple paragraphs, and to produce complex sentence-level discourse. In the areas of reading and writing, students will become able to read and write longer compositions while appropriately using Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji.

Competence

1. Communication ability, 4. Broad perspective and international character, and 6. Cooperative, independent, and autonomous attitudes

Course prerequisites

This class is limited to short-term exchange students (undergrad).
Students have to certify this subject fits their level by taking the placement test (http://ttbj-tsukuba.org/) or by passing a subject one level below this subject.

Grading Philosophy

Midterm exam 40%, Final exam 40%, In-class activities 20%
Note that grades from A+ to C are to be determined based on the total score.

Course schedule

Week 1: Orientation, Katakana check test, "Basic Japanese (in house ed.)" Unit 9, "NEJ vol.1" Unit 9
Weeks 2 to 7: "Basic Japanese (in house ed.)" Units 10 to 12, "NEJ vol.1" Units 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12, Midterm test
Weeks 8 to 15: "Basic Japanese (in house ed.)" Units 13 to 16, "NEJ vol.2" Units 13 to 16, Final test, Presentation
・Orientation
・Japanese Level Check
・Review Verbs 1
・Review Verbs 2
・Review Adjectives
L9-1
・SFJ:SD1-4
・wakuwaku:19
・homework:L9VC
L9-2
・SFJ:SD5-8
・wakuwaku:37
L9-3
・SFJ:CD1-3
・homework:L9GC
Composition
Unit9-1(What I Want to Do)
Composition
Unit9-2(What I Want to Do)
L10-1
・SFJ:MC check, SD1-2
・wakuwaku:38
・homework:NEJ Unit9
L10-2
・SFJ:SD3-5
・wakuwaku:41
・homework:L10VC
L10-3
・SFJ:SD6-8
・wakuwaku:39
L10-4
・SFJ:SD9-10
・wakuwaku:40
・homework:L10GC
L10-5
・SFJ:CD
L10-6
・SFJ:CD, Role Play
Composition
Unit 10-1(Rules and Directions)
Composition
Unit 10-2(Rules and Directions)
L11-1
・SFJ:MC check, SD1-2
・wakuwaku:31
・homework:NEJ Unit10
L11-2
・SFJ:SD3-5
・wakuwaku:42
・homework:L11VC
L11-3
・SFJ:SD6-8
・wakuwaku:43
L11-4
・SFJ:CD
L11-5
・SFJ:CD, Role Play
Composition
Unit 12-1(Things to Notice)
Composition
Unit 12-2(Things to Notice)
L12-1
・SFJ:MC check, SD1-3
・wakuwaku:44
・homework:NEJ Unit12
L12-2
・SFJ:SD4-7
・wakuwaku:46
・homework:L12VC
L12-3
・SFJ:SD8, CD
・wakuwaku:45
L12-4
・SFJ:CD, Role Play
・homework:L12GC
SFJ Test L9-L12
・Grammar, Listening
・review1
SFJ Test L9-L12
・Skit, Composition
・review2
SFJ Test L9-L12
・Presentation 1
・review3
L13-1
・SFJ:MC check, SD1-2
L13-2
・Test feedback (Grammar, Listening)
・SFJ:SD3-6
・wakuwaku:47
・homework:L13VC
L13-3
・Test feedback (Skit, Compostion)
・SFJ:SD7, CD
L13-4
・Test feedback (Presentaion)
・SFJ:CD, Role Play
・homework:L13GC
Composition
Unit 13-1(My Daily Life)
Composition
Unit 13-2(My Daily Life)
L14-1
・SFJ:MC check, SD1-2
・homework:NEJ Unit13
L14-2
・SFJ:SD3-6
・wakuwaku:52
・homework:L14VC
L14-3
・SFJ:SD7-9
・wakuwaku:51
L14-4
・SFJ:CD
・homework:L14GC
L14-5
・SFJ:CD, Role Play
Composition
Unit 14-1(My Pleasures)
Composition
Unit 14-2(My Pleasures)
L15-1
・SFJ:MC check, SD1-2
・wakuwaku:55, 56
・homework:NEJ Unit14
L15-2
・SFJ:SD3-4
・wakuwaku:57
・homework:L15VC
L15-3
・SFJ:SD5-7
・wakuwaku:58
L15-4
・SFJ:CD
・homework:L15GC
L15-5
・SFJ:CD, Role Play
Composition
Unit 16-1(Abilities and Special Talents)
Composition
Unit 16-2(Abilities and Special Talents)
L16-1
・SFJ:MC check, SD1-2
・wakuwaku:59, 60
・homework:NEJ Unit16
L16-2
・SFJ:SD3-6
・wakuwaku:49
・homework:L16VC
L16-3
・SFJ:SD7-9
・wakuwaku:62
L16-4
・SFJ:CD
・homework:L16GC
L16-5
・SFJ:Role Play
Composition
Unit 18-1(Supports, Assistance and Kindness)
Composition
Unit 18-2(Supports, Assistance and Kindness)
SFJ Test L13-L16
・Grammar, Listening
・review1
SFJ Test L13-L16
・Skit, Composition
・review2
SFJ Test L13-L16
・Presentation 2
・review3
Test feedback
・Grammar, Listening, Skit, Composition, Presentation
・Overall summary

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Ono Masaki,MOON CHANGYUN,Kaneko Nobuko,Abe Minako

Other information

Students are required to actively preview and review all materials, complete and turn in all homework assignments, participate actively in all class activities, and to be cooperative in creating a good environment for joint learning of the Japanese language.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university