Japanese JA400

Koichi NISHIGUCHI (Center for International Education and Exchange)

Capacity
   15

Cource Objective
   The purpose of JA400 is three fold. One is to enable students to engage in conversations normally held when they meet Japanese friends. Second is to build substantial knowledge of practical grammar and vocabulary so that students can deal with different topics in both oral and written mode. Thirdly, the course aims at developing practical reading and writing skills with the knowledge of 600 to 900 kanjis, basing on which students will be able to acquire necessary Japanese skills particular to their own needs.
   As a result of studying Japanese in this course, students are expected to acquire Japanese proficiency which is equivalent to B2 (independent user) in CEFR scale or N2 in JLPT scale.

Requirement / Prerequisite
   JA300 (lower intermediate Japanese) or the equivalent.
   Please get a estimate of your current knowledge of Japanese using Japanese Proficiency Level Check available at http://nava.isc.osaka-u.ac.jp/sim_levelcheck/. If you can get 51 points to 100 points out of 150 in the level check test, you may assume that this level is suitable for you.

Cource Content
   At the end of the course students will be able to;

• understand the main points of clearly spoken Japanese on familiar matters normally encountered in conversations with Japanese friends.
• deal with most situations likely to arise in their campus life.
• produce simple connected text on topic which are familiar or of personal interest.
• describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Textbooks

1. "Perfect Master Kanji N2"（Bonjinsha Publisher）
2. Audio-visual material: Movie 『Always 三丁目の夕日』 (to be given in the class)
3. Transcription and "The Diary of the Characters" in 『Always 三丁目の夕日』 (to be given in the class)
4. Grammar summary of "The Diary of the Characters" of 『Always 三丁目の夕日』 (to be given in the class)

Grading Policy
Lecture Guideline and Attendance Policy
   One lecture and two sessions (90 minutes each) will be given in a week for 15 weeks. Regular attendance to all classes is required. Being absent for one third or more of the classes will be considered as withdrawal from the course.

Grading:
   Class attendance and participation 22.5%
   Assignments 17.5%
   First Show & Tell 5%
   Second Show & Tell (Final presentation) 5%
   Written exam in the Report of Show & Tell 10%
   Kanji quizs 10%
   Final written exam 30%