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- Liberal arts and basic science courses
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- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Morita Junko Morita Junko
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed3-4(W112)
- Group
- 2QA
- Course number
- LAJ.J502
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2018/5/8
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
The aim of this course is to learn Japanese expressions and language skills which are useful when you attend a lecture at university. Specifically, students will be requested to write a short paper using data collected by themselves.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to acquire the basic skills of: 1) writing a short report, 2) using useful Japanese idiomatic expressions.
Keywords
how to write a report, written style Japanese, idiomatic Japanese
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
After a brief explanation is provided, group discussion will be held in pairs or groups of three or so. Then, students will give a presentation about the discussion outcomes.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation and diagnostic test | Collect some paper in which you are interested. |
| Class 2 | Learn the style of paper. | Find some useful expression to write a paper. |
| Class 3 | Find your theme. | Find your theme in which you can easily collect data. |
| Class 4 | Make a research question. | Make a research question which you can answer with Yes or No. |
| Class 5 | Collect data and express in figures and tables. | Learn how to draw a figure/table and its caption. |
| Class 6 | Write a paper. | Learn what are the stylistic elements of a paper. |
| Class 7 | Make a presentation. | Consider the speech style of a scientific presentation. |
| Class 8 | Feedback. | Consider what kinds of comments are useful for presentors. |
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.J501 ： Advanced Japanese 1: Academic listening
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
International students only.
Other
You must reserve your seat of this class in advance using Japanese class online system (http://js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~web). You will not be allowed to take a seat without your reservation.
