AQH50102 Wonder of Meaning II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AQH50102 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 意味の世界 II

Subject Name
（Katakana）イミノセカイ II

Subject Name in
English Wonder of Meaning II

Instructor MACHIDA AKIRA

Instructor
(Katakana) マチダ　アキラ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte：IAS K110

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture-oriented sytle

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Linguistics

Eligible Students 2nd-Year

Keywords Linguistics, Semantics, Cognitive Linguistics, (Inter)Subjectivity, Culture, Usage-based Model

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them.

Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Aims of this course are to recognize the existence of grammatical constructions and to understand how we aquire, use, and change a language based on a usage-based model of lanugage. Students will learn to analyse some examples of Japanese or English expressions from constructionists' points of view.

Class Schedule lesson1 A Usage-based Model of Language Ⅰ
lesson2 A Usage-based Model of Language Ⅱ
lesson3 Subject Ellipsis
lesson4 Metonymy
lesson5 Subjectivity
lesson6 Intersubjectivity
lesson7 Culture and Language
lesson8 Consolidation and Final exam

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Handouts will be provided.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Handouts and audio-visual equipment will be used in class.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Look and listen carefully to daily expressions around you. and analyze them using the tools  learned in this class.

Requirements This course and  Wonder of Meaning Ⅰ  have to be regarded as one coherent set.
Thus, it is necessary to enroll in both courses at the time.

Grading Method quizzes and final report

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message This course and  Wonder of Meaning Ⅰ  have to be regarded as one coherent set.
Thus, Completing 'The Wonder of MeaningⅠ' is required for this course.

Other Lecture schedule is as follows:
December 28th (Sat.) , period 3-10
December 29th (Sun.) , period 3-10

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AQH50102	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	意味の世界 II
Subject Name （Katakana）	イミノセカイ II
Subject Name in English	Wonder of Meaning II
Instructor	MACHIDA AKIRA
Instructor (Katakana)	マチダ　アキラ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte：IAS K110
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture-oriented sytle
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students	2nd-Year
Keywords	Linguistics, Semantics, Cognitive Linguistics, (Inter)Subjectivity, Culture, Usage-based Model
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. （Abilities and Skills）・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them. Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Aims of this course are to recognize the existence of grammatical constructions and to understand how we aquire, use, and change a language based on a usage-based model of lanugage. Students will learn to analyse some examples of Japanese or English expressions from constructionists' points of view.
Class Schedule	lesson1 A Usage-based Model of Language Ⅰ lesson2 A Usage-based Model of Language Ⅱ lesson3 Subject Ellipsis lesson4 Metonymy lesson5 Subjectivity lesson6 Intersubjectivity lesson7 Culture and Language lesson8 Consolidation and Final exam
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Handouts will be provided.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Handouts and audio-visual equipment will be used in class.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Look and listen carefully to daily expressions around you. and analyze them using the tools learned in this class.
Requirements	This course and Wonder of Meaning Ⅰ have to be regarded as one coherent set. Thus, it is necessary to enroll in both courses at the time.
Grading Method	quizzes and final report
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	This course and Wonder of Meaning Ⅰ have to be regarded as one coherent set. Thus, Completing 'The Wonder of MeaningⅠ' is required for this course.
Other	Lecture schedule is as follows: December 28th (Sat.) , period 3-10 December 29th (Sun.) , period 3-10
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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