Course Overview

In this course, students will complete training to acquire the listening skills required for success in university classes. In addition to increasing students' vocabulary and knowledge of expressions, this course will allow students to learn how to infer and correctly interpret a speaker's intentions.

Learning Achievement

・Students will be able to improve listening skills necessary to understand university classes.
・Through the listening practice of various fields and topics, students will learn vocabulary and background information critical to understanding Japan and Japanese culture.
・Students will be able to understand the speaker's intentions and to predict the development of the story.

Competence

1. Communication ability, 2. Ability for critical and creative thinking, 3. Data and information literacy, and 4. Broad perspective and international character

Course prerequisites

・Undergraduate exchange students must be level 7 (of the placement test: http://ttbj-tsukuba.org/).
・Japanese returnee students require the permission of the head of CEGLOC and the class teacher in order to take this course.

Grading Philosophy

Assignments 30%, Midterm exam 30%, Final exam 40%
Note that grades from A+ to C are to be determined based on the total score.

Course schedule

Orientation
topic1(Language and culture1)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic1(Language and culture2)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic2(Science1)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic2(Science2)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic2(Science3)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic2(Science4)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic3(Modern culture1)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
Midterm exam
Feedback
topic3(Modern culture2)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic3(Modern culture3)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic4(Listening to the lecture1)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic4(Listening to the lecture2)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic4(Listening to the lecture3)
comprehension practice of vocabulary and contents of topic
topic5
Production, presentation of teaching materials by students1
topic5
Production, presentation of teaching materials by students2
Final exam

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Seki Yuko

Other information

This course uses manaba for learning.1-2 hours of preparation will be necessary for each class.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university