| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program |
| Lecture Code |
WNB51500 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
言語・コミュニケーション表現と学習材デザイン基礎研究（国語） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
|
Subject Name in
English |
Basic Course in Teaching Material Design for Language and Communication Expression (Japanese) |
| Instructor |
SHIRATA RIHITO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
シラタ リヒト |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Mon5-8：EDU A304 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
Lecture, practice of using corpus, discussion, presentation
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
|
| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Linguistics |
| Eligible Students |
|
| Keywords |
modern Japanese, contemporary Japanese, corpus, written language, spoken language, Japanese vocabulary, Japanese grammar
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| 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 |
In this class, we will focus on language research using corpora, with emphasis on understanding their characteristics and usage.In addition, we will consider how to take the findings of these research into account in the teaching and learning of language.
Students will acquire basic knowledge and skills in the study of Japanese language using a corpus, while confirming and utilizing the basic knowledge of Japanese language studies.We will also consider the possibility of applying corpus and Japanese linguistic to Japanese language education. |
| Class Schedule |
Week 1: Guidance: What is a Corpus?
Week 2: Analysis of Lexical Composition in Texts (1): Word Counts and Frequency
Week 3: Analysis of Lexical Composition in Texts (2): Part-of-Speech Distribution
Week 4: Analysis of Lexical Composition in Texts (3): Distribution of Lexical Strata
Week 5: Basics of Corpus Search (1): Synonym Comparison Using NLB
Week 6: Basics of Corpus Search (2): Searching with Chūnagon (1)
Week 7: Basics of Corpus Search (3): Searching with Chūnagon (2)
Week 8: Applications of Corpus Search (Modern Japanese) (1)
Week 9: Applications of Corpus Search (Modern Japanese) (2)
Week 10: Applications of Corpus Search (Early Modern Japanese) (1)
Week 11: Applications of Corpus Search (Early Modern Japanese) (2)
Week 12: Applications of Corpora in Japanese Language Education
Week 13: Introduction to Various Corpora; Student Presentations (1)
Week 14: Student Presentations (2)
Week 15: Student Presentations (3)
Final Report. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Textbook: Nakamata, N. Chunagon o katsuyo shita copas nihongo kenkyu nyumon (Introduction to corpus study of Japanese using "Chunagon"), Hitsujishobo.
Some reference books are introduced in class. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts |
| (More Details) |
Materials provided in class, Audio teaching materials, Screen images (Video/PC/Other image materials)
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Students have to read the books or papers carefully in advance. Students have to prepare for presentation.
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| Requirements |
None.
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| Grading Method |
Presentation, Attitude for discussion, Final report
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| 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. |