Numbering Code	G-AAA03 83317 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	From 1st to 5th year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Tue.3
Instructor name	FUJIKURA TATSUROU (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Nepalese is the national language of Nepal. In addition to being the official language of the Indian state of Sikkim, there are many speakers in other Indian states and in other locations such as Bhutan and Myanmar. In recent years, the number of Nepalese speakers living in Japan has reached about 100,000. Nepalese literature developed greatly after the 19th century. Publication of newspapers, magazines, and books in Nepalese is also active. This class is intended for students studying in Nepalese-speaking countries or who use Nepalese for their research. The class aims to improve the Nepalese reading ability of such students.
Course Goals	To enable students to acquire the Nepalese language reading skills necessary for conducting research and to use Nepalese language materials when preparing papers.
Schedule and Contents	Literature to be read in the class will be determined through consultation between the intructor and the participants, taking into account the participants' levels of proficiency and research interests. In each lesson, participants will read aloud from assigned sections and present a draft translation. Fifteen classes will be held.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Class attendance and active participation.
Course Requirements	Basic proficiency in Nepalese.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Read and understand the required text selections before each class. Preparations for each class is expected to take between two and three hours.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Instructions will be provided during class.
References, etc.	Will be provided during class.