Japanese

Students acquire listening skills necessary to university life through viewing lectures and videos on a variety of topics. Students will learn to take notes/memos and ask the instructor questions. 

Eligibility: B2 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (approx. N1 in the JLPT). 

Learning Objectives 

• Understand lectures and conversations that are fairly complex in terms of both content and language. 
• Synthesize audio and written/visual information, and take notes recording important information.
• Explain heard information in their own words using materials and notes as reference. 

This course provides an overview of the Civil Code, the basic law of civil society. Specifically, the course examines the basic system of civil law, basic principles, laws regarding contracts, ownership, family,  inheritance, etc. 

This course focuses on how gender is socially constructed and how it affects our daily lives meaningfully. It discusses gender roles, gender norms, gender inequality, and sexuality that may seem too natural and self-evident. This course also studies gender issues from various academic perspectives. 

This course focuses on art music (so-called "classical music") in Western culture, covering composers and works that are considered important in music history. Through a chronological discussion of "masterpieces" and an overview of music history, an understanding of the life of each composer and the background of the piece fosters an understanding of why they are called "masterpieces." 

This course provides an overview of the history and technological evolution of computer games, experience related technologies and project planning. Furthermore, it studies VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) technologies and addresses the future of computer games. 

The course covers the following topics: 

・History of computer games 
・Technologies of computer games 
・Academic research of computer games 
・Hardware of entertainment system 
・Computer graphics 
・Motion capture system 
・Virtual reality 
・Augmented Reality, etc. 

This course equips students with bookkeeping skills corresponding to the third grade Official Business Skill Test in Bookkeeping and aims to expose students not only to accounting knowledge but also perspectives of global mindset and social responsibility. 

Building upon the basis of Japanese 5, this course enhances skills and strategies to discuss complex topics such as social, cultural, and historical issues based on authentic materials. Students learn how to summarize long and complex texts, how to structure essays and skills to understand media materials. Students attain a good all-round proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and can communicate with others in Japanese while handling more elaborate situations.

This course examines various issues facing sports in modern society, mainly from the perspective of sports sociology. What kind of social background are the sports we enjoy based on? Also, sports are generally considered to be "good," however, students learn that sports also have disadvantages. While analyzing various problems that sports in modern society is facing, students are expected to acquire the basic ideas of sports sociology.

In addition to the 160 basic kanji characters taught in K150, students will learn to read, write and type 160 new characters. They will become familiar with various methods of kanji learning and expand their vocabulary of words that contain kanji.
Eligibility: Students who have learned about 160 kanji characters and are at least A1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N5 in the JLPT).
Learning Objectives:
・Understand the meanings and readings of 320 kanji and words using those kanji.
・Write 320 kanji vocabulary words with the help of example models.
・Type short sentences containing the 320 kanji on a smartphone or PC.

In recent years, various concepts such as ESG, SDGs, and CSV have been published to realize a sustainable society and economy. These concepts have become an indispensable theme for corporate management. For example, governments are considering requiring companies to disclose sustainability information. This course explains the theory on sustainability and its application to practice for the purpose of understanding sustainability and the latest management trends.