Japanese

This course studies Western European history, especially focusing on political, cultural and social aspects of French history from medieval to modern times. 

This course studies the basic ideas of the 27 books of the New Testament in their historical contexts. First, it explores he epistles of Paul, the oldest books in the New Testament, then study the four Gospels. Finally, it focuses on the second-Pauline epistles and the Revelation of John. 

This class is designed for students to learn basic Japanese (CEFL, A1 level), focusing on Japanese language necessary for living in Japan. The class aims to help students to: 1) Communicate using basic words and expressions; 2) Convey information about themselves, their experiences, and simple comments in conversation; and 3) Understand basic Japanese syntax, vocabulary, and pronunciation, and gain familiarity with Japanese notation.

This course is a continuation of Ritmál II. Students gain greater proficiency in Kanji and Katakana, as well as improving reading and writing skills in Japanese.

This class is designed for students with advanced Japanese proficiency to identify the author's perspective based on the tone of academic texts in Economics. The course provides opportunities for students to develop academic writing and oral communication skills for logically constructing academic arguments. Participants select their own research topic; present seminar-style; prepare summaries and presentation slides, and deliver mini-presentations. 

This course provides opportunities for students to learn Japanese vocabulary, grammar and conversation that are useful in university life. Participants are expected to express what they want to say in basic Japanese; learn about Japanese language culture and values, and expand their world through learning Japanese language. This class offers blended learning: a self-directed learning (SDL) session in which students are required to learn individually using online materials (equivalent to one 100 min period/ week), and a real time session (Zoom) in a classroom with other students (one 100-min period/ week).  

Using New Express Plus: Burmese by Masahiko Katō as the course textbook, this course teaches the fundamentals of spoken Burmese. 

This course examines the relationship between the Enlightenment and the crisis of the Old Regime in 18th century France. During the decades from the mid-eighteenth century to the French Revolution, the Enlightenment reached its peak, and social, political and cultural changes became evident.  The course deals with not only the writings of several major philosophers but also their life and activities in order to understand the social and political problems with which they were faced at the time.  

The course teaches the implementation of basic data management and statistical/econometric analysis methods using Stata. 

Course Prerequisite: Completion of Introductory Econometrics or a more advanced course in econometrics.

This course is designed for students with advanced Japanese fluency to learn Japanese terms used in economics. The class discusses materials selected from books, magazines, and newspapers to expand one's vocabulary in the field of economics and gain a broad knowledge of current events related to the Japanese economy.