CC115306 Introduction to Theories of Japanese Language for the Elementary School

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC115306 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 初等国語科学習指導論

Subject Name
（Katakana）ショトウコクゴカガクシュウシドウロン

Subject Name in
English Introduction to Theories of Japanese Language for the Elementary School

Instructor MATSUMOTO HITOSHI

Instructor
(Katakana) マツモト　ヒトシ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Fri1-4：EDU K108

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture- and Exercise-oriented, Presentations by students, Work

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences

Eligible Students Only as for the student of the department of education

Keywords Language items, creating teaching materials, linguistic knowledge, textbook analysis, calligraphy skills

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) Elementary School Teacher Education
（Abilities and Skills）
・Being able to design teaching plans and curriculums in elementary schools and develop them on the basis of children's actual situation (Practical teaching skills).

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Students are expected to acquire the fundamental knowledge of teaching materials mainly for the area of language studies and to acquire calligraphy skills through lectures and practices in this course.

Class Schedule Lesson1: Orientation
Structure and contents of ‘ Items of traditional language culture and characteristics of Japanese language.

Lesson2: Contents of items regarding linguistic characteristics and rules and how those can be used as teaching materials 1
・ Items regarding pronunciation & phonation, and notation

Lesson3: Contents of items regarding linguistic characteristics and rules and how those can be used as teaching materials 2

・ Items regarding words & phrases, and sentences ＆　structures of sentences

Lesson4: Contents of items regarding linguistic characteristics and rules and how those can be used as teaching materials 3
・・Items regarding use of words

Lesson5: Contents of items regarding traditional language culture and how those can be can used as educational materials 1 ( story)

Lesson6: Contents of items regarding traditional language culture and how those can be can used as educational materials 2 (essay)

Lesson7: Learning materials and making teaching materials in literal education 1
　　　・ classification according to the sound on the list of kanji by school year.

Lesson8: Learning materials and making teaching materials in literal education 2
　　　・classification according to the word & phrase on the list of kanji by school year.

Lesson9: Learning materials and making teaching materials in literal education 3
　　　・Classification according to the letter shape on the list of Kanji by school year.

Lesson10: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 1
　　　・Basic kanji strokes, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials.

Lesson11: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 2
　　　・How to assemble strokes into a character, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials

, pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials

Lesson12: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 3
・How to write refined left-right kanji, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials

Lesson13: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 4

　　　・how to write refined up-down kanji, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials

Lesson14: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 5
　　　・how to write refined enclosure kanji, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials

Lesson15: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 6
　　　・how to harmonize Kanji and Kana and their arrangements, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials

Assignments for submission for every class.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Handouts made by the instructor will be used.
Tools to be used for skill practice will be instructed in the orientation.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Visual Materials, Zoom

(More Details) None

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson1: Understand an outline of the structure and contents of items regarding language

Lesson2: Study the items regarding pronunciation & phonation and notation and how you can use them as educational materials.

Lesson3: Study the items regarding words & phrases, and sentences ＆　structures of sentences and how you can use them as educational materials

Lesson4: Study the items regarding phrasing and how you can use them as educational materials.

Lesson5: Study the items regarding traditional language culture and how you can use them as educational materials.

Lesson6: Study the items regarding traditional language culture and how you can use them as educational materials.

Lesson7: Devise ways of deciding teaching contents based on classification according to the sound on the list of kanji by school year.

Lesson8: Devise ways of deciding teaching contents based on classification according to the word & phrase on the list of kanji by school year.

Lesson9: Devise ways of deciding teaching contents based on classification according to the letter shape on the list of Kanji by school year.

Lesson10: Study basic kanji strokes and become able to explain them.

Lesson11: Study how to assemble strokes into a character and become able to explain it.

Lesson12: Study how to write refined left-right kanji and become able to explain it.

Lesson13: Study how to write refined up-down kanji and become able to explain it.

Lesson14: Study how to write refined enclosure kanji and become able to explain it.

Lesson15: Study how to harmonize Kanji and Kana and their arrangements and become able to explain them.

