| Course Number |
| Course Title Comparative |
Credits |
Instructor(s) |
Japanese 1 Integrated Skills(Sogo)
(Fall, Spring, 4 classes a week)
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3 |
YU, Ming Hwang
KITAGAWA, Kinuyo
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| Keywords |
Lower elementary Japanese, integrated skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) |
Course
Description
(including Goal and Objectives) |
This course is a semi-intensive course designed for students with no prior knowledge of Japanese. The objective of the course is to provide students with four basic language skills, listening, speaking, reading, writing, necessary for study and life in Japan.
By the end of the course, students should be able to understand and use everyday expressionsand basic phrases related to areas of most immediate relevance(e.g. personal details,shopping, getting around, making an appointment, visiting a friend, asking for a favor). |
| Course Schedule |
| Wk1 |
Learning Hiragana, Lesson 1 |
| Wk2 |
Learning Katakana, Lessons 2-3 |
| Wk3 |
Lessons 4-5 |
| Wk4 |
Lesson 6-7, Review Test1 |
| Wk5 |
Lessons 7-9 |
| Wk6 |
Lesson 9-11 |
| Wk7 |
Lessons 11-12, Review Test 2 |
| Wk8 |
Lessons 13-14 |
| Wk9 |
Lessons 15-16, Review Test 3 |
| Wk10 |
Lessons16-18 |
| Wk11 |
Lessons18-19, Review Test 4 |
| Wk12 |
Lessons20-21 |
| Wk13 |
Lessons 22-23, Review Test 5 |
| Wk14 |
Lessons24-25 |
| Wk15 |
Review, Final exam and feedback |
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| Textbook(s) |
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I
Translation and Grammatical Notes(Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese versions). |
| Reference(s) |
Makino, Seiichi &Tsutsui, Michio (1995)
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. The Japan Times. Tokyo. |
| Grading Method |
Final Exam |
40 % |
| Review Tests |
30 % |
| Quizzes, homework and attendance |
30 % |
| Message to Students |
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| Contacts |
Course coordinator: Akiko Kurosawa
E-mail: akuros@kdw.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Office Hours:Thursdays 14:50-16:20
Office Telephone: 023-628-4928
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| Course Number |
| Course Title Comparative |
Credits |
Instructor(s) |
Japanese 1 Reading
(Fall, Spring, 1 class a week) |
1 |
YAMAKAMI, Ryuko |
|
| Keywords |
Elementary Japanese, reading |
Course
Description
(including Goal and Objectives) |
The objective of this course is to acquire basic reading skills and strategies at the lower elementary level, utilizing grammar and vocabulary studied in the integrated skill- classes. This course also aims for students to become used to reading texts consisting of Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji, and to enjoy it from the very beginning of the Japanese learning experience.
By the end of the course, students should be able to understand short texts on everyday themes, and to identify the main ideas of the text. |
| Course Schedule |
| 1 |
Learning Hiragana |
| 2 |
Learning Katakana |
| 3 |
Warming-up 1-5 |
| 4 |
L6-7 |
| 5 |
L8-9 |
| 6 |
L10-11 |
| 7 |
L12-13 |
| 8 |
L14-15 |
| 9 |
Mid-term Exam and feedback |
| 10 |
L16-17 |
| 11 |
L18-19 |
| 12 |
L20-21 |
| 13 |
L22-23 |
| 14 |
L24-25 |
| 15 |
Final Exam and feedback |
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| Textbook(s) |
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I: Shokyu de Yomeru topic 25 |
| Reference(s) |
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| Grading Method |
Final Exam |
40 % |
| Mid-term exam |
30 % |
| Attendance and participation |
30 % |
| Message to Students |
|
| Contacts |
Course coordinator: Akiko Kurosawa
E-mail: akuros@kdw.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Office Hours:Thursdays 14:50-16:20
Office Telephone: 023-628-4928
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| Course Number |
| Course Title Comparative |
Credits |
Instructor(s) |
Japanese 1 Writing
(Fall, Spring, 1 class a week) |
1 |
KUROSAWA, Akiko |
|
| Keywords |
Elementary Japanese, writing |
Course
Description
(including Goal and Objectives) |
This course aims to develop basic writing skills at the lower elementary level.
By the end of the course, students should be able to write simple structured
text on topics, which are familiar or of personal interest, utilizing grammar
and vocabulary acquired in the integrated skill-classes. |
| Course Schedule |
| 1 |
Course Introduction, Hiragana |
| 2 |
Katakana |
| 3 |
Self-introduction, My daily life |
| 4 |
My university, My hometown |
| 5 |
My favorite pursuit |
| 6 |
My room |
| 7 |
My home |
| 8 |
A letter to a friend |
| 9 |
Cities in my country |
| 10 |
Instructions and regulations |
| 11 |
A journal |
| 12 |
Animals and plants in my country |
| 13 |
Famous people |
| 14 |
What my grandma does for me, what I do for her |
| 15 |
Final exam and feedback |
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| Textbook(s) |
Minna no NihongoShokyu I |
| Reference(s) |
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| Grading Method |
Final Exam |
80 % |
| Attendance and homework |
20 % |
| Message to Students |
|
| Contacts |
E-mail: akuros@kdw.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Office Hours: Tuesdays 14:50-16:20
Office Telephone: 023-628-4928 |
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