WNDD0005 Research in Special Topics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code WNDD0005 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 特別研究

Subject Name
（Katakana）

Subject Name in
English Research in Special Topics

Instructor MATSUMI NORIO

Instructor
(Katakana) マツミ　ノリオ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Fri5-6：Faculty Office

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Seminar based, discussion, and presentation by students

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 7 : Graduate Special Studies

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Psychology

Eligible Students Compulsory elective for Program in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language

Keywords Japanese as a second language, Language and cognition, Psychology studies

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 Among the subjects related to Japanese language education, while conducting investigations and experiments for elucidating psychological mechanism of students or teachers, students will contribute the results to an academic journal, and summarize the research to constitute a thesis.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: On education and learning of Japanese as second language, clarify the developing topic from a master's thesis, and set up individual theme for investigation / experiment.
Lesson 2: Reading intensively the previous research at home and abroad, pointing out unsolved problems and points to be examined, and clarify the necessity of the research.
Lesson 3: ditto
Lesson 4: ditto
Lesson 5: Making a research plan rooted on the psychological research methods
Lesson 6: ditto
Lesson 7: Extra research・experiment and main research・experiment. Review the research result.
Lesson 8: ditto
Lesson 9: ditto
Lesson 10: Making a materials for a presentation at a conference
Lesson 11: ditto
Lesson 12: Based on an experience of delivering presentation at a conference, publish academic papers
Lesson 13: ditto
Lesson 14: ditto
Lesson 15　Clarifying the significance of research which is shown in a thesis. Conduct futher research.

Disucssion-based class.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Debate-based class. Instruction will be given appropriately.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Handouts and PC

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Main advices are following.
1. To review your efforts in your master's thesis from the viewpoint whether or not additional research and experiment are necessary also.
2. It is important to read academic dissertations in a steady pace, but, if you change your study theme every time you find new knowledge, the start of empirical studies become late. Please remember this point.
3. You should confirm the basic knowledge of psychological study method as necessary.
4. Let's practice preliminary research and preliminary experiment absolutely because they tells you what you can't notice with ideas generated only by thinking.
5. It is important to participate in academic meetings related to Japanese education or the acquirement of the second language positively and increase companions in studying out of your school.
6. You should plan to make a presentation in an all Japan academic meeting once in a year at least.
7. They request you to have the extremely high ability of Japanese writing in writing a doctoral dissertation. It's important to enhance your sensitivity to the academic expressions in Japanese habitually.

Requirements It's preferable that you have majored in both "Seminar on Psychology of Language Education" and "Advanced Studies on Psychology of Language Education" of Master's Program. You should attend both of the class of the first half term and the class of the second half term within this fiscal year.

Grading Method I will evaluate you on the contents of oral presentation and response against Q&A (50%) and the degree of participation in debate comprehensively.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Let's write a dissertation to send the academic journal and two dissertations to send a journal of this  university or others in a year with execution of empirical studies. You can learn enormous amount of things in the process until the publication of your dissertation by academic journal. I wish you to ask a question about others' research and raise your ability to see a research critically in the contents and method of the research through discussing in a class.

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	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Doctoral Course) Division of Educational Sciences Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program
Lecture Code	WNDD0005	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	特別研究
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Research in Special Topics
Instructor	MATSUMI NORIO
Instructor (Katakana)	マツミ　ノリオ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Fri5-6：Faculty Office
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Seminar based, discussion, and presentation by students
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Psychology
Eligible Students	Compulsory elective for Program in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
Keywords	Japanese as a second language, Language and cognition, Psychology studies
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	Among the subjects related to Japanese language education, while conducting investigations and experiments for elucidating psychological mechanism of students or teachers, students will contribute the results to an academic journal, and summarize the research to constitute a thesis.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: On education and learning of Japanese as second language, clarify the developing topic from a master's thesis, and set up individual theme for investigation / experiment. Lesson 2: Reading intensively the previous research at home and abroad, pointing out unsolved problems and points to be examined, and clarify the necessity of the research. Lesson 3: ditto Lesson 4: ditto Lesson 5: Making a research plan rooted on the psychological research methods Lesson 6: ditto Lesson 7: Extra research・experiment and main research・experiment. Review the research result. Lesson 8: ditto Lesson 9: ditto Lesson 10: Making a materials for a presentation at a conference Lesson 11: ditto Lesson 12: Based on an experience of delivering presentation at a conference, publish academic papers Lesson 13: ditto Lesson 14: ditto Lesson 15　Clarifying the significance of research which is shown in a thesis. Conduct futher research. Disucssion-based class.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Debate-based class. Instruction will be given appropriately.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Handouts and PC
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Main advices are following. 1. To review your efforts in your master's thesis from the viewpoint whether or not additional research and experiment are necessary also. 2. It is important to read academic dissertations in a steady pace, but, if you change your study theme every time you find new knowledge, the start of empirical studies become late. Please remember this point. 3. You should confirm the basic knowledge of psychological study method as necessary. 4. Let's practice preliminary research and preliminary experiment absolutely because they tells you what you can't notice with ideas generated only by thinking. 5. It is important to participate in academic meetings related to Japanese education or the acquirement of the second language positively and increase companions in studying out of your school. 6. You should plan to make a presentation in an all Japan academic meeting once in a year at least. 7. They request you to have the extremely high ability of Japanese writing in writing a doctoral dissertation. It's important to enhance your sensitivity to the academic expressions in Japanese habitually.
Requirements	It's preferable that you have majored in both "Seminar on Psychology of Language Education" and "Advanced Studies on Psychology of Language Education" of Master's Program. You should attend both of the class of the first half term and the class of the second half term within this fiscal year.
Grading Method	I will evaluate you on the contents of oral presentation and response against Q&A (50%) and the degree of participation in debate comprehensively.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Let's write a dissertation to send the academic journal and two dissertations to send a journal of this university or others in a year with execution of empirical studies. You can learn enormous amount of things in the process until the publication of your dissertation by academic journal. I wish you to ask a question about others' research and raise your ability to see a research critically in the contents and method of the research through discussing in a class.
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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