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- Instructor(s)
- Saito Chigusa
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Tue5-6(W113)
- Group
- A
- Course number
- LAJ.T421
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2016/4/27
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course is for students who have already completed elementary Japanese. We aim to improve listening/speaking skills of lower intermediate Japanese through familiar topics.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to: 1) improve accuracy in listening, 2) develop appropriate expressions of spoken Japanese used in real life, 3) learn how to provide a comprehensible explanation. The most important thing is that after 7 weeks, each of you would have achieved your own goal and feel your listening/speaking skills have improved.
Keywords
accuracy, appropriateness, comprehensibility
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
We will practice accurate listening, natural conversation, and clear explanations on familiar subjects following the textbook. Quizzes and homework will be assigned.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation and placement test | |
| Class 2 | Unit 1 I look forward to your support. | mastering today's vocabulary; writing an essay "Self introduction" |
| Class 3 | Unit 9 The game that was popular in my childhood was roller-skating. | mastering today's vocabulary; writing an essay "My childhood" |
| Class 4 | Unit 12 If you are going to learn a foreign language, you should learn it from a native speaker of that country. | mastering today's vocabulary, writing an essay "Significance of studying abroad" |
| Class 5 | Unit 23 It's a nice atmosphere since you can see the ocean. | mastering today's vocabulary, writing an essay "My favorite place" |
| Class 6 | Unit 30 It says "at least 5 people." | mastering the vocabulary covered in the previous lessons; selecting and revising an essay to make the final speech. |
| Class 7 | Quiz and Speech 1 | |
| Class 8 | Speech 2 |
Textbook(s)
Weekly J: Nihongo de Hanasu 6 shuukan. Bonjinsha
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified.
Assessment criteria and methods
You will need over 60% to pass this course: attendance 70%, is mandatory; class contribution 10%, assignments 10%, quiz/presentation 80%.
Related courses
- LAJ.T422 : Topic Oriented Japanese 22
- LAJ.J421 : Intermediate Japanese 1
- LAJ.J422 : Intermediate Japanese 2
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisite. Only for international students who have elementary level of Japanese skills.
