Course Overview

Students will master the Japanese necessary for university life and study. They will strengthen their listening skills gained at the elementary level. In addition, they will learn and practice intermediate grammar and vocabulary, etc.

Learning Achievement

Can listen and understand the Japanese necessary for university life and study
Can strengthen listening skills gained at the elementary level
Can learn intermediate level grammar and vocabulary, and can enhance linguistic performance.

Competence

Course prerequisites

Those who have completed for Level J3 and can understand and use grammar and vocabulary for this level

Grading Philosophy

Dictation (weekly) 10% Tests (weekly) 50% Final Examination 40%
70% attendance is required. (Those who fail to meet this requirement will not receive a grade.)

Course schedule

We will do two types of listening practice; 1 basic practice (numbers), 2 listening comprehension
We will do dictation about last listening comprehension.
Orientation, level check test, listening comprehension 0
Dictation 0
Basic Practice 1
Listening comprehension 1
Dictation 1
Basic Practice 2
Listening comprehension 2
Dictation 2
Basic practice 3
Listening comprehension 3
Dictation 3
Basic practice 4
Listening comprehension 4
Dictation 4
Basic practice 5
Listening comprehension 5
Dictation 5
Basic practice 6
Listening comprehension 6
Dictation 6
Basic practice 7
Listening comprehension 7
Dictation 7
Basic practice 8
Listening comprehension 8
Final examination, feedback

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Hirakata Yukiko

Other information

・It is recommended to enroll in J4 Grammar as well.
・Pay careful attention and listen to the different sounds you hear in everyday life, such as on TV, radio and Internet sites (e.g. YouTube), at the train station and over supermarket announcements, etc., and report these in class.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university