OKU 2020 Fall Course Description

Osaka Kyoiku University Fall Semester 2020 Course Description(Courses for International Students)
Fall Semester: October 1-February 9 (16 weeks) /Term3: October 1-November 30 (8weeks) , Term4: December 2-February 9 (8weeks)※ Each class is 90 minutes long.

Pre-Intermediate Japanese ※Depending on the language level of the students, this course may not be available.にほんご しょちゅうきゅう

Pre-Intermediate Japanese f, i (2 credits/class) 日本語 初中級 f, i
Instructor

Assistant Professor YONEZAWA Chiaki

Textbook

Japan Foundation. Marugoto A2

Outline of course

The aim of the course is to cultivate basic Japanese communication skills through various activities.
Students are required to take 2 courses (f and i).

Assessment

Attendance and participation 20%, Assignments 30%, Quizzes and examination 50%にほんご しょちゅうきゅう

Pre-Intermediate Japanese g (2 credits) 日本語 初中級 g
Instructor

Assistant Professor YONEZAWA Chiaki

Textbook

Shimada, Kazuko. Kanji Tamago: Elementary and Pre-intermediate Level. Bojinsha

Outline of course

The aim of the course is to practice basic Kanji, and to read and write using these Kanji.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 20%, Assignments 30%, Quizzes 20%, Examination 30%にほんご しょちゅうきゅう

Pre-Intermediate Japanese h (2 credits) 日本語 初中級 hInstructor

Professor HASEGAWA Yuri

Textbook

Shimizu, Masayuki et al. Readings for Japanese Learners: Pre-Intermediate. Bonjinsha

Outline of course

The aim of this course is to practice reading texts on Japanese society and culture, and to discuss theJapanese people's way of thinking

Assessment

Attendance and participation 30%, Assignments 30%, Examinations 40%に ほ ん ご し ょ ちゅうきゅう

Pre-Intermediate Japanese j (2 credits) 日本語 初中級 j
Instructor

Professor HASEGAWA Yuri

TextbookJapan Foundation. Speech for Basic Level Japanese

Outline of course

The aim of this course is to increase oral proficiency by presenting a speech on a specific topic. Students
will also learn presentation skills.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 30%, Assignments 10%, Speech manuscripts 20%, Presentation 40%

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Intermediate Japaneseに ほ ん ご ち ゅ う き ゅ う か いわIntermediate Japanese Conversation II (2 credits) 日本語 中級 会話 IIInstructor

Part-time Lecturer HAZAMA Akiko

Textbook

Teaching materials will be provided in class.

Outline of course

The goal of this course is to improve your conversation skills and help you acquire communicativecompetence. In class, you will be required to practice conversation using various methods, such as roleplaying, discussions, and presentations.

Assessment

Participation (Role Play, Discussion) 40%, Writing Assignments 30%, Final examination 30%にほんご ちゅうきゅう ちょうかいIntermediate Japanese Listening II (2 credits) 日本語 中級 聴解 IIInstructor

Part-time Lecturer MURAI Makiko

Textbook

Teaching materials will be provided in class.

Outline of course

The aim of this course is to improve your listening skills, to help you understand important informationin daily life, and learn abstract vocabulary, which often appears in news stories and academic settings.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 20%, Assignments 20%, Mid-term and Final examination 60%にほんご ちゅうきゅう ぶんぽうIntermediate Japanese Grammar II (2 credits) 日本語 中級 文法 II
Instructor

Professor HASEGAWA Yuri

Textbook

Otsuka, Junko, et al. (1988) Nihongo Unyoryoku Yosei Mondaishu , Bonjinsha

Outline of course

The aim of this class is to review elementary-level grammar and to improve overall proficiency throughpractice activities.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 30%, Assignments 20%, Final examination 50%にほんご ちゅうきゅう どっかいIntermediate Japanese Reading II (2 credits) 日本語 中級 読解 II
Instructor

Assistant Professor YONEZAWA Chiaki

Textbook

Teaching materials will be provided in class.

Outline of course

In this class, students will read various types of reading materials and learn vocabulary and expressions.
Students will also learn how to summarize given texts.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 20%, Assignments 20%, Presentation 20%, Final examination 40%にほんご ち ゅ うき ゅ う かんじIntermediate Japanese Kanji and Writing II (2 credits) 日本語 中級 漢字 IIInstructor
Textbook

Kano Chieko et al. (2011) Intermediate Kanji Book Vol. 1 , Bonjinsha

Outline of course

The goal of this course is to learn Kanji and its vocabulary at the intermediate to pre-advanced level.
Each lesson will require students to use the Kanji and words they have learned by reading paragraphs
and writing short essays.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 30%, Quizzes 30%, Final examination 40%

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Pre-advanced Japaneseにほんご ちゅう じょうきゅう どっかいPre-Advanced Japanese Reading II (2 credits) 日本語 中 上級 読解 IIInstructor

Part-time Lecturer, HAZAMA Akiko

Textbook

Teaching materials will be provided in class.

Outline of course

In this class, students will read various types of reading materials, including short stories, essays, andnewspaper articles. Students will also learn how to summarize given texts.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 20%, Assignments 40%, Presentation 10%, Final examination 30%にほんご ちゅうじょうきゅう そうごう

Pre-Advanced Integrated Japanese II (2 credits) 日本語 中 上級 総合 II
Instructor

Assistant Professor YONEZAWA Chiaki

Textbook

Teaching materials will be announced in class.

