OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

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INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE: a

Akiko NAKAYAMA, et al. (International Student Center)

Objective
The objectives of Intermediate Japanese are; (1) to expand the ability for daily communication in both spoken and written Japanese,
(2) to become familiar with language structures both of spoken and written Japanese,
(3) to be able to orally deliver factual information/knowledge and express simple opinions,
(4) to be fluent in comprehending and writing texts using hiragana, katakana and approx.1,000 kanji,
(5) to develop skills for getting information about Japanese language, and facilitating language acquisition though communicating with native speakers.

Textbooks
1. Situational Functional Japanese Volume one: Notes, Tsukuba Language Group, Bonjinsha 1992
2. Situational Functional Japanese Volume one: Drills, Tsukuba Language Group, Bonjinsha 1992

Reference Books
An Introduction to Written Japanese, International Student Center Osaka University 1998 and some others.

Lecture Outline
15 weeks. 3 times / week, 90 min. each
The lecture outline will be announced during the classes.

Grading
Class attendance, participation and performance 40%
Quiz, assignment, essay and presentation 20%
Final written exam. 20%
Final oral exam. 20%