To develop the academic Japanese language skills required as an undergraduate student in Japan.
To hold again the seminar that was held in Japanese 7 and conduct an improved seminar to acquire the skills to make others speak, not the way you speak.
The following advanced skills can be acquired after this class: 1) how to manage and arrange various kinds of documents and material about a theme; 2) selective competence of the use of suitable expressions for your seminar; 3) the timing to use proper strategies to manage your audience.
seminar, preparation, strategy, expression, Something that attracts people.
Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students will learn advanced exercises and discuss them. Based on a theme which you select, you will prepare the materials for your seminar, and open your workshop.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Guidance | Describe what is a good seminar. |
Class 2 | Think about what you can do to attract people. | Think about how to make it easier to speak up. |
Class 3 | Make your points clear, and prepare for your seminar. | Learn how to encourage your audience to join discussions and what kinds of information should be provided to your audience to develop the contents in a seminar. |
Class 4 | Seminar 1 | Make some comments on the presentations. |
Class 5 | Seminar 2 | Make some comments on the presentations. |
Class 6 | Seminar 3 | Make some comments on the presentations. |
Class 7 | Feedback. | Read comments and discuss how to improve your seminar. |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
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Assessment will be conducted based on student's attendance, discussions, reports and a presentation.
Only the second year international students are eligible.
GSEP students must choose a class number for GSEP students.