29104004 Basic Japanese IV

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 29104004 Subject Classification Foreign Languages

Subject Name ベーシック日本語IV

Subject Name
（Katakana）ベーシツクニホンゴ４

Subject Name in
English Basic Japanese IV

Instructor SAKAMOTO HARUE

Instructor
(Katakana) サカモト　ハルエ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Tues5-8：EDU K115

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

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 22 : Language Education

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Japanese

Eligible Students International students

Keywords theme　topic　self-expression ability　Shadowing　chanting

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education As a Japanese subject for international students, we have the following positioning:

Based on the knowledge and skills of Japanese acquired at the basic stage,
(1) Develop comprehensive basic Japanese skills suitable for cultured Japanese users, including written Japanese skills.
(2) By learning expressions of acceptance, expressions related to conversation management, conversational sentence-ending expressions, etc., improve face-to-face and oral conversation skills.
(3) Learn about various familiar topics, and by discussing them with each other, experience the diversity of the world and individuals, and adopt an attitude that accepts diversity and individuality.
Expected Outcome

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Objectives of the lesson:
In this class, based on the Japanese knowledge and skills acquired in the basic stage, we aim to develop comprehensive basic Japanese language skills, including oral and written Japanese, equivalent to N4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Make it a goal. The specific goals are as stated in "Learning Outcomes" above.
In order to achieve these goals, this class covers a variety of topics in units, and through engaging in a variety of language activities around these topics, students will enhance their Japanese vocabulary, sentence patterns, grammar, etc., and improve their conversation management skills. enhance and develop basic reading and writing skills. The topics to be covered and the language items to focus on are as shown in the lesson plan.

Class Schedule lesson1  Orientation
lesson2  Unit7 lecture (KPS＆GPS）
lesson3  Unit8 lecture
lesson4  Unit8 discussion (KPS＆GPS)
lesson5  Unit9 lecture
lesson6  Unit9 discussion (KPS＆GPS)
lesson7  Unit10 lecture
lesson8  Unit10 discussion (KPS＆GPS)
lesson9  Unit11 lecture
lesson10 Unit11 discussion (KPS＆GPS)
lesson11 Unit12 lecture
lesson12 Unit12 discussion (KPS＆GPS)
lesson13 review
lesson14 review
lesson15 Oral presentation

Exam/report implementation schedule: An oral exam and a written exam will be held at the end of the term.

Free writing: This Intermediate Japanese class is a topic-based course. In the lesson plan above, the topic and language items to be studied are shown below the unit number.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. 『A NEＷ APPROACH TO INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE』NISHIGUCHI KOICHI
Kurosio Publishers

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please prepare thoroughly for each unit before each class.
1.Unit7
2.Unit7
3.Unit8
4.Unit8
5.Unit9
6.Unit9
7.Unit10
8.Unit10
9.Unit11
10.Unit11
11.Unit12
12.Unit12
13.review
14.review
15.Oral presentation preparation

Requirements ・Students must take the Morito International Higher Education Institute's Japanese placement test. Applicants must already have Japanese language proficiency at the level of completing the Basic Japanese Course (approximately 300 hours; at our university, Japanese 210, Japanese 220, and Elementary Japanese).

Grading Method ・Performance in class: 20%, Submission of worksheets, etc.: 20%, Essay: 20%, Final oral test: 10%, Final written test: 30%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Let's learn Japanese while talking about topics.

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	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	29104004	Subject Classification	Foreign Languages
Subject Name	ベーシック日本語IV
Subject Name （Katakana）	ベーシツクニホンゴ４
Subject Name in English	Basic Japanese IV
Instructor	SAKAMOTO HARUE
Instructor (Katakana)	サカモト　ハルエ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Tues5-8：EDU K115
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	22 : Language Education
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Japanese
Eligible Students	International students
Keywords	theme　topic　self-expression ability　Shadowing　chanting
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	As a Japanese subject for international students, we have the following positioning: Based on the knowledge and skills of Japanese acquired at the basic stage, (1) Develop comprehensive basic Japanese skills suitable for cultured Japanese users, including written Japanese skills. (2) By learning expressions of acceptance, expressions related to conversation management, conversational sentence-ending expressions, etc., improve face-to-face and oral conversation skills. (3) Learn about various familiar topics, and by discussing them with each other, experience the diversity of the world and individuals, and adopt an attitude that accepts diversity and individuality.
Expected Outcome
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Objectives of the lesson: In this class, based on the Japanese knowledge and skills acquired in the basic stage, we aim to develop comprehensive basic Japanese language skills, including oral and written Japanese, equivalent to N4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Make it a goal. The specific goals are as stated in "Learning Outcomes" above. In order to achieve these goals, this class covers a variety of topics in units, and through engaging in a variety of language activities around these topics, students will enhance their Japanese vocabulary, sentence patterns, grammar, etc., and improve their conversation management skills. enhance and develop basic reading and writing skills. The topics to be covered and the language items to focus on are as shown in the lesson plan.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Orientation lesson2 Unit7 lecture (KPS＆GPS） lesson3 Unit8 lecture lesson4 Unit8 discussion (KPS＆GPS) lesson5 Unit9 lecture lesson6 Unit9 discussion (KPS＆GPS) lesson7 Unit10 lecture lesson8 Unit10 discussion (KPS＆GPS) lesson9 Unit11 lecture lesson10 Unit11 discussion (KPS＆GPS) lesson11 Unit12 lecture lesson12 Unit12 discussion (KPS＆GPS) lesson13 review lesson14 review lesson15 Oral presentation Exam/report implementation schedule: An oral exam and a written exam will be held at the end of the term. Free writing: This Intermediate Japanese class is a topic-based course. In the lesson plan above, the topic and language items to be studied are shown below the unit number.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	『A NEＷ APPROACH TO INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE』NISHIGUCHI KOICHI Kurosio Publishers
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Paired Reading
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please prepare thoroughly for each unit before each class. 1.Unit7 2.Unit7 3.Unit8 4.Unit8 5.Unit9 6.Unit9 7.Unit10 8.Unit10 9.Unit11 10.Unit11 11.Unit12 12.Unit12 13.review 14.review 15.Oral presentation preparation
Requirements	・Students must take the Morito International Higher Education Institute's Japanese placement test. Applicants must already have Japanese language proficiency at the level of completing the Basic Japanese Course (approximately 300 hours; at our university, Japanese 210, Japanese 220, and Elementary Japanese).
Grading Method	・Performance in class: 20%, Submission of worksheets, etc.: 20%, Essay: 20%, Final oral test: 10%, Final written test: 30%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Let's learn Japanese while talking about topics.
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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