CC331803 Study of Japanese Composition and Style(Lec.)

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC331803 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 日本語の表現と論理

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニホンゴノヒョウゲントロンリ

Subject Name in
English Study of Japanese Composition and Style(Lec.)

Instructor YANAGISAWA HIROYA

Instructor
(Katakana) ヤナギサワ　ヒロヤ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Tues5-8：EDU K203

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture-oriented

Credits 2.0 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 Students in the “Course in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language,” required elective

Keywords Rhetoric, persuasiveness, expression, falsehood, argumentation, rhetoric analysis

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Analyzing the Japanese language from the aspect of expression, and also analyzing languages from the aspect of persuasiveness
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
（Abilities and Skills）
・Concerning education of the Japanese language and culture, to be able to set up a research topic and conduct research based on materials, books, and information.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Rhetoric is an essential tool for reading comprehension. In this class, using knowledge on rhetoric, students will tackle mysteries considered insoluble by traditional literary study.Through this process, students will learn the basics of rhetoric, major rhetorical skills, and how to use them. Materials used for this class are those often used at high school.
The ultimate purpose of this class is for students to become sensitive to persuasiveness, which is a powerful, but potentially troublesome ability.

Class Schedule Using their knowledge of rhetoric, students in the class will analyze sentence tricks and writers' calculations, thereby learning to comprehend texts more deeply.

Lesson 1 & Lesson 2: How are Persuasiveness Effects and　Expression Effects Achieved?
Check specific examples of persuasiveness effects created by negative sentences, word order, and word amounts, which seem to have no connection with persuasiveness effects.
Lesson 3 & Lesson 4 & Lesson 5: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 3 (Shakespeare)
This is one of the world's best texts in terms of the completion level of rhetoric. In this lesson, students will learn about the basics of rhetoric by reading this text carefully.
Lesson 6: Word Amount and Persuasiveness Effect
Control of the amount of words is a basic tool of persuasiveness. This method is extensively used in scenarios of dramas and movies. Using such scenarios as examples, students will study this method.
Lesson 7: Method Used by Soseki Natsume
Soseki Natsume used a unique style when writing novels. Focusing on the beginning of I am a Cat, students will analyze his style.
Lesson 8 & Lesson 9: Clear Up Mysteries of Kokoro
Kokoro is a novel full of mysteries, and does not present all the facts. From among such mysteries, the following will be focused on:The contradiction of the suicide of “K,” and the reason for his suicide
Lesson 10 & Lesson 11: Sangetsuki
The largest mystery of Sangetsuki is what Richo lacks in his poems. In this lesson, students will tackle this mystery by carefully reading his confession.
Lesson 12: Rhetoric of Argument Form
In rhetoric, an argument method is standardized. Using the standardized argument method (topos), students will consider the characteristics of so-called Japanese-style persuasion, which is brainwashing rhetoric.
Lesson 13: King Lear
Students will analyze the scene of a comparison of love at the beginning of King Lear from the perspective of balance in persuasiveness, and will comprehend the story in a way that is different from those traditionally used.
Lesson 14: How to Win Discussions
Students will learn about discussion formulas, prohibited techniques in discussion (falsehood), and discussion rules (status
quo).
Lesson 15: Examination

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Read the handouts carefully each time.
The following book is recommended to those who are interested in rhetoric: Ryozo Nouchi, Rhetoric Dictionary, Kokusho-Kankokai. Although this is a dictionary, it is recommended to read it as reading material.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Texts, handouts, audio materials, and visual materials (video/PC/and other visual materials)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Carefully read the text that is handed out prior to each lesson.
The lesson will be held on the assumption that all the students have already read the relevant text. Instruction on how to read the text will be given when the text is handed out.

Requirements Subject-related Class: Japanese (the linguistics of Japanese)

Grading Method Students will be assigned to write their impressions (or to take a quiz) each time.
Evaluation will be based on the level of the work submitted each time and on the term-end examination.
Comprehensive evaluation will be based on the impression writing and the examination, while a criteria-referenced evaluation will be based only on the examination.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Since the texts used in the class will be those often used at high school, the class is recommended to those who wish to obtain a high school teacher's license in Japanese language as a native language.

