Advanced Japanese(Academic Reading IIIA)

Numbering Code U-LAS29 20049 SJ48 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Seminar (Foreign language)
Target Year All students Target Student International students
Language Japanese Day/Period Tue.5
Instructor name SASAKI YUKI (Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Program-Specific Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course 受講生は人文科学分野の文章を読み進め、学術的な関心・理解を深めるのに必要な日本語運用能力を向上させる。また、読みとった内容について、専門用語を用いながら、読み手を意識した文章にまとめる。本授業では、主に人文科学分野に共通した表現・語彙を含む文章を扱い、後期に提供される日本語上級(文献講読IIIB)でのより専門性の高い文献を読み解く基礎を養成する。


Students will read texts in the field of humanities and improve their Japanese language skills necessary to develop their academic interest and understanding. They will also summarize what they have read, using technical terms, with the reader in mind. This class mainly deals with texts containing expressions and vocabulary common to the field of humanities, and fosters the foundation for reading and understanding more specialized literature in the Advanced Japanese (Academic Reading IIIB) course offered in the second semester.
Course Goals 次のことができるようになることを目指す。
(1)専門の学習・研究に役立つ、より高度な日本語応用力を向上させる。
(2)不自由なく大学の講義が理解でき、学術的な文章の読み書きや議論ができる。
(3)文法的な誤りが少なく、場面に応じた言い回しやことばの使い分けができる。
(4)比較的難度の高い文章を限られた時間内に理解し、要約、議論できる。

(1) To be able to apply the Japanese skills you have acquired to your studies in your own major or field of research.
(2) To be able to comprehend university lectures, read and write academic text, and participate in academic discussions with ease.
(3) To be able to communicate with few grammatical errors, and to be able to distinguish and use expressions according to different situations.
(4) To be able comprehend academic texts within a limited time, to be able to summarize and discuss.
Schedule and Contents 人文科学分野のやや専門性の高い文章を講読する。口頭表現、要約執筆、講義視聴などの活動も取り入れ、学術的な関心・理解を深めるのに必要な日本語運用能力を総合的に向上させる。


第1回 オリエンテーション、目標を設定する
第2回~第7回 文献の読解、ディスカッション
第8回 中間報告
第9回~第13回 文献の読解、ディスカッション
第14回 最終報告
第15回 フィードバック

Students will read texts with a certain degree of specialization in the humanities. The course also includes activities such as oral expression, writing summaries, and watching lectures to comprehensively improve the Japanese language skills necessary for deepening academic interest and understanding.


[1] Introduction to the course
[2]-[7] Reading the text, Discussion
[8] Mid-term presentation
[9]-[13] Reading the text, Discussion
[14] Final presentation
[15] Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy (1)授業で書いた論述課題、最終レポートの評価(70%)と参加態度(30%)による。
(2)成績評価基準の詳細については、授業中に指示する。
(3)5回以上の欠席者は評価の対象としない。
(1) The student’s final grade will be based on both in-class participation (30%), and the writing assignments they will write during class and the final report (70%).
(2) Details of the grading method and evaluation criteria will be provided in class.
(3) Students who are absent from 5 or more class sessions will not be evaluated.
Course Requirements Kyoto University International Undergraduate Program生専用科目

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照。

Refer to the Handbook of Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) 毎回の授業で学んだ内容を復習すること。

Students are required to practice and review the material they have studied in class.
Textbooks Textbooks/References プリントを配布する。 Handouts will be provided in class.
References, etc. 各自がテーマに沿って文献検索を行い、読書計画を立てる。 その際、特定分野の文献が概観できるもの(例えば筑摩書房「○○学の名著30」シリーズなど)も参考にし、計画を立てることを指導する。 日本語上級(文献講読IIIB)の既修者は、当該クラスで選択したテーマとは別のテーマを選ぶこと。
Students will be asked to conduct reference searches and develop a reading list. The instructor will guide the students to use materials that can provide an overview of the particular field, such as the series of “30 selected readings in the field of XX”edited by Chikuma Shobo.
Note that if you took Advanced Japanese(Reading ⅢB) in the previous semesters, you need to choose a topic that is different from the previous semesters.
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