Japanese

This course is intended for students who have already learned the basics of keigo (honorific Japanese). It focuses on developing the communication skills necessary for formal situations, such as in business settings. Students learn how to use keigo appropriately and practice both speaking and listening through dialogues and comprehension exercises.

The first-year students of Japanese major need to study elementary Japanese. This semester, teachers mainly teach pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. It fosters and trains students to lay the foundation and explore their own learning methods.The textbook used in this course is the newly edited Japanese Volume 1, the 88th edition of "Standard Japanese" Elementary (Part 1) (Part 2). This semester aims to comprehensively improve students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, while focusing on strengthening interactive exercises in class and strengthening their oral expression skills. 

Students can achieve JLPT N3 level after the completion of this semester's course. Also, Students

can be able to read general Japanese text materials, carry out basic daily life conversations, and write simple essays.

This course improves lower advanced level listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It introduces the 50 most important sentence patterns for advanced level students and reviews the important sentence patterns from the intermediate level. Students acquire a command of practical Japanese necessary for daily communication and for study and research in a Japanese university. They master 8000 basic words and 1500 basic kanji. 

This course aims to help students learn spoken and written Japanese for academic purposes through a variety of familiar topics about society and culture. The target level is CEFR B1.1. Prerequisite: “J3:Japanese” or equivalent. Ten class hours/week. 

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
express their idea and understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters, 
exchange information, and understand and convey one’s feelings and intentions.

The purpose of this course is to learn how to express oneself in Japanese correctly. Taking "role-playing that simulates life in Japan" as the main axis, and supplemented by watching Japanese DVDs and playing games, it enhances Japanese conversation skills and deepens understanding of Japanese culture. The course particularly encourages a learning attitude of active participation and active speaking.