Other

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 Education
Lecture Code	CC331803	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	日本語の表現と論理
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニホンゴノヒョウゲントロンリ
Subject Name in English	Study of Japanese Composition and Style(Lec.)
Instructor	YANAGISAWA HIROYA
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤナギサワ　ヒロヤ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Tues5-8：EDU K203
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture-oriented
Credits	2.0	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	Students in the “Course in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language,” required elective
Keywords	Rhetoric, persuasiveness, expression, falsehood, argumentation, rhetoric analysis
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Analyzing the Japanese language from the aspect of expression, and also analyzing languages from the aspect of persuasiveness
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Teaching Japanese as a Second Language （Abilities and Skills）・Concerning education of the Japanese language and culture, to be able to set up a research topic and conduct research based on materials, books, and information.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Rhetoric is an essential tool for reading comprehension. In this class, using knowledge on rhetoric, students will tackle mysteries considered insoluble by traditional literary study.Through this process, students will learn the basics of rhetoric, major rhetorical skills, and how to use them. Materials used for this class are those often used at high school. The ultimate purpose of this class is for students to become sensitive to persuasiveness, which is a powerful, but potentially troublesome ability.
Class Schedule	Using their knowledge of rhetoric, students in the class will analyze sentence tricks and writers' calculations, thereby learning to comprehend texts more deeply. Lesson 1 & Lesson 2: How are Persuasiveness Effects and　Expression Effects Achieved? Check specific examples of persuasiveness effects created by negative sentences, word order, and word amounts, which seem to have no connection with persuasiveness effects. Lesson 3 & Lesson 4 & Lesson 5: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 3 (Shakespeare) This is one of the world's best texts in terms of the completion level of rhetoric. In this lesson, students will learn about the basics of rhetoric by reading this text carefully. Lesson 6: Word Amount and Persuasiveness Effect Control of the amount of words is a basic tool of persuasiveness. This method is extensively used in scenarios of dramas and movies. Using such scenarios as examples, students will study this method. Lesson 7: Method Used by Soseki Natsume Soseki Natsume used a unique style when writing novels. Focusing on the beginning of I am a Cat, students will analyze his style. Lesson 8 & Lesson 9: Clear Up Mysteries of Kokoro Kokoro is a novel full of mysteries, and does not present all the facts. From among such mysteries, the following will be focused on:The contradiction of the suicide of “K,” and the reason for his suicide Lesson 10 & Lesson 11: Sangetsuki The largest mystery of Sangetsuki is what Richo lacks in his poems. In this lesson, students will tackle this mystery by carefully reading his confession. Lesson 12: Rhetoric of Argument Form In rhetoric, an argument method is standardized. Using the standardized argument method (topos), students will consider the characteristics of so-called Japanese-style persuasion, which is brainwashing rhetoric. Lesson 13: King Lear Students will analyze the scene of a comparison of love at the beginning of King Lear from the perspective of balance in persuasiveness, and will comprehend the story in a way that is different from those traditionally used. Lesson 14: How to Win Discussions Students will learn about discussion formulas, prohibited techniques in discussion (falsehood), and discussion rules (status quo). Lesson 15: Examination
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Read the handouts carefully each time. The following book is recommended to those who are interested in rhetoric: Ryozo Nouchi, Rhetoric Dictionary, Kokusho-Kankokai. Although this is a dictionary, it is recommended to read it as reading material.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Texts, handouts, audio materials, and visual materials (video/PC/and other visual materials)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Carefully read the text that is handed out prior to each lesson. The lesson will be held on the assumption that all the students have already read the relevant text. Instruction on how to read the text will be given when the text is handed out.
Requirements	Subject-related Class: Japanese (the linguistics of Japanese)
Grading Method	Students will be assigned to write their impressions (or to take a quiz) each time. Evaluation will be based on the level of the work submitted each time and on the term-end examination. Comprehensive evaluation will be based on the impression writing and the examination, while a criteria-referenced evaluation will be based only on the examination.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Since the texts used in the class will be those often used at high school, the class is recommended to those who wish to obtain a high school teacher's license in Japanese language as a native language.
Other
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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