2024 | Japanese seminar 1: Oral expression 3QA

2024　Japanese seminar 1: Oral expression 3QA

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Academic unit or major: Japanese language and culture courses

Instructor(s): Yamanaka Miyako

Class Format: Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

Day/Period(Room No.): -

Group: 3QA

Course number: LAJ.T441

Credits: 1

Academic year: 2024

Offered quarter: 3Q

Syllabus updated: 2024/3/14

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

The aim of this course is to help students acquire the basic knowledge of Japanese pronunciation and the ability to present sentences containing technical terms with natural-sounding pronunciation. Online classes will be streamed live via Zoom, and the instructor will check and correct each student's pronunciation individually during the class.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand the basic knowledge of Japanese pronunciation;
2) write the pitch lines and accent marks on technical sentences or terms using the pronunciation dictionary and OJAD (Online Japanese Accent Dictionary);
3) present sentences marked with the pitch lines with natural-sounding pronunciation;
4) present their research with easily understandable pronunciation.

Keywords

Japanese, pronunciation, OJAD, pitch line, terminology, technical sentence, presentation, announcement

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills

✔ Intercultural skills

✔ Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Each lesson consists of lectures on Japanese pronunciation and actual training. The first half of this course deals with the basic knowledge of Japanese pronunciation, while the latter half addresses to the subjects in line with students' specialty etc. To participate in the class, students are required to prepare materials relating to their specialty and academic prose.

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	Rule of pronunciation 1 Accent of Tokyo language	Prepare an article of your own field. / Accent of Tokyo language / How to use OJAD
Class 2	Rule of pronunciation 2 Accent of compound nouns	Accent of compound nouns
Class 3	Rule of pronunciation 3　　Intonation	Intonation
Class 4	Rule of pronunciation 4　　Pitch line	Pitch line for technical sentence
Class 5	Exercise 　 Pitch lines for technical sentences.	Pitch line for technical sentence or introduction of research introduction
Class 6	Exercise Pitch lines for technical sentences.	Pitch line for technical sentence or introduction of research introduction
Class 7	Presentation	Presentation and feedback on your research

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes each for preparing for and reviewing each class (including the time spent for assignments) by referring to textbooks and other course materials.

Textbook(s)

Not specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Not specified.

Assessment criteria and methods

Approaches to in-class task (21%), homework (29%), small tests (20%), presentations (15%), and the final report (15%).

Related courses

LAJ.T442 ： Japanese seminar 2: Listening comprehension

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Only for international students who have completed Intermediate Japanese 6 or the equivalent level.

Other

You must reserve your place in the class in advance using Japanese class online system (http://js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~web). You will not be allowed to attend the class without reservation.
The class format of this course is Blend style (face-to-face: 5 times, online: 2 times).

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