| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Morito Institute of Global Higher Education |
| Lecture Code |
8B213401 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
Upper-Intermediate Japanese A-1 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
アッパー―インターメディエイト ジャパニーズ エイイチ |
Subject Name in
English |
Upper-Intermediate Japanese A-1 |
| Instructor |
SAIJO YUTO,YAMANAKA YASUKO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
サイジョウ ユウト,ヤマナカ ヤスコ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Weds3-4：EDU K308, (3T) Fri5-6：EDU K113 |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
Seminar
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
22
:
Language Education |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
01
:
Japanese |
| Eligible Students |
Special Auditing Students |
| Keywords |
Reading Comprehension, Intensive Reading, Vocabulary, Composition |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The aim of this class is to cultivate students' reading skills of long compositions and to instill knowledge of intermediate level grammar, vocabulary and expressions in students. |
| Class Schedule |
By reading through Intermediate Japanese reading skills study materials on various topics, students will learn intermediate level grammar, vocabulary and expressions and through partial compositions will learn new items. In the class, primarily, the following expressions and vocabulary are explained:
1. Orientation, keywords of Japanese culture, te/ta form of verb
2. prefix “o/go”, “～tari～tari”, particle “ne/yo/no/na”, reduplicated word, determiner, “～noda”
3. “～dasu/～hajimeru”, prohibitive expression, “～shi～shi”, pseudo noun “no/koto”
4. particle “hodo”, idiom of “ki”, pseudo noun “uchi/aida/ma”, particle “shika”
5. subsidiary verb “～tekuru/～teiku”, “～yooda/～sooda/rashii～”, verb “afureru/koboreru”
6. verbs of giving and receiving (1), simile/metaphor/personification
7. verbs of giving and receiving (2), adverb “tsui/ukkarishite”,”amari/nakanaka”
8. Mid-term Examination
9. verbs of giving and receiving (3), quantifier+”wa/mo”, prefix “oo/ko”
10. adverb “bakari/dake”, “～toka～toka”, suffix “～chuu/～juu”, intransitive verb
11. “～yasui/～ii”, “～nikui/～gatai”, pseudo noun “mono””tsumori”, adverb “made”, “～niyotte”,
adverb “sekkaku/wazawaza”
12. particle “demo”, “～todoojini”, adverb “motto/sarani”, “～komu”, “～yooganai”
13. “～nitotte/～nitaishite”, adverb “tootoo/tsuini”, “～zujimai”
14. pseudo noun “tokoro”, “～yoo/～muke/～muki”, passive of causative, pseudo noun “hazu”
15. conditional suffixes “ba/to/tara/nara”, “tokorode/sate”, “～toshite”
16. Final Examination
Final exam will be given. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
「テーマ別中級から学ぶ日本語 三訂版」研究社
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PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, moodle |
| (More Details) |
CD |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Paired Reading |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Read through designated materials/texts and review new vocabularies before class.
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| Requirements |
Students who are placed into Level 3 or Level 4 based on the placement test and are not a native speaker of Japanese
Required to take 2 classes per week.
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| Grading Method |
Participation in class discussion and presentation, Homework 40%, Examination 60% |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |