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COURSE

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COURSES IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE

NEW INTENSIVE JAPANESE 300 10310～ JAPANESE FOR COMMUNICATION (NIJ310)

INSTRUCTORS: Masahiko Mutsukawa, Kaori Kondo COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 200 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered hiragana and katakana in order to enter this level. Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to cope with daily and specific matters in various situations speaking and listening. Students are expected to be able to read and write short passages using the grammar and expressions covered in these courses, and should be able to handle 200 kanji in addition to hiragana and katakana. This course is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication. Although more focus is placed on speaking and listening, a multi-skill approach is usually taken. The class meets ten periods a week.

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COURSE SCHEDULE 1 GENKI Lesson 1 / Lesson 2 2 GENKI Lesson 2 / Lesson 3 3 GENKI Lesson 3 / Lesson 4 4 GENKI Lesson 4 / Lesson 5 5 GENKI Lesson 6 / Lesson 7 6 GENKI Lesson 7 / Lesson 8 7 GENKI Lesson 8 / Lesson 9 8 GENKI Lesson 9 / Lesson 10 9 GENKI Lesson 11 / Lesson 12 10 GENKI Lesson 12 / Lesson 13 11 GENKI Lesson 13 / Lesson 14 12 GENKI Lesson 14 TEXTS Textbooks Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I. Japan Times. Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I <Workbook>. Japan Times. Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II. Japan Times. Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II <Workbook>. Japan Times. Supplementary Materials Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. Tuttle, 2003. Other materials are provided. ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 20%; Tests 50%

NEW INTENSIVE JAPANESE 300 10320～ JAPANESE READING AND WRITING (NIJ320)

INSTRUCTORS: Masahiko Mutsukawa, Kaori Kondo COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 200 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered hiragana and katakana in order to enter this level. Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to cope with daily and specific matters in various situations speaking and listening. Students are expected to be able to read and write short passages using the grammar and expressions covered in these courses, and should be able to handle 200 kanji in addition to hiragana and katakana. This course is designed to improve reading and writing skills. Topics are usually chosen from social, cultural and academic topics that are suitable for college students. Although more focus is placed on reading and writing, discussion and debate are also encouraged. The class meets six periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1 GENKI Lesson 1 / Lesson 2 2 GENKI Lesson 2 / Lesson 3 3 GENKI Lesson 3 / Lesson 4 4 GENKI Lesson 4 / Lesson 5 5 GENKI Lesson 6 / Lesson 7 6 GENKI Lesson 7 / Lesson 8 7 GENKI Lesson 8 / Lesson 9 8 GENKI Lesson 9 / Lesson 10 9 GENKI Lesson 11 / Lesson 12 10 GENKI Lesson 12 / Lesson 13 11 GENKI Lesson 13 / Lesson 14

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12 GENKI Lesson 14 TEXTS Textbooks Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I. Japan Times. Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I <Workbook>. Japan Times. Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II. Japan Times. Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II <Workbook>. Japan Times. Supplementary Materials Other materials are provided. ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Participation 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 20%; Tests 50%

NEW INTENSIVE JAPANESE 300 10330 PROJECT WORK (NIJ330)

INSTRUCTOR: Nanae Fukutomi COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 200 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered hiragana and katakana in order to enter this level. Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to cope with daily and specific matters in various situations speaking and listening. Students are expected to be able to read and write short passages using the grammar and expressions covered in these courses, and should be able to handle 200 kanji in addition to hiragana and katakana. This course is designed to enable students to conduct a project using various types of Japanese language. Students also learn how to give oral presentations on their project work in Japanese using presentation software or an overhead projector. At the end of the course students organize the results of their project into a short paper in Japanese. Topics for the project will be discussed and suggested in class. The class meets two periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1 Discussion of Project Topics 2 Project Design 3 Research Preparation 4 Data Collection Preparation 5 Data Collection Practice 6 Data Analysis 7 Discussion of Research 8 Presentation Preparation 9 Presentation Practice 10 Writing Preparation 11 Writing Practice 12 Student Presentation TEXTS Textbooks Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I. Japan Times. Other materials are provided. ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Participation 15%; Homework 30%; Presentations 30%; Reports 25%

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INSTRUCTORS: Kazuyo Takeda, Nanae Fukutomi COURSE DESCRIPTION Designed for students who have had fewer than 400 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered 200 kanji in order to enter this level. Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to cope with different social and interactive situations using appropriate styles of Japanese. This course is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication. Although more focus is placed on speaking and listening, a multi-skill approach is usually taken. The class meets ten periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE Week 1 Introduction & Review GENKI Lesson 13-14 Week 2 GENKI Lesson 15 Week 3 GENKI Lesson 16 Week 4 GENKI Lesson 17 Week 5 GENKI Lesson 18 Week 6 GENKI Lesson 19 Week 7 GENKI Lesson 20 Week 8 GENKI Lesson 21 Week 9 GENKI Lesson 22 Week 10 GENKI Lesson 23 Week 11 Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Lesson 1 Week 12 Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Lesson 2 Week 13 Review TEXTS Textbooks Eri Banno et al., GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II. Japan Times. Akira Miura and Naomi Hanaoka McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 20%; Tests 50%


INSTRUCTORS: Kazuyo Takeda, Junko Fujimoto, Nobuyo Machida, Yuriko Ide COURSE DESCRIPTION Designed for students who have had fewer than 400 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered 200 kanji in order to enter this level. Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to read short essays and stories and write their own opinions on familiar topics, and they should be able to handle 400 kanji. This course is designed to improve reading and writing skills. Topics are usually chosen from social, cultural and academic topics that are suitable for college students. Although more focus is placed on reading and writing, discussion and debate are also encouraged. The class meets six periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE Week 1 Introduction & Review Week 2 GENKI 15

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Week 3 GENKI 16 Week 4 GENKI 17 Week 5 GENKI 18 Week 6 GENKI 19 Week 7 GENKI 20 Week 8 GENKI 21 Week 9 GENKI 22 Week 10 GENKI 23 Week 11 Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Lesson 1 Week 12 Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Lesson 2 Week 13 Review TEXTS Textbooks Eri Banno it al.,GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II. Japan Times. Akira Miura and Naomi Hanako McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese. Japan Times. Supplementary Readings (Materials) Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. Tuttle, 2003. Other materials are provided. ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 20%; Tests 50%


INSTRUCTOR: Junko Fujimoto COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 400 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered 200 kanji in order to enter this level. This course is designed to enable students to conduct a project regarding stores in Kakuozan (one of the famous shopping areas in Nagoya) using various types of Japanese language. Students also learn how to give oral presentations on their project work using presentation software. At the end of the course students organize the results of their project into a short paper. The class meets two periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation/Introduction 2. Preparation 1 3. Preparation 2 4. Preparation 3 5. Discussion 6. Preparation 4 7. Off campus activity (Interview in Kakuozan) 8. Preparation 5 9. Discussion 10. Preparation 6 11. Preparation 7 12. Presentation 1 13. Presentation 2 TEXTS Textbooks Reading materials and handouts assigned by the instructor.

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ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 30%; Presentation 30%; Report 25%


INSTRUCTORS: Akemi Yasui, Miyuki Doi, Yuriko Ide COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 500 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered 400 kanji in order to enter this level. Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to make a speech in an organized manner or demonstrate their ideas through discussion and debate on familiar topics. Students are also expected to be able to read authentic materials, write short theses and drafts for oral presentations. They should be able to handle 700 kanji. This course is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication. Although more focus is placed on speaking and listening, a multi-skill approach is usually taken. The class meets ten periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation & Review for NIJ400 2. L.3 3. L.4 4. L.5 5. L.6 6. L.7 7. L.8 8. L.9 9. L.10 10. L.11-15 11. authentic materials ① 12. authentic materials ② 13. authentic materials ③ 14. Review 15. Review TEXTS Textbook Akira Miura and Naomi Hanaoka McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese. Japan Times. Supplementary Materials Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. Tuttle, 2003. Other materials, including newspaper articles, are provided. ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 20%; Tests 50%


INSTRUCTORS: Akemi Yasui, Emi Satō, Ryoko Onishi COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 500 hours of Japanese instruction.

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Students should have already mastered 400 kanji in order to enter this level. Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to make a speech in an organized manner or demonstrate their ideas through discussion or debate on familiar topics. Students are also expected to be able to read authentic materials, write short theses and drafts for oral presentations. They should be able to handle 700 kanji. This course is designed to improve reading and writing skills. Topics are usually chosen from social, cultural and academic topics that are suitable for college students. Although more focus is placed on reading and writing, discussion and debate are also encouraged. The class meets six periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation & Review for NIJ400 2. L.3 3. L.4 4. L.5 5. L.6 6. L.7 7. L.8 8. L.9 9. L.10 10. L.11-15 11. authentic materials ① 12 authentic materials ② 13. authentic materials ③ 14. Review 15. Review TEXTS Textbooks Akira Miura and Naomi Hanaoka McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese. Japan Times. Supplementary Materials Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. Tuttle, 2003. Other materials, including newspaper articles, are provided. ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 20%; Tests 50%


INSTRUCTOR: Akemi Yasui COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 500 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered 400 kanji in order to enter this level. This course is designed to enable students to conduct a project regarding Japanese pop culture, tradition, customs, etc. using various types of Japanese language. Students also learn how to give oral presentations on their project work using presentation software. At the end of the course students organize the results of their project into a short paper. The class meets two periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation/Introduction 2. Preparation 1 3. Preparation 2 4. Preparation 3

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5. Preparation 4 6. Preparation 5 7. Preparation 6 8. Preparation 7 9. Rehearsal for presentation 10. Presentation 1 11. Presentation 2 12. Organizing results into a short paper 1 13. Organizing results into a short paper 2 TEXTS Textbooks Reading materials and handouts assigned by the instructor. N.B. Study at this level requires a Japanese dictionary as well as a Japanese-English dictionary that both contain a good range of example phrases and sentences. Examples are Sanseido’s Reikai shin-kokugojiten (『例解新国語辞

典』三省堂) and Kenkyusha’s New College Japanese-English Dictionary (『新和英中辞典』研究社). ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 30%; Presentation 30%; Report 25%


INSTRUCTORS: Hideki Hamada, Junko Fujimoto, Nobuyo Machida COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 600 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have mastered 700 kanji to enter this level. This course is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication. Although more focus is placed on speaking and listening, a multi-skill approach is usually taken. The class meets ten periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation/Introduction 2. Review 3. Chapter 4 of the packet 4. Chapter 5 of the packet 5. Speech 1, Test 1 6. Speech 1, Test 1 7. Chapter 2 of the textbook 8. Chapter 6 of the textbook, Taking pictures of public welfare on/off campus 9. Speech 2, Test 2 10. Speech 2, Test 2 11. Chapter 11 of the textbook 12. Chapter 10 of the textbook 13. Presentation 14. Review 15. Final Exam TEXTS Textbook 架谷真知子・佐藤恵美・二村直美『日本社会探検』スリーエーネットワーク Supplementary Materials Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. Tuttle, 2003. Relevant articles or extra reading materials assigned by the instructor.

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N.B. Study at this level requires a Japanese dictionary as well as a Japanese-English dictionary that both contain a good range of example phrases and sentences, such as Sanseido’s Reikai shin-kokugojiten (『例解新国語辞典』三

省堂) and Kenkyusha’s New College Japanese-English Dictionary (『新和英中辞典』研究社). ASESSMENT Class Attendance (10%) and Performance (5%) 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 10%; Tests 60%


INSTRUCTORS: Hideki Hamada, Akiko Tsuda COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 600 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have mastered 700 kanji to enter this level. This course is designed to improve reading and writing skills. Topics are usually chosen from social, cultural and academic topics that are suitable for college students. Although more focus is placed on reading and writing, discussion or debate are also encouraged. The class meets six periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE Reading • News articles • Non-fiction readings • Novels • Essays Writing • Shoronbun • Formal E-mail • Logical thinking in academic writing • Kanji • Haiku/Tanka • Summary of readings • Research Paper (Project) TEXTS Textbook: None Reading materials and handouts assigned by the instructor. Supplementary Materials Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. Tuttle, 2003. N.B. Study at this level requires a Japanese dictionary as well as a Japanese-English dictionary that both contain a good range of example phrases and sentences, such as Sanseido’s Reikai shin-kokugojiten (『例解新国語辞典』三

