HGP Japanese Language Program

Orientation
Beginner High1. General Information
on Classes

Hitotsubashi Center for Global Education

Course steps

If you successfully pass courses at the level
you were placed in, you will be eligible to takecourses at a higher level in the following
semester.

Course Registration Period

2. Course Registration

Friday, September 13 –Friday, September 201

How to register

How to Access: CELS
HU homepage
Current Students

Register via the Campus Education Learning
System online.
scroll down and click on“Education Systems”

Withdrawal (W) of your registered course(s)If you have registered for a course and decided towithdraw from it after the registration period, youmust process the withdrawal using the CELS Online
Registration System during the withdrawal period.
After that period, you will not be able to withdraw.
Failure to complete the assigned (assessment) tasks
will result in a Fail grade (F).

First Week Classes
Classes will be provided face-to-face.
Come to the classroom and bring a PC withyou.

Course Withdrawal:

Monday, September 30– Sunday, October 6

Self-registration on
manabaHitotsubashi Center for Global Education
Japanese Language Education Program• Self-registration on MANABA is different fromthe CELS course registration. To enroll in thecourse as a regular student, you should
complete the course registration procedure onCELS.
NOTE! After the registration period is closed, allstudents except students enrolled in the course
will be automatically deleted from MANABA.

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Professors will post important news
on MANABA.
Adjust the reminder settings toreceive announcements via email.
★ Make sure you have Hitotsubashi
Student ID and the password

Enter your Student ID and password

How to Access: CELS
HU homepage
Current Students

scroll down and click on“Education Systems”

Click “Search and register for courses” in thebox “About Self Registration”

xxxxxxEnter the course title“Basic Japanese II”

A list of courses will appear.
Click “Basic Japanese II”

3When the self-registration is complete,
the course will be added to “My Courses” list.

After you click the button “Register”, the following message
will be displayed.

”Self registration is complete. If you would like to
finalize the registration, please do so using theStudent Information System.”

Click “Settings”Important announcements

Click “Change reminder settings”① In the field “All reminders” select “Receive”.
② Fill in your regular Email address （and thecellphone Email address） that you want reminders
to be sent to.
Please use the email address you check daily.

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3. Course Content① Click “save and sent test mail” at the bottom ofthe screen.
② You will receive the following message:
This email was generated automatically by manaba to confirm
if you have set up a correct email address.”

Students eligible for the Beginner High courses❶Took the JapaneseLanguage Placement

or❷PassedBasic Japanese Ⅰ

PassedIntroduction toJapanese Language

Japanese Language Courses

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Comprehensive
Japanese for Beginners• an intensive course• 5 classes per week(5 credits)• designed for students
who want to learn theJapanese language
intensively and major in
the Japanese language attheir home universities.

• a light course• 3 classes per week
(3 credits)• designed for students
who plan to study at
Hitotsubashi University
for 1 semester or more
and want to learn
Japanese at a slow pace.

Course paths for 1-Year students
Intensive path (fast track)
This semester

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

if successfully
passedNext semester

step upto a higher level
1. Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ
2. Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ
Speaking

NOTE!
• tight schedule• fast learning pace, much homework• mastering your Japanese in a short period• no time for traveling and adjusting to the
new environment

3. Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ
Reading
4. Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ
Writing
5. Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ
Kanji & Vocabulary

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Course paths for 1-Year students

Course paths for 1-Year students

Intensive path (slow track)Non-intensive path

This semester

Comprehensive
Japanese for Beginnersstay atthe Beginner High level
deepen yourknowledge and skills

Next semester

This semester

Next semester

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Comprehensive
Japanese for Beginners

No Japanese language
classes.
Devote your free timeto self-study and explore
Japan outside the classroom!

NOTE!
• You can start at a slow pace to have time to adjust to the newenvironment and to fill in the blanks in your knowledge to get
prepared for the intensive course.
• You cannot proceed to the Intermediate Low level.

NOTE!
• Check the requirements at your home university.
• You cannot proceed to the Intermediate Low level.

Course paths for 6-Months students

Course paths for 6-Months students

Intensive path

Non-intensive path

This semester

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Next semester

This semester

Next semester

Return to yourhome university

Comprehensive
Japanese for Beginners

Return to yourhome university* Complete learning Japanese basics
to step up to a higher level at yourhome university.

* Broaden your knowledge
in Japanese basics and improveyour skills at a slow pace.

NOTE!
• tight schedule• fast learning pace, much homework• mastering your Japanese in a short period• no time for traveling and adjusting to thenew environment

Basic Japanese ⅡVS.

NOTE!
• Check the requirements at your home university.

Course Instructors
Course Coordinator

Other Instructors
Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Comprehensive Japanesefor Beginners

金 瑜眞（きむ ゆじん）
youjin.kim@r.hit-u.ac.jp
Office Hour：by appointment

Comprehensive Japanesefor Beginners

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Course Period:
September 16 – December 25

3.1 Timetable

MonTueWed

1stBJ Ⅱ

BJ Ⅱ

BJ Ⅱ

2ndCJB

8:45 - 10:30

10:45 - 12:30

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Comprehensive
Japanese for Beginners• 5 classes per week(5 credits)• Students should attend
all 5 classes.

