Japanese

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the transformation of the Japanese economy in the late early-modern and modern times, while at the same time acquiring a multifaceted view of historical facts. The course introduces the characteristics of the transformation process of the Japanese economy in the late early modern period and the modern period (19th century to 20th century). In addition to macroscopic perspectives such as industry, distribution, and trade structures, the course also focuses on microscopic perspectives such as the way people worked and lived at the time and the transformation of society.

This course teaches students to write their own personal history on a theme of their choice. Students evaluate and provide feedback to each other, encouraging further self-reflection and understanding of each other's values and ways of thinking. Upon completion of the course, students are expected not only to improve their writing and communication skills, but also to acquire the skills to work collaboratively with others; find problems, and solve problems. 

Recently, deep leaning has been the successful tool for various tasks of data analysis. Also, the theoretical structure of deep neural network (DNN) has been clarified gradually. On the other hand, such theoretical structure is crucially based on elementary linear algebra. Thus it is worth studying machine learning from scratch, that is, elementary linear algebra. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand topics on machine learning including elementary deep neural network and reservoir computing.

This course is for students with at least one year of prior study of Japanese. The goal of this course is for students to acquire well-balanced basic proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and to develop an understanding and command of basic grammar and its usage. Students practice listening comprehension and pronunciation using videotapes and CDs. They learn conversational expressions and phrases necessary in daily life, fundamentals of written expression, and how to read and write short passages on topics familiar to them using previously learned sentence patterns and vocabulary. By the end of term, students master 1500 basic words and 300 basic kanji.

This course aims to instruct students basic conversation, reading and writing capabilities necessary for everyday life in Japan.

Eligibility: A1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N5 in the JLPT).

The objectives of this course are as follows:
A2.1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education

1. For students to talk about familiar topics, say what they want to express, and interact with others using the expressions they know.
2. For students to increase the number of expressions they can use by modifying expressions and combinations they already know
3. For students to combine simple sentences and phrases to write about familiar topics

This Japanese language course is a continuation of Japanese IV and is equivalent to two quarters of fourth year Japanese at UC. The course continues the development of skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking, and prepares students to utilize Japanese in academic as well as social contexts. Students read authentic academic materials and learn to express their own opinion. 

This advanced Japanese course is designed to improve writing skills. A different theme concerning Japanese culture and society is chosen for each course and students are split into groups to engage in activities, discussion, and group work concerning the selected topic. The goal of the class is for students to widen their perspectives and deepen their knowledge regarding various issues related to Japan and Japanese society. The program offers various theme courses and students may take multiple sections.

<Level VII>

Target Students: Those who have completed and mastered intermediate-level studies.

Course Goals: To master the 200 important intermediate sentence patterns and develop understanding and command of the 100 important advanced sentence patterns for further improvement of the four skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. To master the 10,000 basic words and 2,000 basic Chinese characters.

<General 1-5>

Goal: To develop a balanced, advanced level of proficiency in reading, listening, speaking, and writing.

Contents: Mastery of intermediate sentence patterns and introduction of 100 important advanced sentence patterns, using Doshisha University’s original textbook and support materials. For students to be able to use all the expressions in an appropriate manner, exercises will be of typical situations where each expression is used, without categorizing them into grammar or vocabulary issues. Vocabulary building with an emphasis on collocation. Improving the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing through summarizing, reading, and listening comprehension of the materials; role-play using expressions learned in class, and composition exercises.

<Level V>
Target Students: Those who have partially completed intermediate level studies.
Course Goals: To develop understanding and command of the 200 important intermediate sentence patterns for further improvement of the four skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. To master the 6,000 basic words and 1,000 to 1,200 basic Chinese characters.

<Reading Comprehension B>
Goal: To understand slightly complex passages and sentence structures.
Contents: Reading of upper intermediate level texts such as stories, essays and poetry.

This advanced Japanese course is designed for students to acquire the necessary skills to express one's thoughts and opinions. Students are split into groups to engage in activities, discussion, and group work concerning a selected topic. The goal of the class is for students to widen their perspectives and deepen their knowledge regarding various issues related to Japan and Japanese society. The program offers various theme courses and students may take multiple sections.