Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC132207	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	点字の理論と実際II
Subject Name （Katakana）	テンジノリロントジッサイII
Subject Name in English	The Theory and Practice of Braille II
Instructor	MORI MAYU
Instructor (Katakana)	モリ　マユ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Tues1-4：EDU C727
Lesson Style	Lecture/Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Lecture- and Exercise-oriented
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students	Cluster1 School Education
Keywords	Visual impairments, Braille textbook, Braille teaching method
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)	Special Support School Teacher Education （Abilities and Skills） ・Being able to acquire the practical methods of compensating disabilities and necessary accommodations according to characteristics of disabilities.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	(1)Learning how to make braille or tactile materials. (2)Creating braille or tactile teaching materials based on tactile characteristics.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1　Position of Braille/tactile materials in the Course of Study Lesson 2　Braille/tactile materials in Education for students with visual impairment Lesson 3 Characteristic of tactile sense Lesson 4 Making Braille/tactile materials(1) Raised line drawing kit Lesson 5 Making Braille/tactile materials(2) Raised drawings on cupsule paper Lesson 6 Making Braille/tactile materials(3) Raised maps on cupsule paper Lesson 7 Making Braille/tactile materials(2) Embossed dotted graphics using braille embossor Lesson 8 Tactile materials in teaching Math Lesson 9 Tactile materials in teaching social studies Lesson 10 Tactile materials in teaching Science Lesson 11 Utilization of tactile teaching materials in cooperation with the community Lesson 12 Teaching braille reading lesson 13 Making braille materials with PC Lesson 14 Braille and people with visual impairments(1) braille library Lesson 15 Braille and people with visual impairments(2) braille translation volunteers There will be an final report.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	(textbook) 　文部科学省（2023）『点字学習指導の手引（令和5年度改訂版）』ジアース教育新社． （Reference books） 　日本点字委員会（2001）『日本点字表記法2001年度版』 　全国視覚障害者情報提供施設協会（2013）『点訳のてびき』
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	Textbook, Handouts, Movies（videos/PC/other image data）
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1-15 Revew textbook and handouts. Not only study with book, but also make materials. Lesson4-6: Understand the characteristics of persons who are in expert in reading Braille, and study the basics of teaching for blind children. Lesson7-8: Study what skills and abilities are required to write correct Braille. Lesson9-11: Compare braille textbooks and government-authorized textbooks to find what is common and what is different and understand why those are different. Lesson12-14: Acquire skills to make Braille teaching materials using PC. ＊ At every lesson, your Braille reading skills will be checked. Reading 50 letters or more per minute is a prerequisite for awarding of credits by the end of Semester 6.
Requirements	This course is open only to students of the Program in Special Needs School Teacher Education.
Grading Method	Report
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	The lecturer has experience teaching at a university for visually impaired students.
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