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COURSE

DESCRIPTIONS

COURSES IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE

NEW INTENSIVE JAPANESE 300

10310～ JAPANESE FOR COMMUNICATION (NIJ310)

INSTRUCTOR: Nanae Fukutomi

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 200 hours of Japanese instruction.

Students should have already mastered hiragana and katakana in order to enter this level. This

course is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication. Although more

focus is placed on speaking and listening, a multi-skill approach is usually taken. The class meets

ten periods a week.

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COURSE GOALS

To be able to cope with daily and specific matters in various situations that involve speaking and listening.

COURSE SCHEDULE

1. GENKI Lesson 1 / Lesson 2











12. GENKI Lesson 14

TEXTS

Textbooks

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I, Japan Times.

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I <Workbook>, Japan Times.

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II, Japan Times.

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II <Workbook>, Japan Times.

Supplementary Materials

Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. Tuttle, 2003.

Other materials are provided.

ASSESSMENT

Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 20%; Tests 50%


10320～ JAPANESE READING AND WRITING (NIJ320)


COURSE DESCRIPTION


Students should have already mastered hiragana and katakana in order to enter this level. This

course is designed to improve reading and writing skills. Topics are usually chosen from social,

cultural and academic topics that are suitable for college students. Although more focus is placed

on reading and writing, discussion is also encouraged. The class meets six periods a week.

COURSE GOALS

To be able to read and write short passages using the grammar and expressions covered in this course.

To be able to handle 200 kanji in addition to hiragana and katakana.

COURSE SCHEDULE








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12. GENKI Lesson 14

TEXTS

Textbooks

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I, Japan Times.

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I <Workbook>, Japan Times.

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II, Japan Times.

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II <Workbook>, Japan Times.



ASSESSMENT

Class Attendance and Participation 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 20%; Tests 50%


10330 PROJECT WORK (NIJ330)


COURSE DESCRIPTION


Students should have already mastered hiragana and katakana in order to enter this level.

This course is designed to enable students to conduct a project using Japanese language. Students

also learn how to give oral presentations in Japanese on their project work using presentation

software or an overhead projector. After the presentations, students organize the results of their

project into a short paper in Japanese. Students will choose their own topics for the project from

cultural, social topics about Japan. The class meets two periods a week.

COURSE GOALS

Students can give oral presentations in Japanese using presentation software or an overhead projector.

Students can organize the results of their project into a short paper in Japanese.

Students can discuss their project topic in Japanese in a pair / a group.

Students can conduct a short interview in Japanese.

COURSE SCHEDULE

1. Orientation/Introduction/Discussion of Project 1 Topics

2. Project Design

3. Data Collection & Discussion

4. Data Analysis & Discussion

5. Presentation Preparation 1 (Writing Conference)

6. Presentation Preparation 2

7. Presentation 1

8. Discussion of Project 2 Topics/Project Design

9. Data Analysis & Discussion

10. Presentation Preparation 1 (Writing Conference)

11. Presentation Preparation 2

12. Presentation 2

TEXTS

Textbooks: None

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Reading materials and handouts assigned by the instructor.

ASSESSMENT

Class Attendance and Participation 15%; Homework 30%; Presentations 30%; Reports 25%



INSTRUCTORS: Junko Fujimoto, Kazuyo Takeda

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Designed for students who have had fewer than 400 hours of Japanese instruction.

Students should have already mastered 200 kanji in order to enter this level.

Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to cope with different social and

interactive situations using appropriate styles of Japanese.

This course is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication.

Although more focus is placed on speaking and listening, a multi-skill approach is usually taken.

The class meets ten periods a week.

COURSE GOALS

Students will be able to cope with different social and interactive situations using appropriate styles of

Japanese.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week 1 Introduction & Review GENKI Lesson 13-14

Week 2 GENKI Lesson 15









Week 11 Review 1

Week 12 Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Lesson 1


Week 14 Review 2

TEXTS

Textbooks

Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II, 2nd ed., Japan Times.

