Japanese Language Program
Course Guide
Second Semester, Academic Year 2024

Center for International Affairs
Tottori University

Japanese Language Program Course Guide
Center for International Affairs, Tottori University
CONTENTS
Academic Year 2024 Second Semester Calendar･･････････････････････････････ 2

Outline of the Japanese Program･･････････････････････････････ 3

Course-by-Course Guide･･････････････････････････････ 5[I] Intensive Japanese Language Course･･････････････････････････････ 5[Z] Common Subjects "Japanese Language" and "Japanese Culture and Society"･･････････････････････････････ 7[P] Japanese Courses by Purpose･･････････････････････････････ 9[N] Comprehensive Japanese Course (“NIKONIKO” Course)

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Winter Vacation

Wed., January 15

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Outline of the Japanese Program at the Center for International Affairs
1. Courses and Subjects
The Center for International Affairs of Tottori University offers various Japanese courses
and subjects for international students. Please refer to "Course-by-Course Guide," whichstarts on page 6, to learn about the content of each course.
[I] Intensive Japanese Language Course--> page 5[Z] Common Subjects "Japanese Language" and "Japanese Culture and Society"--> page 7[P] Japanese Courses by Purpose--> page 9[N] Comprehensive Japanese Language Course ("NIKONIKO" Course) --> page 11

2. Courses and subjects that you can take
First, please find out which category you belong to in the student classification. Out of
the above courses and subjects, you can take the following courses, depending on yourstatus.
Student Classification① Government-sponsoredrecommendedbyaresearchJapanese

students

embassyCompulsory

Approved

Attendance

Subject

for Credits

Allowed

[Z]

[P]

[I]

or

consulate general (Embassy Recommendation)②

Teacher-training students③

Undergraduate students④

Graduate students⑤

Special auditing students[I][P]，[N][Z][P]，[N][Z][P]，[N](Temporary exchange students)⑥

Japanese Studies Program students⑦

Research students[P]，[N]⑧ Credited special register students, Auditing[Z][P]，[N]

students (other than ⑤ or ⑥)* However, you may be permitted to take other courses or subjects, depending on yourcurrent Japanese proficiency level or other conditions.
* [Z] Common Subjects "Japanese Language" and "Japanese Culture and Society" and[P] Japanese Courses by Purpose target students who will be presenting research or
writing essays in Japanese.
33. Class(1) Semesters
One year is divided into two semesters. The first semester starts on April 1 and ends
on September 30. The second semester starts on October 1 and ends on March 31 of
the next year.
(2) Class Hours
The class hours are as shown below.
PeriodClass Hours

1st Period

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

2nd Period

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

3rd Period

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

4th Period

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

5th Period

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

(3) Cancellation of lectures
· In the case that there is a weather warning issued for the northern part of Tottori
City (Yonago in the case of students of faculty of medicine) at 7 a.m. and that the public
transportation service is suspended, the morning (the first and second periods) lectures
are cancelled. They will be later conducted on a reserved day.
· In the case that there is a weather warning issued for the northern part of Tottori
City (Yonago in the case of students of faculty of medicine) at 11 a.m. and that the public
transportation service is suspended, the afternoon (the third, fourth and fifth periods)
lectures are cancelled. They will be later conducted on a reserved day.
· Other lecture cancellations are notified when they occur.
(4) Bulletins
Other notifications concerning classes are shown on the bulletin board in the Center forInternational Affairs Room (1st floor of the Common Education Building) and on the Web
page of the Center for International Affairs (https://www.ciatu.tottori-u.ac.jp/en). Pleasecheck them out every day.

