1. JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM TRACKS● Courses for Non-native Speakers
The following diagrams summarize the different Japanese language tracks offered by the CLER. Students
may move from Regular Program to Intensive Program (p.12) track and vice versa, depending on their
linguistic qualifications and educational aims.

● Regular Program Track*Note: JPN111→JPN112 etc. denotes the normal route.
JPN111 Japanese 1 (4cr)
JPN150 Japanese M1 (4cr)
JPN112 Japanese 2 (4cr)
JPN200 Japanese M2 (4cr)
JPN211 Japanese 3 (4cr)
JPN250 Japanese M3 (4cr)

JPN212 Japanese 4 (4cr)
JPN311Business Japanese 1 (2cr)

JPN321 Advanced Japanese 1 (4cr)
JPN312Business Japanese 2 (2cr)

JPN322 Advanced Japanese 2 (4cr)

JPN315 *Spring Semester Only
Business Japanese(Preparation for Internship)(1cr)

JPN431 / JPN432
Academic Japanese 1-1 / 1-2(2cr each)

JPN441 / JPN442
Academic Japanese 2-1 / 2-2(2cr each)-1-JPN407
Translating Japanese toEnglish (4cr)● Japanese Language Intensive Program (JLIP) Track
The Japanese Language Intensive Program (JLIP) is an intensive course that is designed to meet the needsof students who are interested in acquiring a solid grounding in spoken and written Japanese in preparation
for further academic study at the undergraduate or graduate levels, or for pursuing a career in whichknowledge of Japanese would be an asset.
The JLIP track draws on a wide range of written and audiovisual materials to lead students to develop theirreading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at the advanced level. The program comprises four courses:
JPN180, JPN270, JPN280, and JPN370. Classes meet for 200 minutes a day (9:00a.m.–12:35p.m.) from
Monday through Friday. JPN180, JPN270, JPN280, and JPN370 are offered every semester.
Students who plan to enter the JLIP should have already completed an elementary-level Japanese course(JPN111 or equivalent).
*Note: JPN180→JPN270→JPN280 →JPN370 denotes the core route.
Regular Program Track
JPN111 Japanese 1
JPN180 Intensive Japanese 1 (8cr)
JPN150 Japanese M1
or
JPN112 Japanese 2

JPN270 Intensive Japanese 2 (8cr)

JPN211 Japanese 3
orJPN250 Japanese M3

JPN280 Intensive Japanese 3 (8cr)

JPN212 Japanese 4

JPN370 Intensive Japanese 4 (8cr)

JPN321 Advanced Japanese 1

JPN311Business Japanese 1(2cr)

JPN312Business Japanese 2(2cr)
JPN315 *Spring Semester Only
Business Japanese(Preparation for Internship)(1cr)

JPN407 Translating Japaneseto English
JPN431 / 432
Academic Japanese 1-1/1-2(2cr each)-2-● Courses for Native Speakers● Reading and Writing Courses (Primarily for Native Speakers to Develop
Literacy), and Specialized Japanese Courses
JPN341 Reading & Writing 1 (2cr)

JPN342 Reading & Writing 2 (2cr)

JPN343 Reading & Writing 3 (2cr)

JPN345 Japanese Literacy (2cr)(This course is former “JPN349 Japanese Literacy 1”or
“JPN353 Japanese Literacy 2”)

JPN405 Translating English to Japanese 1 (4cr)
JPN406 Translating English to Japanese 2 (4cr)*JPN406 can be registered for without taking JPN405-3-JPN407
TranslatingJapanesetoEnglish(4cr)

Class Hours of Japanese Language Courses● Courses for Non-Native Speakers
Regular Program
Course No.

Title

cr

JPN 111
150
112
200
211
250
212321

Japanese 1Japanese M1
Japanese 2Japanese M2
Japanese 3
Japanese M3
Japanese 4
Advanced Japanese 144444444322

Advanced Japanese 2

4HoursFive 100-minute classes a week

Four 100-minute classes a week

Japanese Language Intensive Program
Course No.

Title

cr

JPN 180

Intensive Japanese 1

8270
280370Intensive Japanese 2
Intensive Japanese 3
Intensive Japanese 4888Hours
Ten 100-minute classes a week

Specialized Japanese Courses
Course No.
JPN 311312315407
431 / 432
441 / 442

Title

cr

Business Japanese 1
Business Japanese 2
Business Japanese(Preparation for Internship)
Translating Japanese to English
Academic Japanese 1-1 / 1-2
Academic Japanese 2-1 / 2-2221
422

Hours
Two 100-minute classes a week
One 100-minute class a week

Two 100-minute classes a week

● Courses for Native Speakers
Reading and Writing Courses, and Specialized Japanese Courses
Course No.

