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- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yamamoto Hilofumi
- Class Format
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon7-8(W112)
- Group
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- Course number
- LAJ.J502
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2016/4/27
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
The aims of this course is to acquire advanced academic Japanese skills. specifically, you will learn how to discuss issues and summarize the argument in the discussion on a scientist who had an inpact on you.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to aquire a basic skill that allows you to organize a seminar: how to control audience's opinions; how to summarize issues in discussions.
Keywords
seminar, preparation, strategy, expression, discussion.
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Class will be conducted with pairs or small groups. Class will start with lecture, followed by pair work. Students will make a presentation of the discussion outcome.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance | Analyze the style and procedure and discussion in a seminar browsing video sites such as YouTube. |
| Class 2 | Do research on the life of a scientist who affects your life. | Analyze the differences between a discussion in a seminar and a discussion which you have ever experiened. |
| Class 3 | Make your points clear, and prepare for your seminar. | Paticipate in a seminar and analyze what should be improved. |
| Class 4 | Seminar 1 | Paticipate in a seminar and analyze what should be improved. |
| Class 5 | Seminar 2 | Paticipate in a seminar and analyze what should be improved. |
| Class 6 | Seminar 3 | Summarize what you should improve based on your ｆeedback report. |
| Class 7 | Feedback. | Share and disscuss the improvement of methods of discussion in a seminar with your classmates. |
| Class 8 | Discuss how your or your peer's Japanese is improved through your seminar. | Write a report about the methods of discussion in a seminar. |
Textbook(s)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
To be announced in class
Assessment criteria and methods
Assessment will be conducted based on student's attendance, discussions, a final report or a presentation.
Related courses
- LAJ.J503 : Advanced Japanese 3 Academic presentation
- LAJ.J601 : Advanced Japanese 4 How to write papers and a thesis
- LAJ.J602 : Advanced Japanese 5 How to publish research papers
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
International students only.