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COURSE-BY-COURSE GUIDE[I] Intensive Japanese Language Course(1) Target and Objective
This course is offered to government-sponsored international students recommended byembassies (international research students, teacher-training students), etc. In thiscourse, the Japanese language necessary for everyday life and studies is intensively
taught so that the students can perform basic self-expression and communication.
(2) Teaching Staff
Basic Japanese: OTACHI, Kurie and OSHIMA, Izumi
KANJI and Sentence-Building: KATAGIRI, Junji
Comprehensive Japanese Seminar: KATAGIRI, Junji
Japanese Culture and Society: CHAN, Cheongjan and KABURAGI, Emi(3) Class Schedule and Rooms
Mon.
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Basic

Basic Japanese

Basic

Basic Japanese

KANJI and

8:45-

Japanese

B3 Collab

Japanese

B3 Collab

Sentence-Building

10:15

B3 Collab

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B3 Collab

B3 Collab

Basic

Basic Japanese

Basic

Basic JapaneseComprehensive

10:30-

Japanese

B3 Collab

Japanese

B3 Collab

Japanese Seminar

12:00

B3 Collab

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B3 Collab

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KANJI andJapanese

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Culture14:30

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and Society
B3 Collab

4(4) Course Content and Teaching Materials
BASIC JAPANESE
Using the original textbook Nihongo Niko Niko or teaching materials that the teacher
makes, you will acquire necessary expressions based on familiar topics so that you will
be able to conduct basic communication in Japanese.

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KANJI AND SENTENCE-BUILDING
You will learn the basics of KANJI from the textbook Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Kanji(English version) published by Three A Network and increase the number of KANJI thatyou can understand as we pick KANJI that you see in your everyday lives and yourtechnical studies so that you will be able to read and write longer and longer Japanese
texts little by little.
COMPREHENSIVE JAPANESE SEMINAR
Items you have already learned will be organized, and you will practice using them.
Issues that each learner has will also be resolved.
JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Various Japanese affairs you need to know as an international student living in Japan
will be discussed, and students deepen their knowledge and exchange thoughts. You will
also perform basic computer operations and input in Japanese.
(5) Examination and Evaluation
Comprehensive evaluation is done, based on the results of mini quizzes and mid-term
examinations, course-completion presentations, rate of attendance, activities in class,etc.
(6) Main Schedule
Beginning of OctoberOpening Ceremony & Course guidanceTue., October 8Classes start.

Tue., October 15

Monday classes

Wed., November 6

Monday classes

Sat., November 16, and Thu., November 28

Reserved days for the 3rd quarter

Tue., December 24

Thursday classes

Thu., December 26 to Sun., January 5

Winter Vacation

Wed., January 15

Friday classes

Fri., January 17

No classes (Preparation for Exam)

Sat., January 25, and Thu., February 6

Reserved days for the 4th quarter

Thu., February 6

Final presentation

Middle or End of March

Closing Ceremony*You may be informed of other events at a later date.

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[Z] Common Subjects "Japanese Language" and "Japanese Culture and Society"(1) Target and Objective
This course is offered to regular undergraduate international students, Japanese Studies
Program students, etc. All the subjects in this course can be accredited as undergraduate
credits. In the Japanese Language classes, students train to improve academic skills sothat they can learn smoothly in their faculties. In the Japanese Culture and Society
classes, students will come to understand Japanese affairs deeply by learning throughlectures done from a wide viewpoint and investigating a theme that they have picked bythemselves.
(2) Teaching Staff
Technique for Expression in Japanese II, Japanese for Regular Undergraduate Students II: KATAGIRI, Junji
Japanese in Practice II: OTACHI, Kurie
Japanese Culture II: CHAN, Cheongjan
Japanese Society II: KABURAGI, Emi, and others(3) Class Schedule and Rooms
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Society II

Undergraduate Students II

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C41

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Japanese inTechnique for

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Practice II

Expression in

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forRegular

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Culture II

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(4) Course Content and Teaching Materials
Please refer to Guide to Taking Common Subjects or the Web Version of the Syllabus in
the Tottori University Academic Affairs System.
https://www.tottori-u.ac.jp/campuslife/class/syllabus/7(5) Registration
Regular undergraduate international students are to lay down a study plan so that you
can satisfy the graduation requirements of your own faculty and register to take courses
at your own faculty.
You can get one credit from one "Japanese Language" subject and two credits from one"Japanese Culture and Society" subject.
Regular undergraduate international students can convert maximum 8 Japanese
Culture and Society credits to liberal-arts credits and can also convert maximum 6
Japanese Language credits to foreign language credits. However, they can only convert
maximum 12 credits in total. (Please refer to Guide to Taking Common Subjects.)
Japanese Studies Program students and special auditing students are to register at theirown faculty, too.
As for "Japanese for Regular Undergraduate Students II," it is only offered to regularundergraduate international students only.
(6) Examination and Evaluation
Please refer to the syllabus.
(7) Main Schedule
The schedule is the same as that for the common subjects.
Tue., October 1

Classes start.