Title

cr

JPN 341
342

Reading & Writing 1
Reading & Writing 222343345Reading & Writing 3
Japanese Literacy

22405

Translating English to Japanese:
Theory and Practice 1

4406

Translating English to Japanese:
Theory and Practice 2

4407

Translating Japanese to English:
Theory and Practice

4-4-Hours

Two 100-minute classes a week

・ACADEMIC JAPANESE /「アカデミック日本語」について「アカデミック日本語」は、日本語で授業を実施する学部（国際教養学部・Green Science /Engineering・SPSF 以外）に在籍し、日本語を母語としない正規生向けに開講している科目ですが、受講レベルを満たす国際教養学部・Green Science / Engineering・SPSF の正規生、英語で授業を行う研究科の大学院生、交換留学生、ノンディグリー生、および研究生も履修することができます。
● 科目の概要及び前提科目は、この冊子の COURSE DESCRIPTIONS の p.19 を読んでください。
詳しい内容は Loyola のシラバスで確認してください。
● 2024 年度開講科目は、Loyola の時間割で検索してください。

・BUSINESS JAPANESE /「ビジネス日本語」について「ビジネス日本語」は、主にビジネス・コミュニケーションや企業文化等を学びたい留学生を対象とした科目です。
● 科目の概要及び前提科目は、この冊子の COURSE DESCRIPTIONS の p.18-19 を読んでください。
詳しい内容は Loyola のシラバスで確認してください。
● 日本語プレイスメント・テストを受験し、JPN321・370 のレベルになった場合「BUSINESSJAPANESE 1」を、JPN322 以上相当の場合はいずれのビジネス日本語科目も履修できます。
● 2024 年度開講科目は、Loyola の時間割で検索してください。

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2. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Please confirm the latest course syllabus on the Loyola web site.