Requirements

Grading Method Students will be evaluated based on submitted assignment in every lesson (100%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC115306	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	初等国語科学習指導論
Subject Name （Katakana）	ショトウコクゴカガクシュウシドウロン
Subject Name in English	Introduction to Theories of Japanese Language for the Elementary School
Instructor	MATSUMOTO HITOSHI
Instructor (Katakana)	マツモト　ヒトシ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Fri1-4：EDU K108
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture- and Exercise-oriented, Presentations by students, Work
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences
Eligible Students	Only as for the student of the department of education
Keywords	Language items, creating teaching materials, linguistic knowledge, textbook analysis, calligraphy skills
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)	Elementary School Teacher Education （Abilities and Skills）・Being able to design teaching plans and curriculums in elementary schools and develop them on the basis of children's actual situation (Practical teaching skills).
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Students are expected to acquire the fundamental knowledge of teaching materials mainly for the area of language studies and to acquire calligraphy skills through lectures and practices in this course.
Class Schedule	Lesson1: Orientation Structure and contents of ‘ Items of traditional language culture and characteristics of Japanese language. Lesson2: Contents of items regarding linguistic characteristics and rules and how those can be used as teaching materials 1 ・ Items regarding pronunciation & phonation, and notation Lesson3: Contents of items regarding linguistic characteristics and rules and how those can be used as teaching materials 2 ・ Items regarding words & phrases, and sentences ＆　structures of sentences Lesson4: Contents of items regarding linguistic characteristics and rules and how those can be used as teaching materials 3 ・・Items regarding use of words Lesson5: Contents of items regarding traditional language culture and how those can be can used as educational materials 1 ( story) Lesson6: Contents of items regarding traditional language culture and how those can be can used as educational materials 2 (essay) Lesson7: Learning materials and making teaching materials in literal education 1 　　　・ classification according to the sound on the list of kanji by school year. Lesson8: Learning materials and making teaching materials in literal education 2 　　　・classification according to the word & phrase on the list of kanji by school year. Lesson9: Learning materials and making teaching materials in literal education 3 　　　・Classification according to the letter shape on the list of Kanji by school year. Lesson10: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 1 　　　・Basic kanji strokes, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials. Lesson11: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 2 　　　・How to assemble strokes into a character, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials , pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials Lesson12: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 3 ・How to write refined left-right kanji, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials Lesson13: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 4 　　　・how to write refined up-down kanji, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials Lesson14: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 5 　　　・how to write refined enclosure kanji, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials Lesson15: Learning materials and making teaching materials in calligraphy 6 　　　・how to harmonize Kanji and Kana and their arrangements, brush and pen/pencil calligraphy teaching materials Assignments for submission for every class.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Handouts made by the instructor will be used. Tools to be used for skill practice will be instructed in the orientation.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials, Zoom
(More Details)	None
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson1: Understand an outline of the structure and contents of items regarding language Lesson2: Study the items regarding pronunciation & phonation and notation and how you can use them as educational materials. Lesson3: Study the items regarding words & phrases, and sentences ＆　structures of sentences and how you can use them as educational materials Lesson4: Study the items regarding phrasing and how you can use them as educational materials. Lesson5: Study the items regarding traditional language culture and how you can use them as educational materials. Lesson6: Study the items regarding traditional language culture and how you can use them as educational materials. Lesson7: Devise ways of deciding teaching contents based on classification according to the sound on the list of kanji by school year. Lesson8: Devise ways of deciding teaching contents based on classification according to the word & phrase on the list of kanji by school year. Lesson9: Devise ways of deciding teaching contents based on classification according to the letter shape on the list of Kanji by school year. Lesson10: Study basic kanji strokes and become able to explain them. Lesson11: Study how to assemble strokes into a character and become able to explain it. Lesson12: Study how to write refined left-right kanji and become able to explain it. Lesson13: Study how to write refined up-down kanji and become able to explain it. Lesson14: Study how to write refined enclosure kanji and become able to explain it. Lesson15: Study how to harmonize Kanji and Kana and their arrangements and become able to explain them.
Requirements
Grading Method	Students will be evaluated based on submitted assignment in every lesson (100%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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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