Akira Miura and Naomi Hanaoka McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese, Revised ed., Japan

Times.

ASSESSMENT


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INSTRUCTORS: Junko Fujimoto, Masahiko Mutsukawa

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Designed for students who have had fewer than 400 hours of Japanese instruction.

Students should have already mastered 200 kanji in order to enter this level.

Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to read short essays and stories and

write their own opinions on familiar topics, and they should be able to handle 400 kanji.

This course is designed to improve reading and writing skills. Topics are usually chosen from

social, cultural and academic topics that are suitable for college students.

Although more focus is placed on reading and writing, discussion and debate are also encouraged.

The class meets six periods a week.

COURSE GOALS

Students will be able to read short essays and stories and write their own opinions or familiar topics, and they

should be able to handle 400 kanji.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week 1 Introduction & Review

Week 2 GENKI 15

Week 3 GENKI 16

Week 4 GENKI 17

Week 5 GENKI 18

Week 6 GENKI 19

Week 7 GENKI 20

Week 8 GENKI 21

Week 9 GENKI 22

Week 10 GENKI 23

Week 11 Review 1



Week 14 Review 2

TEXTS

Textbooks

Eri Banno it al.,GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II, 2nd ed., Japan Times.

Akira Miura and Naomi Hanako McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese, Revised ed., Japan

Times.


Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed., Tuttle, 2003.


ASSESSMENT




INSTRUCTOR: Junko Fujimoto

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COURSE DESCRIPTION


Students should have already mastered 200 kanji in order to enter this level. This course is

designed to enable students to conduct a project regarding stores in Kakuozan (one of the famous

shopping areas in Nagoya) using various types of Japanese language. Students also learn how to

give oral presentations on their project work using presentation software. At the end of the course

students organize the results of their project into a short paper. The class meets two periods a

week.

COURSE GOALS

Students will be able to design and conduct an interview at local stores to learn about the history of the stores

and their products including Japanese sweets, tatami-floor mats, Japanese pottery, or tea.

Students will be able to converse with Japanese store owners utilizing various speech styles and conversational

strategies.

Students will be able to make an oral presentation and write a paper in Japanese based on what they have

learned from the interview.

COURSE SCHEDULE

1. Orientation/Introduction

2. Preparation for Interview 1





7. Off campus activity (Interview in Kakuozan)

8. Preparation for Presentation 1




12. Presentation 1

13. Writing Paper 1

14. Writing Paper 2

TEXTS

Textbooks: None


ASSESSMENT

Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 30%; Presentation 30%; Report 25%



INSTRUCTORS: Akemi Yasui, Tomoko Komada, Miyuki Doi

COURSE DESCRIPTION


Students should have already mastered 400 kanji in order to enter this level. Upon completion of

this level, students are expected to be able to make a speech in an organized manner or

demonstrate their ideas through discussion and debate on familiar topics. Students are also

expected to be able to read authentic materials, write short theses and drafts for oral

presentations. They should be able to handle 700 kanji.

This course is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication. Although more

focus is placed on speaking and listening, a multi-skill approach is usually taken. The class meets

ten periods a week.

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COURSE GOALS

Students will improve their overall Japanese proficiency for communication.

COURSE SCHEDULE

1. Orientation & Review for NIJ400

2. Course packets L.1








10. Authentic materials ①

11. Authentic materials ②

12. Speech & Presentation

13. Review

14. Review

TEXTS

Textbooks: None

Course packets are provided.



Other materials, including newspaper articles, are provided.

ASSESSMENT




INSTRUCTORS: Akemi Yasui, Ryoko Onishi, Rie Takenaka

COURSE DESCRIPTION


Students should have already mastered 400 kanji in order to enter this level. Upon completion of

this level, students are expected to be able to make a speech in an organized manner or

demonstrate their ideas through discussion or debate on familiar topics. Students are also

expected to be able to read authentic materials, write short theses and drafts for oral

presentations. They should become able to handle 700 kanji.


social, cultural and academic topics that are suitable for college students. Although more focus is

placed on reading and writing, discussion and debate are also encouraged. The class meets six

periods a week.