●Courses for Non-Native Speakers● Regular Program
JPN111. Japanese 1 (4cr)This course introduces students to basic structures of the Japanese language, providing practice in the fourskills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will work with conversational situations with theaim of developing listening and speaking skills. Tsukuba Language Group, Situational Functional Japanese,Lessons 1–12. Romaji, hiragana, katakana, and approximately 200 kanji for production and/or recognition.
Five 100-minute classes a week.
JPN150. Japanese M1 (4cr)This course aims to further develop Japanese for students with some knowledge of basic grammar inaddition to hiragana, katakana, and about 150 kanji. Students are expected to practice Japanese in real-lifesituations. Tsukuba Language Group, Situational Functional Japanese, Lessons 9–20. Approximately 200
kanji for production and/or recognition. Five 100-minute classes a week.
JPN112. Japanese 2 (4cr)
Continuation of JPN 111 (Japanese 1). This course aims at enabling students to acquire a basic ability tocommunicate in Japanese. It will cover further aspects of basic grammar and usage. Tsukuba LanguageGroup, Situational Functional Japanese, Lessons 13–24. Approximately 200 kanji for production and/orrecognition (approximately 400 cumulative kanji). Five 100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN111
JPN200. Japanese M2 (4cr)
Continuation of JPN 150 (Japanese M1). This course is designed to provide students with intermediatelevel grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills, with some review of basic grammar. The aim of thecourse is to enable students to handle everyday communication in Japanese and to make the transition
from basic to intermediate level. A. Miura and N. H. McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate
Japanese. Lessons 1-8. Approximately 250 kanji for production and/or recognition (approximately 550
cumulative kanji). Five 100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN150
JPN211. Japanese 3 (4cr)This course covers intermediate level grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills, providing students
with practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The aim is to enable students to handle everyday
communication in Japanese not only in listening and speaking but also in reading and writing by introducing
more written materials. A. Miura and N. H. McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese.
Approximately 450 kanji for production and/or recognition (approximately 850 cumulative kanji). Five 100minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN112 or JPN180
JPN250. Japanese M3 (4cr)
Continuation of JPN200 (Japanese M2). This course is designed to provide students with intermediate-level-6-grammar, vocabulary and communication skills. More emphasis is placed on reading skills. A. Miura andN.H.McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese, Lessons 9-15. Approximately 300 kanji for
production and/or recognition (Approximately 850 kanji). Four 100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN200
JPN212. Japanese 4 (4cr)This course is designed to bridge the gap between intermediate and advanced Japanese, by reinforcing
grammar and expressions which appear in intermediate Japanese and reading materials on current
Japanese society and life. Students are encouraged to use new vocabulary and expressions in speaking
and writing, and to discuss their ideas on contemporary issues regarding Japan. O. Kamada et al.,Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced. Approximately 1150 cumulative kanji.
Four 100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN250, JPN211 or JPN270
JPN321. Advanced Japanese 1 (4cr)This course is designed for students who want to develop the advanced-level proficiency required toconduct intellectual conversations on abstract concepts concerning society and cultural issues in Japanese.
Class discussions will be based on the reading materials in the textbook as well as supplementarymaterials. In addition to reading materials, students will be expected to prepare oral presentations andwritten compositions. This course aims to prepare students to deal with real-life materials on their own. A
Kondoh & C. Maruyama. Images of Japan. Approximately 1450 cumulative kanji. Four 100-minute classes
a week.
Prerequisite: JPN212 or JPN280
JPN322. Advanced Japanese 2 (4cr)This course emphasizes intensive reading of authentic materials, such as full-length versions of editorials
and columns from newspapers, literary works, and chapters from books on contemporary Japan. Audiovisual aids will be used where appropriate. Students are encouraged to comment critically on the readings
orally as well as in writing. A. Kondoh & C. Maruyama, Facet of Culture. Approximately 1650 kanji. Four
100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN 321● Japanese Language Intensive Program
JPN180. Intensive Japanese 1 (8cr)This intensive course aims to consolidate fundamental knowledge on Japanese grammar by integrating thefour skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Intensive practice focusing on communication skills will
be provided. This course is desirable for students who wish to acquire solid foundations for theirsubsequent study of Japanese. Tsukuba Language Group, Situational Functional Japanese, Lessons 9–24.
Approximately 350 kanji for production and recognition. （Cumulative 450 kanji.） Ten 100-minute classes aweek.
Prerequisite: JPN111
JPN270. Intensive Japanese 2 (8cr)This intensive course is designed to provide students with intermediate-level grammar, vocabulary,communication skills, and kanji. Students will practice the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and-7-writing intensively. The aim of this course is to enable students to communicate effectively andappropriately in various social situations by combining simple propositions into more complex sentences
both in speaking and writing. A. Miura and N. H. McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate
Japanese. Approximately 400 kanji for production and /or recognition. （Cumulative 850 kanji.）Ten 100minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN150, JPN112 or JPN180
JPN280. Intensive Japanese 3 (8cr)This intensive course is designed to bridge the transition from intermediate-level to advanced-level
Japanese. The course focuses on expressing themselves in accurate and appropriate Japanese. Authentic
reading materials on various topics on Japanese life, culture and society will be used in combination withdiscussions, oral and written reports, and compositions. Students will be required to write an essay on atopic related to Japan, while examining Japanese ways of thinking through an interview survey. O.
Kamada, et al., Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced. Approximately 450 kanji
for production and/or recognition. （Cumulative 1300 kanji.） Ten 100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN270, JPN250 or JPN211
JPN370. Intensive Japanese 4 (8cr)This intensive course is designed to develop students’ advanced-level proficiency. The aim of this course isto enable students to comprehend authentic materials from different sources such as newspapers, books,
TV programs etc., and express opinions on a topic related to contemporary Japan. The topic also includes
academic fields in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Students are expected to prepare fororal presentations and to write essays and reports. A. Kondoh & C. Maruyama. Images of Japan, A.Kondoh& C. Maruyama. Facet of Culture. Approximately 500 kanji for production and/or recognition. (Cumulative1800 kanji.) Ten 100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN280 or JPN212● Specialized Japanese Courses
JPN311. Business Japanese 1 (2cr)This course is designed for students who have completed intermediate courses and want to use Japanese
in a workplace in the future. The course focuses on business communication such as explaining,requesting, negotiating, and giving oral presentations. Class practice includes role playing and simulations
in various business situations. In the end of the course, students will be able to handle appropriate
business interactions. R. Yoneda, K. Fujii, M. Shigeno & H. Ikeda, We Mean Business: Japanese for Busy
People (Shodan no tame no Nihongo).
Prerequisite: JPN212 or JPN280
JPN312. Business Japanese 2 (2cr)This course aims to develop students’ business Japanese proficiency as well as interculturalcommunication skills in a globalized society. In the class, emphasis is put on problem solving activities
through case studies and role plays. In the end of the course, students will be able to understand businessculture in Japan and acquire intercultural competence in business situations. S. Murano, M. Yamabe, & Y.
Mukoyama, ロールプレイで学ぶビジネス日本語.
Prerequisite: JPN321 or JPN370-8-JPN315. Business Japanese (Preparation for Internship) (1cr)「インターンシップのためのビジネス日本語」
This course is designed for students who are planning to participate in internships. This course is offered onlyin the Spring semester. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:(1) Increase awareness of your own being, actions and thoughts and understandwhat type of internships that could fit your interests and needs.
(2) Improve interview techniques and effective resume writing skills.
(3) Demonstrate effective business communication skills.
Prerequisite: JPN321 or JPN370
JPN407. Translating Japanese to English: Theory and Practice (4cr)
The basic principles of translating contemporary Japanese writing into English are presented throughexamples, problems, and model translations. Cultural and linguistic barriers to communication arediscussed. Methods of attaining accuracy, clarity, and creativity are emphasized.
Prerequisite: JPN322, JPN370 or JPN343
JPN431. Academic Japanese 1-1 (2cr)This course is designed, primarily for students who are enrolled in faculties taught in Japanese and need todevelop study skills in order to take lecture courses offered in Japanese. Focusing on literacy skills, students
will become able to comprehend academic texts precisely, to summarize what is read, to search and organize
information, and to write papers.
Prerequisite: JPN322 or JPN370
JPN432. Academic Japanese 1-2 (2cr)This course is designed, primarily for students who are enrolled in faculties taught in Japanese and need todevelop study skills in order to take lecture courses offered in Japanese. Focusing on oral proficiency,
students will be guided to prepare and give speeches/presentations, and to ask questions and makecomments each other.
Prerequisite: JPN322 or JPN370 *This course can be registered without taking JPN431.
JPN441. Academic Japanese 2-1 (2cr)This course is a continuation of Academic Japanese 1 and aims to further develop Japanese proficiency andan academic ability to identify problems to be solved, which is required for studying at a university-level. In
the Spring semester, focusing on humanities, students are expected to acquire academic skills such as
reading specialized books and papers analytically and critically, writing summaries, generating discussion
and giving opinions, creating research questions, and writing term papers and thesis.
Prerequisite: JPN431 and JPN432
JPN442. Academic Japanese 2-2 (2cr)This course is a continuation of Academic Japanese 1 and aims to further develop Japanese proficiency andan academic ability to identify problems to be solved, which is required for studying at a university-level. In
the Autumn semester, focusing on social science, students are expected to acquire academic skills such as
reading specialized books and papers analytically and critically, writing summaries, generating discussion,and giving opinions, creating research questions, and writing term papers and thesis.
Prerequisite: JPN431 and JPN432 *This course can be registered without taking JPN441.