Tue., October 15

Monday classes

Wed., November 6

Monday classes

Sat., November 16, and Thu., November 28

Reserved days for the 3rd quarter

Tue., December 24

Thursday classes

Thu., December 26 to Sun., January 5

Winter Vacation

Wed., January 15

Friday classes

Sat., January 25, and Thu., February 6

Reserved days for the 4th quarter

Thu., January 30 to Wed., February 5

Periodic Examinations

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[P] Japanese Courses by Purpose(1) Target, Objective, and Course Content"N1 Japanese” is offered to those wishing to take JLPT N1, expands students' abilities
in grammar, vocabulary, characters, reading and listening.
“Case-based Learning for Cross-cultural Communication” helps you improve your crosscultural understanding and communication capabilities in Japanese by using teachingmaterials based on cases of cross-cultural encounters.
"Report Writing Seminar" is offered to international students who need to write reports
in Japanese. They will learn how to write reports and essays in Japanese.
(2) Teaching Staff
N1 Japanese, Case-based Learning for Cross-cultural Communication, and Report
Writing Seminar: OSHIMA, Izumi(3) Class Schedule and Rooms
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Tue.

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8:45-10:15
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Report Writing Seminar

Cross-cultural Communication

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(4) Teaching Materials
The teaching staff makes the teaching materials and distributes them.
(5) Registration
Please fill out the following online form with the approval of your supervisor.
https://www.ciatu.tottori-u.ac.jp/online-application/jp-prog* Authentication Code: nihongo

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(6) Examination and Evaluation
In “Case-based Learning for Cross-cultural Communication” and "Report Writing
Seminar" evaluation will be done based on presentations and essays. Certificates ofcourse completion will be issued to students whose marks and attendance rates are both
60% or higher.
Evaluation will not be done for "N1 Japanese". Certificates of course completion will not
be issued for it, either.
(7) Main ScheduleFri., October 4

Deadline for registration

Tue., October 8Classes start.

Wed., November 6

Monday classes

Sat., November 16, and Thu., November 28

Reserved days for the 3rd quarter

Tue., December 24

Thursday classes

Thu., December 26 to Sun., January 5

Winter Vacation

Wed., January 15

Friday classes

Sat., January 25, and Thu., February 6

Reserved days for the 4th quarter

Wed., February 5

Course ends.

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[N] Comprehensive Japanese Language Course ("NIKONIKO" Course)(1) Target and Objective
This course is for graduate students, research students, etc. It will improve Japaneseabilities needed for everyday life and self-expressions or basic Japanese abilities in a waythat fits each student's current Japanese proficiency level.
Tottori Campus

Yonago Campus

Japanese A

Beginner

Students who learn Japanese for the first time.
Students who can speak simple Japanese.

Japanese B(Students who have taken 50 to 100 hours ofJapanese lessons.)
Elementary

Students who can perform basic communicationin Japanese in everyday lives.

Japanese C(Students who have taken 200 to 300 hours ofJapanese lessons.)
Students who can make themselves roughly

Japanese D

Intermediate

understood in Japanese.
(Students who have taken 300 hours of Japaneselessons or more.)

KANJI Workshop

All the students who want to study kanji.

(2) Teaching Staff
Tottori Campus
Japanese A: ITO, Kuniko and OSHIMA Izumi
Japanese B: ITO, Kuniko and MURATA, Kazuko
Japanese C: MURATA, Kazuko and KAWAGUCHI, Feifei
Japanese D: MURATA, Kazuko and ITO Kuniko
KANJI Workshop: OTACHI, Kurie
Yonago Campus
Beginner, Elementary and Intermediate: TSUCHIE, Kanako

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(3) Class Schedule and Rooms
Tottori Campus
Mon.

Tue.

Wed.

Japanese B

Japanese B

Japanese B

8:45-

B32

B32

B32

10:15

Japanese D

Japanese D

Japanese D

A33

A33

A33

1

Thu.

