BK212201 Lecture on Japanese Language and Linguistics II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BK212201 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 日本語学研究法II

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニホンゴケンキュウホウII

Subject Name in
English Lecture on Japanese Language and Linguistics II

Instructor ISOGAI JUNICHI

Instructor
(Katakana) イソガイ　ジュンイチ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st)

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte：To be announced.

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

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

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Linguistics

Eligible Students

Keywords

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 This lecture focuses on the history of Japanese writing systems from the Heian to Kamakura periods.

Class Schedule lesson1：Introduction
lesson2：Kojiki (1) Kun readings and the Japanization of kanji usage
lesson3：Kojiki (2) Three styles of writing
lesson4：Tosa nikki(1) Characteristics of old manuscripts
lesson5：Tosa nikki(2) Wabun and kanbun styles
lesson6：Kunten materials(1) Vocabulary and usage
lesson7：Kunten materials(2) Katakana usage
lesson8：Kokiroku(1) Engagement with old dictionaries
lesson9：Kokiroku(2) Japanized kanbun style (Wakakanbun)
lesson10：Chūkōsen(1) Wakakanbun-style setsuwa texts
lesson11：Kunten materials(3) Kundoku method of wakakanbun
lesson12：Dangikikigaki materials :The function of katakana
lesson13：Konjaku monogatari-shū(1) Mixed Sino-Japanese style
lesson14：Stylistic phases in the Heian and Kamakura periods
lesson15：Synthesis and Q&A

Text/Reference
Books,etc. ・Tsukishima, Hiroshi, et al., eds. Kogo Taikan, vol. 1: Furoku Dai Ichi-bu, Dai Ni-bu. : University of Tokyo Press, 2011.
・Minegishi, Akira. Hentai Kanbun: Shinso-ban. : Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 2022.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Microsoft Forms

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review ・Read the assigned materials distributed in advance. Look up any unfamiliar terms beforehand.

Requirements

Grading Method Post-class Report (20%), Final Report(80%)

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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BK212201	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	日本語学研究法II
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニホンゴケンキュウホウII
Subject Name in English	Lecture on Japanese Language and Linguistics II
Instructor	ISOGAI JUNICHI
Instructor (Katakana)	イソガイ　ジュンイチ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(O1) Inte：To be announced.
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students
Keywords
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	This lecture focuses on the history of Japanese writing systems from the Heian to Kamakura periods.
Class Schedule	lesson1：Introduction lesson2：Kojiki (1) Kun readings and the Japanization of kanji usage lesson3：Kojiki (2) Three styles of writing lesson4：Tosa nikki(1) Characteristics of old manuscripts lesson5：Tosa nikki(2) Wabun and kanbun styles lesson6：Kunten materials(1) Vocabulary and usage lesson7：Kunten materials(2) Katakana usage lesson8：Kokiroku(1) Engagement with old dictionaries lesson9：Kokiroku(2) Japanized kanbun style (Wakakanbun) lesson10：Chūkōsen(1) Wakakanbun-style setsuwa texts lesson11：Kunten materials(3) Kundoku method of wakakanbun lesson12：Dangikikigaki materials :The function of katakana lesson13：Konjaku monogatari-shū(1) Mixed Sino-Japanese style lesson14：Stylistic phases in the Heian and Kamakura periods lesson15：Synthesis and Q&A
Text/Reference Books,etc.	・Tsukishima, Hiroshi, et al., eds. Kogo Taikan, vol. 1: Furoku Dai Ichi-bu, Dai Ni-bu. : University of Tokyo Press, 2011. ・Minegishi, Akira. Hentai Kanbun: Shinso-ban. : Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 2022.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Forms
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	・Read the assigned materials distributed in advance. Look up any unfamiliar terms beforehand.
Requirements
Grading Method	Post-class Report (20%), Final Report(80%)
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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