• 3 classes per week(3 credits)• Students should attend
all 3 classes.

CJBThuFriCJB
BJ Ⅱ

BJ Ⅱ

3.2 Textbooks★ Students are not allowed to take

both courses during the same semester.

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Comprehensive
Japanese for Beginners

1. "GENKI Vol.2: An Integrated Course
in Elementary Japanese (Third Edition) "The Japan Times, \3600+tax,
ISBN: 978-4-7890-1732-9
2．OPTIONAL“GENKI Vol.2 WORKBOOK (Third Edition) ”
The Japan Times, \1700+tax,
ISBN-13: 978-4-7890-1733-6

should bepurchased

optional⇧
should be purchased

optional

should bepurchased

Textbooks and workbooks are available at the Hitotsubashi Coopbookstore on West Campus.

NOT the 2ndEdition!

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1. "Marugoto: RIKAI Elementary 2 (A2)"The Japan Foundation, Sanshusha.
1900 yen + TAX
ISBN: 978-4-384-05757-7
2. Listening materials, supplementary materials
should be purchased
for "Marugoto: Rikai Elementary 2 (A2)"
Digital audio files, Vocabulary index, etc. (for FREE)
https://www.marugoto.org/en/download/elementary2_c/

NOT “KATSUDOO”• Supplementary materials will be distributed
before classes via MANABA.
★ Students should check the MANABA course pageand download handouts before each class.

• Copies of textbooks will be distributed in class(only for the first week).
Regular students enrolled in the course MUST purchasetextbooks as soon as possible.

Course Description Materials

3.3 Schedule

Download the course description materials fromthe “Resources” on the manaba course page.
1. Autumn-Winter Semester 2024 Syllabus
2. Autumn-Winter Semester 2024 Schedule
3. “How To” materials☞ Download the schedules from the“Resources”
on the BJ2 or CJB manaba course page.

Use the class schedules to:• preview lessons;• get prepared for quizzes;• submit assignments on time;• manage your time effectively.
★ Class schedules may be subject to change.

3.4 Grading8

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Comprehensive Japanesefor Beginners

Final Exam, Final Video
Midterm Exam
Homework

30%
20%
10%

Final Exam, Presentation 30%
Midterm Exam
20%
Homework (Grammar Exercises) 20%

10%
10%
10%
10%

Vocabulary & Kanji Quizzes 15%

100%100%(Writing Assignments, Shadowing)

Grammar Quizzes
Kanji Quizzes
Vocabulary Quizzes
Participation

Participation

15%

Attendance• No audit is allowed. Students who want toattend Japanese learning classes are required toregister.
• Being absent or late to class will be penalizedwith a total score reduction.
• Keep in touch with the class instructors if you
have any problems with attendance.

HomeworkQuizzes• You will be given homework assignments on a regularbasis. Refer to the course schedule and meet deadlines.

• Quizzes will be held at the beginning of the class.
If you come late, you will miss the quiz.

• You should submit your homework at the beginning of
the class following the instructor’s directions.
No submission after the deadline is accepted.

• No make up for quizzes.

• Incomplete or incorrectly done homework will NOT beaccepted and will be marked as 0.

Exams• You may make up for midterm and final exams ONLY IF
YOU HAVE SERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. In this case, youmust submit a written explanation and inform thecoordinator as soon as you can.
• Makeup exams need to be taken within a week after thescheduled exam date and will NOT be offered before
the original test dates. The score for a makeup exam will
be decreased by 10 %.

• ALL the courses are taught using the“direct method,” which means thatclasses are conducted only in Japanese.
• We have strict attendance rules.
If students miss classes, it will bedifficult to catch up and successfully
finish the course.
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How do we pre-register for the classes?
Submit “Students Information Sheet” on themanaba “Surveys” page.
*Only students who have already decided to take the class.
It is not the official course registration.

FQA
Can we attend various classes during the firstweek? (Just try them in order to decide which class Iwould take.)➤ Due to the registration system, YES.
However, if you miss a class, you will need tocatch up on the lesson content on your own, as
there will not be any extra classes for catchingup.

FQA
My major class conflicts with the Japanese class.
(i.e., Japanese Economics and BJ2 both arescheduled on the same day and same period )Is it possible to be absent from some classes in aweek?

FQA
Can we register for both BJ2 and CJB?
➤ No.
You can attend both classes during the first week. After that
carefully read the course materials (syllabus and schedule) andchoose only one.

➤ NO. You must attend all classes.
(5 classes a week for BJ2 or 3 classes a week for CJB)

5. FQACan we talk to teachers if we are unsure whichclass to take?
➤ Yes. We will stay here after this orientation andanswer your questions about the courses.
We will also have a course consultation from13:30~14:30 on September 6 in the Mercury
Tower 7F.

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