省堂) and Kenkyusha’s New College Japanese-English Dictionary (『新和英中辞典』研究社). ASESSMENT Class Attendance (10%) and Performance (5%) 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes 15%; Tests 55%


INSTRUCTOR: Tomoko Komada

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COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had fewer than 600 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have mastered 700 kanji to enter this level. This course is designed to enable students to conduct a project regarding social issues, Japanese culture, Japanese current issues, etc. using various types of Japanese language. Students also learn how to give oral presentations on their project work using presentation software. At the end of the course students organize the results of their project into a short paper. The class meets two periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation/Introduction 2. Preparation 1 3. Preparation 2 4. Preparation 3 5. Discussion 6. Preparation 4 7. Preparation 5 8. Preparation 6 9. Discussion 10. Preparation 7 11. Preparation 8 12. Presentation 1 13. Presentation 2 TEXTS Textbook: None Reading materials and handouts assigned by the instructor. N.B. Study at this level requires a Japanese dictionary as well as a Japanese-English dictionary that both contain a good range of example phrases and sentences. Examples are Sanseido’s Reikai shin-kokugojiten (『例解新国語辞



INSTRUCTORS: Hisami Okada, Tomoko Komada, Mari Yamada COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had approximately 600 hours of Japanese instructions. Students should have mastered 1000 kanji in order to enter this level. Upon completion of this level, students are expected to be able to read newspapers, magazines, pocket-sized shinsho books and specialized books and to write short reports and theses on various topics. They should be able to handle 1500 kanji. NIJ710 is designed to improve overall Japanese proficiency for communication. The class meets ten periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE

・Introduction and review ・Grammar, vocabulary, idioms, and useful expressions ・Speed reading and discussions ・Speeches, self-monitoring, and feedback ・Reporting on field work ・Listening and pronunciation practice

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・Drafting, peer critique, and revising ・Data presentation ・Critical listening and questioning ・Discussions, debates, and note-taking ・Oral interpretation, speeches, and presentations ・Listening and responding in interpersonal communication ・Project work

TEXTS Textbooks ・Printed materials are provided.

Supplementary Materials ・Florence Sakade et al., A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. Tuttle, 2003.

ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes and Tests 70%


INSTRUCTORS: Hisami Okada, Tomoko Komada COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to improve reading and writing skills. Topics are usually chosen from social, cultural and academic topics suitable for college students. Although greater focus is placed on reading and writing, discussion and short presentation are also encouraged. The class meets six periods a week. Students should have mastered 1000 kanji in order to enter this level. COURSE SCHEDULE ・Introduction: Text and discourse ・Cohesion and coherence in writing ・Comprehensive reading ・Building vocabulary ・Organizing paragraphs: Prewriting, drafting and revising ・Discussions; Short presentations; In-class assignments ・Describing facts, interpreting, and making claims ・Defining terms and concepts ・Writing a short report ・Summarizing; Quoting and paraphrasing ・Structuring argument; Supporting claims ・Developing unified essays ・Critical reading; Interpretive reading ・Refining essays: Grammar, rhetoric, and structure

TEXTS Printed materials are provided. ASSESSMENT Class Attendance and Performance 15%; Homework 15%; Quizzes and Tests 70%

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INSTRUCTOR: Nobuyo Machida COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have had more than 600 hours of Japanese instruction. Students should have already mastered 1000 kanji in order to enter this level. This course is designed to enable students to conduct a project regarding contentious issues, using various types of Japanese language. Students also learn how to give oral presentations on their project work using presentation software. At the end of the course students organize the results of their project into a short paper. The class meets two periods a week. COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Orientation/Introduction 2. Preparation 1 3. Preparation 2 4. Preparation 3 5. Discussion 6. Preparation 4 7. Preparation 5 8. Preparation 6 9. Discussion 10. Preparation 7 11. Preparation 8 12. Presentation 1 13. Presentation 2 TEXTS Textbooks Reading materials and handouts assigned by the instructor. N.B. Study at this level requires a Japanese dictionary as well as a Japanese-English dictionary that both contain a good range of example phrases and sentences. Examples are Sanseido’s Reikai shin-kokugojiten (『例解新国語辞


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