Japanese

The course is designed to enhance kanji and vocabulary knowledge and to develop practical skills reading, writing, listening, and speaking Japanese with the goal of reaching the intermediate level. 

It is recommended that the following courses are taken in addition to this course:

Beginner high  
・Comprehensive Japanese for Beginners

Intermediate low
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ Reading
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ Writing
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ Speaking
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ Kanji and Vocabulary

Using newspapers, magazines, and books as materials, this course broadens and deepens knowledge through speed reading Japanese text. 
 

UCEAP Keio students are not eligible to enroll as this is a year-long course starting in the spring semester.  This course is designed for students who are learning Russian for the first time. Over the course of one year, the course teaches the grammar necessary to read standard Russian texts.

This semester focuses on mastering the fundamentals of pronunciation and grammar, emphasizing pronunciation, stress, and intonation. In addition, the class acquires essential vocabulary, grammatical structures, and basic sentence patterns that form the foundation for reading comprehension and written expression. The goal of the course is to develop one's ability to read simple Russian texts independently using a dictionary and grammar reference.

Modern Japanese society is said to have emerged during the Edo period, in the 17th to 19th centuries. This course introduces Japanese society in the Edo period, chronologically, categorically (politics, economy, society, culture, etc.), and historically. Finally, the course touches on the transition from the Edo period to modern times in the 19th to 20th centuries.  

This is a listening and speaking course that improves conversational skills and listening comprehension by recreating daily social interactions. The course aims to provide opportunities to speak in lengthy sentences, and improve daily communication skills outside the classroom. 

This course explores international justice from the perspective of international political philosophy, covering a wide range of topics including peace-building and military intervention. It primarily considers the realization of justice from the perspectives of political ideology and human security, and provides detailed explanations of Syrian and Ukrainian issues. 

This course explores the rich and multifaceted concept of “education,” which operates on a different plane than concrete acts such as “telling-listening” or “showing-seeing.” Drawing on the intellectual legacies of scholars such as R.S. Peters, I. Scheffler, and Minoru Murai, the course adds and develops their foundational insights.

This course teaches Japanese using honorific words, or keigo, used in everyday life and at work. Students practice and acquire contextual skills in conversation and listening.
 

Eligibility: A2.1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N3 in the JLPT).
 

This course provides opportunities to conduct simple experiments and observe chemical phenomena, so students can gain a firsthand understanding of chemistry in their everyday life. Then, the course addresses the similarities and differences between student observations and the theories (principles and mechanisms) described in textbooks and other sources.

This is a beginning Japanese langauge course designed for students who have never studied Japanese before. The course teaches the basics of Japanese language and focuse on communicative competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. 

By the end of the course, participants are expected to:

• Use common phrases in daily communication; 
• Exchange simple information and engage in familiar topics; 
• Talk about personal information, experiences, and simple comments in Japanese; 
• Read simple texts and notices written in hiragana, katakana and simple kanji, and
• Write phrases and sentences using simple expressions and words from model texts.