Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Morito Institute of Global Higher Education
Lecture Code 8B210803 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Upper-Intermediate Japanese F-1
Subject Name
(Katakana)
アッパー―インターメディエイト ジャパニーズ エフイチ
Subject Name in
English
Upper-Intermediate Japanese F-1
Instructor SAKATA TERUMI
Instructor
(Katakana)
サカタ テルミ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon5-6:EDU K209,EDU K210
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Face-to-face
 
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) 01 : Japanese
Eligible Students International Students
Keywords vocabularies  collocation  word connections  set expressions     lexical semantic categories
 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
To develop students’ communication skills necessary for receiving and transmitting information effectively in various foreign languages, and deepen their knowledge and understanding of different languages and cultures, so as to enable them to play an acti 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
To improve on vocabularies through contact with diverse Japanese expressions such as studying collocations, word connections and set expressions and on use of natural Japanese.
 
Class Schedule 1. Orientation, words related to body(1)  About “head”
2. Consider the use of idiomatic expressions using 「頭」「首」「顔」
3. Words related to body(2)   About “ears”
4. Consider the use of idiomatic expressions using 「耳」「目」 
5. Verbs (1)  About 「聞」「効」「利」
6. Consider the use of 「聞く」「聴く」「効く」「利く」  
7. Verbs (2)  About 「知」
8. Consider the use of 「知る」「分かる」「理解する」「気づく」  
9. Verbs (3)  About 「分」
10. Consider the use of 「分」「別」
11. Adjectives (1)  About 「良」
12. Consider the good and bad meaning of 「いい」
13. Adjectives (2)  About 「厳」
14. Consider the use of 「厳しい」「はげしい」「すごい」「きつい」 
15. Revision
16. Exam

A final exam will be held in the last session. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
“Collocation de fuyasu hyogen–honki no Nihongo- vol.1 ” New Edition くろしお出版

 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Visual Materials, moodle
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Review :Search kanji readings and vocabulary usage. Instructional videos are provided on moodle.
Revision :Use of vocabularies, meaning confirmation, test after every content. 
Requirements ・Students who are placed into Level 3 or Level 4 based on the  placement test and are not a native speaker of Japanese.
・Those who are absent for more than one-third of the total class sessions will be excluded from the grading system.
 
Grading Method Participation in class task 30%   Quizzes 20%   Exam 50% 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message ・There are useful audios and data in the WEB contents of the textbook so please use the dictation and usages etc.
・As we will be using the LMS during class, please bring an internet-enabled device such as a tablet or laptop. 
Other Class contents subject to change 
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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