Elementary Japanese I (8H course)
| Numbering Code | U-LAS29 10005 SJ48 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 8 | Course Type | Seminar (Foreign language) | |
| Target Year | All students | Target Student | International students | |
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.3・4・Fri.3・4 | |
| Instructor name |
IEMOTO TAROU (Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Professor) TAKAHASHI JUNKO (Part-time Lecturer) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
The purpose of this course is to develop fundamental skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on grammatical accuracy and pragmatically appropriate language use. このコースの目標は、文法的な正確さと語用論的な適正に重きをおきながら、話す・聞く・読む・書くの４技能の基礎的なスキルを獲得することである。 The sequence of grammatical items and the teaching method are generally the same as in the Monday and Friday courses, but in this course we will actively introduce grammatical items related to the basic grammatical items that are not covered in the textbook. 文法項目の配列と授業の進め方は、概ね、月曜日・金曜日コースと同じであるが、教科書では記載されていない、関係する文法項目を積極的に取り入れる。 |
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| Course Goals |
Course goals are as follows: ・To learn about 80 basic sentence patterns, 900 essential words, and 145 Kanji. ・To be able to understand simple sentences concerning daily life and familiar topics. ・To be able to answer questions, express one's intentions and communicate with others in an appropriate manner. ・To attain a level of proficiency equivalent to the JLPT N5 or CEFR A1 levels. 80の基本的な文型、約900の基礎語彙と145の基礎漢字の習得を目指す。 身近なことがらについて、簡単な文が理解できること。 質問をしたり、意思を表したり、適切に意思疎通がはかれること。 JLPT N5/ CEFR A1 レベルに相当するレベルを達成すること。 |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Class1 Monday 3rd period: Instructor: Doi Class1 Monday 4th period: Instructor: Doi Class1 Friday 1st period: Instructor: Shimohashi Class1 Friday 2nd period: Instructor: Iemoto Class2 Tuesday 3rd period: Instructor: Iemoto Class2 Tuesday 4th period: Instructor: Iemoto Class2 Friday 3rd period: Instructor: Takahashi Class2 Friday 4th period: Instructor: Takahashi The schedule for the course and exercises is as follows. Week 1 Hiragana & Katakana Week 2 Lesson I: Wa, Desu, Question Sentences, Connecting nouns Week 3 Lesson II: kore/sore/are/dore+noun, kono/sono/ano/dono+noun, koko/soko/asoko/doko, dareno noun, noun+mo, noun janaidesu, ～ne/～yo Week 4 Lesson III: Verb Conjugation, Verb Types, Present Tense, Particles, Time Reference.～masenka, Word Order, Frequency Adverb, Topic Particle wa Week 5 Regular Exam 1 and Lesson 4: Xga arimasu/imasu, Describing where things are, Past Tense of desu, Past Tense of Verbs, Mo, ～jikan, takusan, To Week 6 Lesson V: Adjectives, sukina/kiraina, ～mashou/～mashouka, Counting Week 7 Lesson VI: Te -form, ～tekudasai, ～temoi,idesu, ～teha ikemasen, Describing Two Adjectives, ～kara, ～mashouka Week 8 Lesson VII: ～te iru, Mearii san ha kamiga nagai desu, Te-forms for Joining Sentences, verb stem + ni iku, Counting People Week 9 Regular Exam 2 and Lesson VIII: Short Forms, Informal Speech, ～to omoimasu/～to itteimashita,～naidekudasai, verb no ga sukidesu, ga, nani ka and nani mo Week 10 Lesson IX: Past tense short forms, Qualifying nouns with verbs and adjectives, mada～teimasen, ～kara Week 11 Lesson X: Comparing items, adjective/noun + no, ～tsumorida, adjective + naru, dokokani/dokonimo, the particle de Week 12 Lesson XI: ～tai, ～tari～tarisuru, ～koto ga aru, noun A ya noun B Week 13 Regular Exam 3 and Lesson XII: ～ndesu, ～sugiru, ～houga iidesu, ～node, ～nakerebanarimasen/～nakyaikemasen, ～deshou Week 14 Review Week 15 Review, Final Exam |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
・「参加態度」30％、と「中間試験、期末試験」70％で評価する。 ・成績評価基準の更なる詳細については、授業中に指示する。 ・４コマ連続の授業であるため、各コマ全回数の三分の一以上の欠席者は評価の対象としない。 ・The student's final grade will be based on 1) in-class participation (30%), and 2) mid-term exam and final exam (70%). ・Details of the grading method and evaluation criteria will be provided in class. ・Students who are absent from 1/3 or more of the total 15 sessions of each class will not be evaluated. |
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| Course Requirements |
「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. |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students are expected to memorize new vocabulary and read grammatical explanations outside of class in advance. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Vol.1 [Third Edition], Banno Eri. et al., (The Japan Times), ISBN:978-4-7890-1730-5 | ||
