Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC335116 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 日本語教育学特定研究I
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ニホンゴキョウイクガクトクテイケンキュウI
Subject Name in
English
Specific Study of Japanese as a Second Language I
Instructor OKUMURA YASUKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
オクムラ ヤスコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 4th-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues9-10:Faculty Office
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Seminar, Discussion, Student presentation 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students Students in Program in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language (required course)
Keywords Human-Language interaction, Quantitative study, Data collection and analysis, Thesis, Presentation, Discussion 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
This course is designed as a subject to acquire fundamental research abilities and skills necessary for completing the graduation research (thesis), which is the culmination of this program. 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・As an individual or in a group, planning and effectively carrying out research・activities.
・Conducting basic information processing and development of teaching materials using IT such as computers. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Students will gain basic ideas and techniques of research on human-language interaction (e.g., experiment, survey, intervention).
Students will set their own research theme and acquire basics of theoretical and practical studies in the field of Japanese language education. 
Class Schedule 1. Exploration of research theme
2. Selection of research theme
3. Literature review 1 (Exploration of research field)
4. Literature review 2 (Finding research questions)
5. Literature review 3 (Exploration of research methods)
6. Literature review 4 (Finding a model study)
7. Literature organization
8. Setting research questions
9. Setting research objectives
10. Study design (subjects/participants)
11. Study design (procedure)
12. Study design (indices)
13. Preliminary experiment/survey 1
14. Preliminary experiment/survey 2
15. Summary

None 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Will be Introduced in the class based on students' research theme and interest.
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Literature review based on student's research theme.
Read relevant textbooks and learn basic terms, concepts, and techniques. 
Requirements If the student want to collect data in fields outside of the university, be prepared to have contacts on his/her own.
 
Grading Method Progress in research (50%), Participation in discussion (50%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Students are expected to coordinate their research independently based on their interest. 
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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