| Course Number |
| Course Title Comparative |
Credits |
Instructor(s) |
Japanese 2 Integrated Skills (Sogo)
(Fall, Spring, 4 classes a week)
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3 |
USUSI, Hiromi
SYZUKI, Hiroko
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| Keywords |
Upper Elementary Japanese, integrated skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) |
Course
Description
(including Goal and Objectives) |
This course is designed for the students who have completed Minna no Nihongo I, the first half of elementary Japanese, or its equivalent, to acquire the four skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking at the upper elementary level.
By the end of the course, students should be able to understand frequently used expressions for communication in daily living, and to describe experiences, plans and dreams and to give reasons for opinions in simple terms. |
| Course Schedule |
| Week..1 |
Warming up, Lesson 26 |
| Week..2 |
Lesson 27-28 |
| Week..3 |
Lesson 29-30 |
| Week..4 |
Review test1, Lesson 31 |
| Week..5 |
Lesson 32-33 |
| Week..6 |
Lesson 34-35 |
| Week..7 |
Review test2,Lesson 36 |
| Week..8 |
Lesson 37-38 |
| Week..9 |
Review test 3, Lesson 39 |
| Week..10 |
Lesson 40-41 |
| Week..11 |
Lesson 42-43 |
| Week..12 |
Review test 4, Lesson 44 |
| Week..13 |
Lesson 45-46 |
| Week..14 |
Lesson 47-48 |
| Week..15 |
Final exam and feedback |
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| Textbook(s) |
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu II. 3A Corporation.
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu II. Translation and Grammatical Notes. 3A Corporation(Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese versions available). |
| Reference(s) |
Makino, Seiichi & Tsutsui, Michio (1995) A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.
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| 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 2 Reading
(Fall, spring, 1 class a week) |
1 |
YOKOSAWA, Yumi |
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| Keywords |
Upper Elementary Japanese, Reading |
Course
Description
(including Goal and Objectives) |
TThe objective of this course is to develop reading skills and strategies at the upper elementary level, utilizing grammar and vocabulary acquired in the integrated skill- classes.
By the end of the course, students should be able to read various types of short texts ranging from an interview to a commentary, to scan the text to identify specific information and to recognize the line of argument. |
| Course Schedule |
| 1 |
Warming up |
| 2 |
L26 Interview (Life in the Space shuttle) |
| 3 |
L27 Explanation (Ninja) |
| 4 |
L28 Interview (Lunch) |
| 5 |
L29 Writing about my experience (My failure) |
| 6 |
L30 Interview (560 antique clocks), Notes (to family members) |
| 7 |
L31 Speech (New Year's resolution) |
| 8 |
L32 Explanation ?(The 20th Century) |
| 9 |
Mid-term exam and feedback |
| 10 |
L33 Explanation (An event in December),? L34 (Gestures) |
| 11 |
L36 Explanation?(Animals' eyes), L37 Explanation (An Olympic athlete)
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| 12 |
L38 Report (What I want to erase) L39 Report (The Titanic) |
| 13 |
L40 Opinion (Common sense) L41 Explanation (Robots) |
| 14 |
L42 Commentary (If you eat meat), L44 Explanation (Japanese people and curry)
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| 15 |
Final exam and feedback |
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| Textbook(s) |
Minna no Nihongo ShokyuU: Shokyu de Yomeru Topics 25. |
| Reference(s) |
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| Grading Method |
Final Exam |
40 % |
| Mid-term Exam |
40 % |
| Homework and attendance |
20 % |
| 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 2 Writing
(Fall, spring, 1 class a week) |
1 |
KUROSAWA, Akiko |
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| Keywords |
Upper Elementary Japanese, writing |
Course
Description
(including Goal and Objectives) |
The objective of this course is to develop writing skills at the upper elementary level.
By the end of the course, students should be able to write simple structured text to describe experiences, plans and dreams and to give reasons for opinions in simple terms, utilizing grammar and vocabulary acquired in the integrated skill- classes.
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| Course Schedule |
| 1 |
Warming up: My hobby |
| 2 |
L 26 An e-mail message |
| 3 |
L 27 My hero |
| 4 |
L 29 Report: a natural disaster |
| 5 |
L 30 What I saw in a dream |
| 6 |
L31 My hometown, my plans for the future |
| 7 |
L34 A recipe |
| 8 |
L35 Proverbs in my country |
| 9 |
L 36 A short history of something I am interested in |
| 10 |
L 37 A historical building in my country |
| 11 |
L 39 Comparing the present to the past |
| 12 |
Preparation for the presentation: writing a script |
| 13 |
Preparation for the presentation: writing a script |
| 14 |
Preparation for the presentation: making slides |
| 15 |
Preparation for the presentation: rehearsal |
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| Textbook(s) |
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu II 3A Corporation. |
| Reference(s) |
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| Grading Method |
Final exam |
40 % |
| Presentation: a script, slides and performance |
40 % |
| Homework and attendance |
20 % |
| Message to Students |
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| Contacts |
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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