Japanese 7 Listening 1A (Pre-advanced) University of Tsukuba
Course Overview
This course will make use of listening materials of about 5 minutes in length, relatively low clarity, and from a wide variety of specialized topics. Students will be able to discern intentions not made explicit, sound changes, and the type of relationship between speakers (e.g. based on intimacy and hierarchy).
Learning Achievement
Listening material about five minutes long will be used in class on a relatively wide range of specialized topics and will allow students to pick up and take note of necessary information and understand and summarize the content. Adding to the objectives as those of the J6 class, students will learn to understand the speech while predicting its development. They will be able to understand the unuttered intention of the speaker, identify changes in sound (difficulties), understand onomatopoeia, and will also be able to make inferences about interpersonal relationships (based on familiarity/intimacy and hierarchy) using honorific language to serve as a clue.
Competence
Course prerequisites
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. Students who have listening competence requisite with having completed J6.
Grading Philosophy
Assignment, quiz 60% Final exam 40% ※ However, attendance rate of 70% or higher is required.
Course schedule
Orientation/ReviewL1 TatamiL2 TenjinsamaL4 Chiri Yukie sanL5 KaihatutojokokushienL9 BaiotoireL11 ChanoyuL14 BousaikyoikuL15 TeichogoReview, Final exam
Course type
Class Exercises
Online Course Requirement
Instructor
Watanabe Fuyumi
Other information
Sufficiently preview and review lessons. It is hoped that students will be active and independent in making preparations and when tackling assignments. Students are expected to make an effort to actively listen to radio and to watch TV outside of class hours. Distribution of handouts and homework submission will be done through the computer, so make sure to have PC access at any computer terminal on campus.
Site for Inquiry
Link to the syllabus provided by the university