Fri.

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KANJI Workshop

14:45-

Language Shower

16:15

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Japanese A

Japanese A

Japanese A

16:30-

B21

B21

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B21

18:00

Japanese C

Japanese C

Japanese C

B2 Collab

B2 Collab

B2 Collab

Yonago Campus
Wed.
2

Beginner

10:30-12:00

Tutorial Room

3

Intermediate

13:00-14:30

Tutorial Room

4

Elementary

14:45-16:15

Tutorial Room

(4) Course Content and Teaching Materials
Tottori Campus
JAPANESE A
This course will develop your basic communication skills in Japanese as it helps you
acquire necessary expressions, based on topics which the original textbook Nihongo Niko

Niko.
JAPANESE B
Based on the latter half of the textbook Dekiru Nihongo Shokyu published by Alc,
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students will learn basic sentence patterns and expressions so that they can performbetter communication. Students will also learn to read and write relatively short articles,
using the first half of Tanoshii Yomimono 55 published by Alc.
JAPANESE C
Based on the textbook Dekiru Nihongo Sho-chukyu published by Alc, students will learn
new expressions by connecting them with the expressions they have already acquired sothat they will be able to understand and express situations and feelings more accurately.
Students will also learn to read and write relatively long articles, using the latter half ofTanoshii Yomimono 55 published by Alc.
JAPANESE D
By using the textbook Dekiru Nihongo Chukyu published by Alc and Marugoto Nihon no

Kotoba to Bunka Chukyu 1 by Sanshusha, students will improve their thinking powerand communicative competence for attaining the goal of their action, based on the themeof each unit.
KANJI WORKSHOP
You will choose a textbook that fits you, and you will study KANJI at your own pace witha Japanese student partner. (If you have your own KANJI textbook, please bring it.)Yonago Campus
BEGINNER
By using the textbook Irodori Seikatsu no Nihongo Nyumon

by Japan Foundation,

students will improve their basic communication skills in Japanese, acquiring necessary
expressions.
ELEMENTARY
By using the textbook Irodori Seikatsu no Nihongo Shokyu 1

by Japan Foundation,

students will improve their basic communication skills in Japanese, acquiring necessary
expressions.
INTERMEDIATE
By using the textbook Irodori Seikatsu no Nihongo Shokyu 2

by Japan Foundation,,

students will learn Japanese so that they can form smooth human relationships throughJapanese, focusing on conversations needed in laboratories.
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Please fill out the following online form with the approval of your supervisor.
https://www.ciatu.tottori-u.ac.jp/online-application/jp-prog* Authentication Code: nihongo(6) Examination and Evaluation
Evaluation is based on the examination and attendance rates.
Certificates of course completion will be issued to students whose test scores andattendance rates are both 60% or higher.
(7) Main ScheduleMon., September 30

Course Orientation Session (Tottori Campus)

Fri., October 4

Deadline for registration

Tue., October 8Classes start.

Tue., October 15

Monday classes

Wed., November 6

Monday classes

Sat., November 16, and Thu., November 28

Reserved days for the 3rd quarter

Tue., December 24

Thursday classes

Thu., December 26 to Sun., January 5

Winter Vacation

Wed., January 15

Friday classes

Sat., January 25

Reserved days for the 4th quarter

Thu., January 23 to Wed., January 29

Term-end examinations

Wed., March 5, 12, 19

Spring classes (Yonago Campus)(8) Others
· Textbooks will be lent to students in "Japanese B," "Japanese C," "Japanese D," and"KANJI Workshop." Since they belong to the Center for International Affairs, please do
not write anything directly in the textbooks. If you wish to purchase any of thesetextbooks, please contact the Center.
· You can transfer to another class within four weeks from the start of the course andonly in the case that the teacher in charge thinks it appropriate for you to do so.
· In the case that your arrival to Japan is delayed, you can register for these courses if
you have already learned Japanese, but if you are a beginner of Japanese, you must wait
until the next semester to participate in these courses.

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REGISTRATION FORM OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE
PROGRAMhttps://www.ciatu.tottori-u.ac.jp/online-application/jp-prog※ Authentication Code⇒nihongoDeadline: Friday, October 419