Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education
Lecture Code 81242001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name ドイツ語読解スキルアップIV
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ドイツゴドッカイスキルアップヨン
Subject Name in
English
German Reading Skill Up IV
Instructor YOSHIMITSU TAKAKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ヨシミツ タカコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Mon9:IAS J101 CALL, (4T) Mon10
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Instruction language: mostly Japanese, but German, too. 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 22 : Language Education
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : German
Eligible Students As a general rule, registered students for the program
Keywords Listening in German 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
To improve listening abilities in order to achieve language competence defined in Building Trilingual Program 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In this class, students can learn the vocabulary, expressions and grammar necessary for basic communication in everyday life in German-speaking countries. Together with Advanced Communication in German IA-IVA, IB-IVB, IC-IVC, you can achieve the A2 level of the CEFR set by the Council of Europe. We'll also deal with German culture as well as language, and provide opportunities to consider the cultural differences between Japan and Germany. 
Class Schedule This class focuses on "reading" and aims to reach the A2 level of the language proficiency standards set by the Council of Europe.  
To achieve this, students will review essential vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures while expanding their vocabulary.  

Teaching materials will be provided based on the progress of the previous term and the students' proficiency levels.  
Therefore, the content for all eight sessions will not be predetermined, but the following types of training will be conducted:  

1. Learning commonly used expressions in daily conversations  
2. Analyzing sentence structures  
3. Understanding the content of texts

Homework
Final Examination 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Menschen A2, Hueber 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, moodle
(More Details) Please see the information on moodle. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading, Role Play, Flip Teaching, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
It is advisable to learn vocabulary independently at your own pace. Also, to keep up with the teaching contents, you have to do your homework regularly. 
Requirements  
Grading Method 40%:contribution to the class; homework
60%:final exam 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other It is strongly recommended to take the course from the 1st term consecutively. 
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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