COURSE GOALS

Students will improve their reading and writing skills.

Students will understand 700 kanji.

COURSE SCHEDULE

1. Orientation & Review for NIJ400


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10. Authentic materials ①

11. Authentic materials ②

12. Kanji Review

13. Review

14. Review

TEXTS

Textbooks: None

Course packets are provided.



Other materials, including newspaper articles, are provided.

ASSESSMENT




INSTRUCTOR: Akemi Yasui

COURSE DESCRIPTION



designed to enable students to conduct a project regarding Japanese pop culture, tradition,

customs, etc. using various types of Japanese language. Students also learn how to give oral

presentations on their project work using presentation software. At the end of the course students

organize the results of their project into a short paper. The class meets two periods a week.

COURSE GOALS

Students will be able to give oral presentations on their own project work.

Students will be able to write a short paper.

COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation/Introduction

2. Preparation 1

3. Preparation 2

4. Preparation 3

5. Preparation 4

6. Preparation 5

7. Preparation 6

8. Preparation 7

9. Rehearsal for presentation

10. Presentation 1

11. Presentation 2

12. Organizing results into a short paper 1

13. Organizing results into a short paper 2

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TEXTS

Textbooks: None


N.B. Study at this level requires a Japanese dictionary as well as a Japanese-English dictionary that both contain a

good range of example phrases and sentences. Examples are Sanseido’s Reikai shin-kokugojiten (『例解新国語辞

典』三省堂) and Kenkyusha’s New College Japanese-English Dictionary (『新和英中辞典』研究社).

ASSESSMENT




INSTRUCTORS: Katsuhiro Ito, Yuriko Ide

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed for students who have had less than 600 hours of Japanese instruction.

Students should also have mastered 700 kanji to enter this level. The purpose of this course is to

improve overall proficiency and communicative skills in Japanese. Although greater focus is

placed on speaking and listening, a multi-skill approach is usually taken. Auditing is not accepted.

COURSE GOALS

Students should be able to demonstrate a better understanding of Japanese society and culture.

Students are also expected to acquire more advanced language proficiency by integrating the four skills of

speaking, listening, reading and writing.

COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation/Introduction

2. Review

3. Chapter 2 of the textbook

4. Speech 1

5. Debate 1


7. Skit, Test 1


9. Listening test, Oral exam



12. Debate 2

13. Presentation

14. Review

15. Final Exam

TEXTS

Textbooks

架谷真知子・佐藤恵美・二村直美『日本社会探検』スリーエーネットワーク

Supplementary Materials: None

Reading materials and handouts will also be provided by the instructor.




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ASSESSMENT




INSTRUCTORS: Katsuhiro Ito, Emi Satō

COURSE DESCRIPTION


Students should also have mastered 700 kanji to enter this level. The main purpose of this course

is to improve reading and writing proficiency in Japanese. Although greater focus is placed on

reading and writing skills, discussion or debate are also encouraged. Auditing is not accepted.

COURSE GOALS

Students are expected to be able to demonstrate a better understanding of Japanese society and culture.

Students are also expected to acquire more advanced reading and writing proficiency in Japanese.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Reading

News articles

Non-fiction

Novels

Essays

Writing

Shoronbun

Formal e-mail

Logical thinking in academic writing

Kanji

Haiku/Tanka

Summary of readings

Research Paper (Project)

TEXTS

Textbooks: None

Reading materials and handouts will be provided by the instructor.






ASSESSMENT




INSTRUCTOR: Katsuhiro Ito

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COURSE DESCRIPTION


Students should also have mastered 700 kanji to enter this level. The main purpose of this course

is to conduct project work regarding Japanese culture and social issues in Japan by using various

types of expressions in Japanese. Auditing is not accepted.

