Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 29103006 Subject Classification Foreign Languages
Subject Name ベーシック日本語III
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ベーシツクニホンゴ3
Subject Name in
English
Basic Japanese III
Instructor UEMURA KIYOKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ウエムラ キヨコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Thur5-8:EDU K216
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Lecture, Pair-work, Interactive Activities, Speech 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 22 : Language Education
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Japanese
Eligible Students International Students
Keywords Elementary Japanese, Japanese language, Interactive  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
This is an elementary level Japanese language course.  This course is placed as "Level 2" course among five level of courses (Introductory, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, and Advanced Level). 
Expected Outcome1.  Students can express themselves in various situations in social interactions.
2.  Students acquire communicative skills and develop confidence in their use of Japanese in actual situations.  
3.  Students can make a short speech on selected topics and discuss their daily lives.

 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course aims to develop the Japanese language skills to be able to express themselves in various situations in social interactions.  Students learn various kinds of sentence patterns, expressions, vocabularies, and acquire the pre-intermediate competence in spoken and written Japanese.  This will enable students to develop communicative skills and further develop confidence in their use of Japanese in actual situations.  
Class Schedule Lecture1:Talking about one's family and tell one's wishes or desires ①
Lecture2:Talking about one's family and tell one's wishes or desires ②
Lecture3:Telling "dos and don'ts" , one's obligation or duty, and preferred actions ①
Lecture4:Telling "dos and don'ts" , one's obligation or duty, and preferred ②
Lecture5:Describe different aspects of one's life ①
Lecture6:Describe different aspects of one's life ②
Lecture7:Talking about leisure time activities ①
Lecture8:Talking about leisure time activities ②
Lecture9:Talking about one's future ①
Lecture10:Talking about one's future ②
Lecture11:Talking about one's abilities or special talents ①
Lecture12:Talking about one's abilities or special talents ②
Lecture13:Talking about gift giving/receiving experiences ①
Lecture14:Talking about gift giving/receiving experiences ②
Lecture15 : Review

Detailed syllabus with detailed schedule will be presented via Moodle. Course syllabus is also to be distributed on the 1st day of the course. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
A New Approach to Elementary Japanese, Vol.2. Kuroshio Publishers (You can purchase the textbook from Textbook Center on campus.) 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
You can find the sound files from the website below.
http://nej.9640.jp
(Please see the Page.v of "A New Approach to Elementary Japanese, Vol.2".)
 
Requirements ・Students are required to take the Japanese Placement Test to register for Japanese language courses. To take this course, students are required to be placed in Level 2 (Elementary Japanese).  
・”Basic Japanese Ⅲ” (Tuesday & Thursday) are in sequence and need to be taken together as one course.
・”Basic Japanese Ⅳ” (Tuesday & Thursday) are in sequence and need to be taken together as one course.
・Only after you take “Basic Japanese Ⅲ”, you are allowed to enroll in “Basic Japanese Ⅳ”.  
・It is ideal and expected that you take “Basic Japanese Ⅲ” and “Basic Japanese Ⅳ” all together. 
Grading Method Class Participation          25%           
One-minute Speech        10%            
Vocabulary Quiz             20%
Assignments                  25% (WPS, GPS Essay)
Final Exam                    20% 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message As assignments, students are required to work on "Writing Practice Sheets," "Grammar Practice Sheets," and Short Speech. 
Other If you have any inquiry, please consult the lecturer (Ms. Uemura).
 
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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