WND12150 Study of Teaching Japanese as a Second Language

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program

Lecture Code WND12150 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 日本語教育学演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）

Subject Name in
English Study of Teaching Japanese as a Second Language

Instructor KOGUCHI YUKIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) コグチ　ユキコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Tues1-4：EDU L108

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Seminar, Group discussion, Presentation

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : Education

Eligible Students

Keywords Japanese language education, Japanese language teaching grammar, Japanese language teaching practice research, Japanese language acquisition research using corpora, Japanese language acquisition research based on learners' errors, research on teaching materials

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course is a follow-up course for the introductory SLA course. It is designed to allow students to work on a research project and data analysis so as to help them develop a skills to use various research techniques in SLA.

Class Schedule lesson1 Orientation
lesson2 How to read research papers
lesson3 Analyzing research papers
lesson4 Reviewing research papers critically
lesson5 Identifying problems in previous research
lesson6 Forming research questions
lesson7 Evaluating research questions
lesson8 Reformulating research questions
lesson9 Research methods
lesson10 Planning a research project
lesson11 Pilot study
lesson12 Revising the research plan
lesson13 Analysing the results of the pilot study
lesson14 Discussing the results
lesson15 Synthesis

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Textbook (to be purchased before then for use in the on-demand lecture):
Introduction to Corpus Japanese Language Research Using "Chunagon" (in Japanese), Hitsuji Shobo/ 『「中納言」を活用したコーパス日本語研究入門』ひつじ書房

Reference book:
A small Japanese language study starting from a single word" Hitsuji Shobo/『一語から始める小さな日本語学』ひつじ書房
Japanese Language Education and Nihongo Gaku by Topic-based Corpus" Hitsuji Shobo/『話題別コーパスが拓く日本語教育と日本語学』ひつじ書房

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Address the prior tasks and attend the lesson. Group presentation and test development seminar will be conducted for the task.

Requirements This class is a more practical class based on the knowledge acquired in the "Special Course in Japanese Language Education. For this reason, students are required to take the "Special Course in Japanese Language Education" in 3T before enrolling in this course. (If you wish to start with the exercises under special circumstances, please contact the instructor in charge in advance.)

Grading Method Presentation (30%), report (40%) , class discussion (30%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message This course is a more practical course based on the knowledge acquired in the "Special Course in Japanese Language Education". For this reason, students are required to take the "Special Course in Japanese Language Education" offered in 3T before enrolling in this class. In this class, students will mainly become familiar with the use of corpus search tools, such as "Chunagon," BCCWJ, and I - JAS.
If you wish to take this class from 4T for special reasons (e.g., timing of entry into Japan), please contact the instructor by e-mail.

Other (Note) This class is not a "Japanese language" class for international students. This is a specialized course for training Japanese language teachers.

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	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program
Lecture Code	WND12150	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	日本語教育学演習
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Study of Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
Instructor	KOGUCHI YUKIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	コグチ　ユキコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Tues1-4：EDU L108
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Seminar, Group discussion, Presentation
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords	Japanese language education, Japanese language teaching grammar, Japanese language teaching practice research, Japanese language acquisition research using corpora, Japanese language acquisition research based on learners' errors, research on teaching materials
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course is a follow-up course for the introductory SLA course. It is designed to allow students to work on a research project and data analysis so as to help them develop a skills to use various research techniques in SLA.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Orientation lesson2 How to read research papers lesson3 Analyzing research papers lesson4 Reviewing research papers critically lesson5 Identifying problems in previous research lesson6 Forming research questions lesson7 Evaluating research questions lesson8 Reformulating research questions lesson9 Research methods lesson10 Planning a research project lesson11 Pilot study lesson12 Revising the research plan lesson13 Analysing the results of the pilot study lesson14 Discussing the results lesson15 Synthesis
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Textbook (to be purchased before then for use in the on-demand lecture): Introduction to Corpus Japanese Language Research Using "Chunagon" (in Japanese), Hitsuji Shobo/ 『「中納言」を活用したコーパス日本語研究入門』ひつじ書房 Reference book: A small Japanese language study starting from a single word" Hitsuji Shobo/『一語から始める小さな日本語学』ひつじ書房 Japanese Language Education and Nihongo Gaku by Topic-based Corpus" Hitsuji Shobo/『話題別コーパスが拓く日本語教育と日本語学』ひつじ書房
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Address the prior tasks and attend the lesson. Group presentation and test development seminar will be conducted for the task.
Requirements	This class is a more practical class based on the knowledge acquired in the "Special Course in Japanese Language Education. For this reason, students are required to take the "Special Course in Japanese Language Education" in 3T before enrolling in this course. (If you wish to start with the exercises under special circumstances, please contact the instructor in charge in advance.)
Grading Method	Presentation (30%), report (40%) , class discussion (30%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	This course is a more practical course based on the knowledge acquired in the "Special Course in Japanese Language Education". For this reason, students are required to take the "Special Course in Japanese Language Education" offered in 3T before enrolling in this class. In this class, students will mainly become familiar with the use of corpus search tools, such as "Chunagon," BCCWJ, and I - JAS. If you wish to take this class from 4T for special reasons (e.g., timing of entry into Japan), please contact the instructor by e-mail.
Other	(Note) This class is not a "Japanese language" class for international students. This is a specialized course for training Japanese language teachers.
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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