COURSE GOALS

Students should be able to give an oral presentation on their project work in Japanese using presentation

software.

Students are also expected to organize the results of their project work into a short paper in Japanese.

COURSE SCHEDULE


2. Preparation 1

3. Preparation 2

4. Preparation 3

5. Discussion

6. Preparation 4

7. Preparation 5

8. Preparation 6

9. Discussion

10. Preparation 7

11. Preparation 8

12. Presentation 1

13. Presentation 2

TEXTS

Textbooks: None

Reading materials and handouts will be provided by the instructor.




ASSESSMENT




INSTRUCTORS: Hisami Okada, Nobuyo Machida

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed for students who have had approximately 600 hours of Japanese

instructions. Students should have mastered 1000 kanji in order to enter this level. Upon

completion of this level, students are expected to be able to read newspapers, magazines,

pocket-sized shinsho books and specialized books and to write short reports and theses on various

topics. NIJ710 is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication. The class

meets ten periods a week.

COURSE GOALS

To improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills for academic purposes.

To learn vocabulary and expressions to fulfill tasks such as discussion and presentation on current topics.

To master a total of 1500 kanji.

COURSE SCHEDULE

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1. Introduction and review

2. Grammar, vocabulary, idioms, and useful expressions

3. Speed reading and discussions

4. Speeches, self-monitoring, and feedback

5. Reporting on field work

6. Listening and pronunciation practice

7. Drafting, peer critique, and revising

8. Data presentation

9. Critical listening and questioning

10. Discussions, debates, and note-taking

11. Oral interpretation

12. Speeches and presentations

13. Listening and responding in interpersonal communication

14. Project work

15. Review

TEXTS

Textbooks: None

Printed materials are provided.



ASSESSMENT

Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes and Tests 70%



INSTRUCTORS: Nobuyo Machida, Akiko Tsuda

COURSE DESCRIPTION


social, cultural and academic topics suitable for college students. Although greater focus is placed

on reading and writing, discussion and short presentations are also encouraged. The class meets

six periods a week. Students should have mastered 1000 kanji in order to enter this level.

COURSE GOALS

To improve writing skills to produce clear and well-structured essays and theses.

To develop reading techniques and strategies to read long and complex passages.

To learn vocabulary to read and write on both concrete and abstract topics.

To master a total of 1500 kanji.

COURSE SCHEDULE

1. Introduction: Text and discourse

2. Cohesion and coherence in writing

3. Comprehensive reading

4. Building vocabulary

5. Organizing paragraphs: Prewriting, drafting and revising

6. Discussions; Short presentations

7. Describing facts, interpreting, and making claims

8. Defining terms and concepts

9. Writing a short report

10. Summarizing; Quoting and paraphrasing

11. Structuring argument; Supporting claims

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12. Developing unified essays

13. Critical reading; Interpretive reading

14. Refining essays: Grammar, rhetoric, and structure

15. Review

TEXTS

Textbooks: None

Printed materials are provided.

ASSESSMENT

Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes and Tests 70%



INSTRUCTOR: Nobuyo Machida

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed for students who have had more than 600 hours of Japanese instruction.


designed to enable students to conduct a project regarding contentious issues, using various types

of Japanese language. Students also learn how to give oral presentations on their project work

using presentation software. At the end of the course students organize the results of their project

into a short paper. The class meets two periods a week.

COURSE GOALS

To improve advanced listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

To develop skills in persuasive writing and presentation.

To be able to use presentation software effectively.

COURSE SCHEDULE


2. Preparation 1

3. Preparation 2

4. Preparation 3

5. Discussion

6. Preparation 4

7. Preparation 5

8. Preparation 6

9. Discussion

10. Preparation 7

11. Preparation 8

12. Presentation 1

13. Presentation 2

14. Report

TEXTS

Textbooks: None





ASSESSMENT


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