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LOWER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Hitotsubashi University
Program(s)
Hitotsubashi University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
45
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LOWER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE
UCEAP Transcript Title
LOWER INTMED JPN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course introduces low intermediate level sentence patterns and teaches how to use them in practice. The course covers intermediate level grammar, expressions and aims to acquire a balanced mastery of the four skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Upon completion, students are expected to acquire skills to read short sentences about Japanese culture, society and daily life, as well as understand and summarize the main points of sentences.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
HU-B714-A-00
Host Institution Course Title
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Hitotsubashi University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Global Education Program
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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JAPANESE SOCIAL HISTORY
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Keio University
Program(s)
Keio University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
150
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
JAPANESE SOCIAL HISTORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
JAPAN SOCIAL HIST
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This lecture looks at the Japanese society in the 19th century and focuses on social groups formed at the time, and through this, attempts to analyze the society we live in today. By looking back on history, and how individuals came together to form a society, this class aims to get a better understanding of the current world.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
N/A
Host Institution Course Title
SHAKAISHI A: 19 SEIKI NO NIHON SHAKAI
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Keio University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
Course Last Reviewed
2019-2020
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PRE-ADVANCED COMPREHENSIVE JAPANESE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Tohoku University
Program(s)
Engineering and Science
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
126
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PRE-ADVANCED COMPREHENSIVE JAPANESE
UCEAP Transcript Title
PRE-ADV JAPANESE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
Level 5 Japanese, equivalent to JLPK N1. This course teaches skills needed to read academic texts, write reports, listen to lectures, and make presentations. - Understand the primary conclusions of texts containing clear points of view. - Can write clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects, synthesizing and evaluating information and arguments from a number of sources. - Understand standard spoken language, live or broadcast, on current topics and articulate one's point of view. Give clear, systematic presentations, while adding relevant details.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
C500
Host Institution Course Title
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE COMPREHENSIVE JAPANESE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Tohoku University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Japanese Language Program
Course Last Reviewed
2023-2024
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SURVIVAL JAPANESE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Hitotsubashi University
Program(s)
Hitotsubashi University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
40
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SURVIVAL JAPANESE
UCEAP Transcript Title
SURVIVAL JAPANESE
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course is for students with little or no Japanese language. The course includes the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing using them in practical situations. The purpose is to equip the learner with the ability to be able to use Japanese outside of the classroom as soon as possible. Topics: how to introduce yourself and ask some questions to a person you have met for the first time such as what his/her name is, where he/she is from and what his/her interests are; ask about where a building is in the university; order food from the cafeteria; talk about when, where,what you do on a typical day; ask what someone did on the weekend; invite your friend to go sightseeing in the city.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LANGUAGE A: SURVIVAL JAPANESE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Hitotsubashi University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Global Education Program
Course Last Reviewed
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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Tohoku University
Program(s)
Engineering and Science
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
114
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING
UCEAP Transcript Title
UP-INTME READ&WRITE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course teaches grammar and vocabulary needed to read articles and essays on familiar topics of interest and write reports on them, attend classes, and express their own opinions, toward mastering the Japanese reading and writing skills that lead from intermediate to upper-intermediate level.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
R/W410
Host Institution Course Title
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Tohoku University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Japanese Language Education
Course Last Reviewed
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ECONOMICS OF HEALTH INSURANCE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Hitotsubashi University
Program(s)
Hitotsubashi University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMICS OF HEALTH INSURANCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
HEALTH INSURANCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course covers the role and issues of Japan's social security (medical insurance, long-term care insurance, etc.) and the ongoing trend of declining birthrate and aging society from the perspective of economics (evidence and logic). Taking up the medical insurance market issues (market failures) such as reverse selection and moral hazard, this course asks why the government needs to operate medical insurance as social insurance. The role insurer should play (insurer function) in order to optimize medical expenses and ensure quality is also considered.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
DISCOURSES ON THE ECONOMICS OF HEALTH INSURANCE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Hitotsubashi University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
Course Last Reviewed
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INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Keio University
Program(s)
Keio University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
72
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTERMD COMPOSITION
UCEAP Quarter Units
1.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.00
Course Description
This courses enables students to master elementary-level writing skills. Students write simple paragraphs using elementary kanji,vocabulary, and grammar. Students write essays and worksheets and write simple paragraphs using elementary kanji,vocabulary, and grammar.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
Level 3
Host Institution Course Title
COMPOSITION 3
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Keio University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Center for Japanese Studies
Course Last Reviewed
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JAPANESE SOCIAL HISTORY
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Keio University
Program(s)
Keio University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
150
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
JAPANESE SOCIAL HISTORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
JAPAN SOCIAL HIST
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This class examines the modern Japanese society's transitions throughout history and its relationship with the economy. The course closely looks at wars, poverty, riots, labor movements, and court cases within historical contexts, and questions why people took extreme measures at the time. In short, this is a Japanese history class while taking in account economical situations of the people, instead of looking simply at the economical history of Japan.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
N/A
Host Institution Course Title
SHAKAISHI B
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Mita Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
Course Last Reviewed
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SPECIAL JAPANESE II
Country
Japan
Host Institution
International Christian University
Program(s)
International Christian University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
127
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SPECIAL JAPANESE II
UCEAP Transcript Title
SPECIAL JAPANESE II
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course is for students learning Japanese as a mother tongue, first language, or heritage language. Through this course, students will expand such skills as kanji, vocabulary building, reading comprehension, writing passages, and oral expression expected for university students. Prerequisite: “SPECIAL JAPANESE 1” or equivalent. Six class hours/week.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Read a variety of texts from various genres and understand the writer's intentions and arguments.
- Express one's own opinions about what (s)he has read and heard accurately using appropriate expressions.
- Make oral presentations and book reports using figures and tables.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
JLP082J
Host Institution Course Title
SPECIAL JAPANESE 2
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
International Christian University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Japanese Language Program
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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INTERMEDIATE LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Keio University
Program(s)
Keio University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
53
UCEAP Course Suffix
B
UCEAP Official Title
INTERMEDIATE LISTENING AND SPEAKING
UCEAP Transcript Title
INT LISTEN & SPEAK
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course is designed for students in the second half of the elementary-level course. It provides an opportunity for students to obtain and practice listening and speaking skills.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
KJC Level 4
Host Institution Course Title
LISTENING & SPEAKING 4
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Keio University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Center for Japanese Studies
Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023