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Japanese Reading and Writing Courses (Primarily for Native Speakers toDevelop Literacy) and Specialized Japanese Courses
JPN341. Reading and Writing 1 (2cr)This course is designed to help students develop basic skills in reading and writing Japanese. Emphasis isplaced on mastering kanji and kanji compounds, and common expressions and idioms that appear frequently
in newspapers and magazines. 石黒圭編著『留学生のための読解トレーニング』. Approximately 500 kanji
for production and/or recognition. Two 100-minute classes a week.
JPN342. Reading and Writing 2 (2cr)This course covers 90 percent of kanji that are generally used in newspapers. Students will receive trainingin reading and writing using written materials such as essays and academic texts. C.Kano et al. Intermediate
Kanji Book Vol. 1&2. Students will be able to further develop approximately 500 kanji for production and/or
recognition (cumulative 1000). Two 100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN 341
JPN343. Reading and Writing 3 (2cr)This course gives an extensive knowledge of kanji compounds and expressions used in literary and academic
writings. Students will be trained in both reading and writing. 外国語大学留学生日本語教育センター『上級日本語』. Students will be able to further develop approximately 2000 kanji for production and/or recognition.
Two 100-minute classes a week.
Prerequisite: JPN 342
JPN345. Japanese Literacy (2cr)*From AY 2024, JPN345 (2cr) is available in place of JPN349 (2cr).
*This course is former “JPN349 Japanese Literacy 1” or “JPN353 Japanese Literacy 2”.
This course aims to develop Japanese language skills necessary for academic pursuits at the university leveland for future engagement in social activities. Students will learn about logical structuring of texts, appropriate
expressions in Japanese, how to read materials in various styles, summarizing and quoting texts, researchskills, writing reports, and methods for oral presentations.
Prerequisite: JPN 343
JPN405. Translating English to Japanese: Theory and Practice 1 (4cr)This course will examine the process of translation through critical analysis and comparison of translated
articles with the original. There will be translation exercises using articles taken from newspapers,
magazines, and books.
Prerequisite: JPN345(or former JPN349, JPN353)
JPN406. Translating English to Japanese: Theory and Practice 2 (4cr)
Emphasis will be placed on theoretical analysis of translated texts comparing them with the original texts.
The course will include translation exercises using articles taken from newspapers, magazines, and books.
Prerequisite: JPN345(or former JPN349, JPN353)
JPN407. Translating Japanese to English: Theory and Practice (4cr)
The basic principles of translating contemporary Japanese writing into English are presented through- 10 -

examples, problems, and model translations. Cultural and linguistic barriers to communication arediscussed. Methods of attaining accuracy, clarity, and creativity are emphasized.
Prerequisite: JPN 322, JPN370 or JPN343- 11 -