Outline of course

The goal of this course is to improve the students’ abilities in the academic areas of reading, writing,and speaking, in order to give them a practical command of the language, allowing them to discuss avariety of topics. Students are required to prepare and review the lessons.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 20%, Assignments 40%, Final examination 40%
じ じ に ほ ん ごJapanese: Current Topics II (2 credits) 時事日本語 II
Instructor

Part-time Lecturer TAKAYA Yuki

Textbook

Teaching materials will be announced in class.

Outline of course

The aim of this course is to improve students’ listening skills and to help them build vocabulary related
to current social issues in Japan. Students will listen to recent news stories and discuss topics.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 30%, Presentation 30%, Final paper 40%にほんご ちゅうじょうきゅう かんじ

Pre-Advanced Japanese Kanji and Writing II (2 credits) 日本語 中 上級 漢字 II
Instructor
Textbook

Kano Chieko et al. (2014) Intermediate Kanji Book Vol. 2 , Bonjinsha

Outline of course

The goal of this course is to improve your Kanji and vocabulary. Each lesson will require students to use
the Kanji and words they have learned to read paragraphs and write short essays.

Assessment

Participation 30%, Quizzes 30%, Final examination 40%にほん しゃかいぶんかJapanese Society and Culture II (2 credits) 日本の社会と文化 II
Instructor

Professor NAKAYAMA Aoi

Textbook

Teaching materials will be provided in class.

Outline of course

The goal of this course is to gain a better understanding of various aspects of contemporary Japanesesociety, such as male and female roles, views of marriage, pop culture, and education. Students will berequired to read essays, give their opinions, conduct surveys, and make presentations.

Assessment

Attendance, participation and assignments 50%, Final paper 30%, Presentation 20%

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Advanced Japanese◎ ：Regular class for undergraduate international students■ ： Regular class for undergraduate studentsに ほ ん きん せ ぶ ん か し

日本近世文化史

Early-Modern History of Japanese Culture (2 credits)
Professor JOCHI Shigeru
Instructor
Textbook

Teaching materials will be provided in class.

Outline of course

This course provides an introduction to the culture of the Edo period, helping students understand thehistorical evolution of Japanese culture. This course will encourage students to analyze Japaneseculture, raising their awareness of important issues.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 30%, Final paper (2000 letters) 70%◎ Education and Internationalization in Japan 教育と国際化 I （Term3: 1credit）・II（Term4: 1credit）
Professor NAKAYAMA Aoi
Instructor
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こくさいかTextbook

Teaching materials will be provided in class.

Outline of course

The goal of this course is to deepen students' knowledge and understanding of contemporary Japanese
educational issues, including diversity among children and intercultural education.

Assessment

Attendance, Participation and Assignments 50%, Final paper 30%, Presentation 20%に ほ ん ご◎ Japanese I b (1 credit) 日本語 I bProfessor Hasegawa Yuri, Part-time Lecturer TAKAYA Yuki
Instructor
Nitu, Nobuko, et al. (2020) Ryugakusei no tame no Ronritekina Bunsho no Kakikata (new ed.). 3A
Textbook
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The aim of this course is to learn good Japanese style. Students will also learn how to write a research
Outline of course
paper.
Attendance and participation 30%, Assignments 30%, Final paper 40%
Assessmentに ほ ん ご◎ Japanese II b (2 credits) 日本語 II b
Part-time Lecturer MURAI Makiko
Instructor
Textbook

参考図書 : 『留学生の日本語 論文作成編』4、その他

Outline of course

The goal of this class is to acquire the Japanese composition skills necessary to write academic papers
and to acquire the presentations skills.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 10%, Assignments 10％, Presentation 30%, Final paper 40%, Debate 10%
こくさい り か い■ Cross-cultural Understanding (2 credits) 国際理解
Professor NAKAYAMA Aoi
Instructor
Textbook
Outline of course
Assessment

Teaching materials will be provided in class.
This course aims to cultivate mutual understanding among people from different cultures and withdifferent values. Various topics will be introduced and discussed by the international and Japanese
students in the course.
Attendance and participation 50%, Final exam 30%, Group presentation 20%
が い こ く じ ん じ ど う せ い と きょう いく■ Education for International Children in Japanese School (2 credits) 外国人児童生徒教育
Professor NAKAYAMA Aoi, Assistant Professor YONEZAWA Chiaki
Instructor
Teaching materials will be provided in the class.
Textbook
The goal of this course is to deepen students' knowledge and understanding of the education ofinternational children in Japan. Students are required to plan a lesson to teach Japanese to internationalOutline of coursechildren.
Attendance and participation 30%, Final examination 50%, Trial lesson 20%
Assessment

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Japanese Cultural/Social Studies
きょういくじ じ ょ うにほんContemporary Education in Japan （Term 3: 1 credit） 日本の教育事情
Instructor

Professor TAKAHASHI Noboru and others

Textbook

N/A

Outline of course

Professors from different disciplines will outline the topics in each subject area. Then, participants willvisit the local public elementary school in Kashiwara, and observe the class.

Assessment

Papers for each topic 30 %, Attendance and participation 30 %, Presentation 40%
しんりがく

じっせん

Psychology and Its Practice （Term 3: 1 credit） 心理学とその実践
Instructor

Professor TAKAHASHI Noboru and others

Textbook

N/A

Outline of course

The objective of this class is to have the basic knowledge about psychology, and its relationship witheveryday life.

Assessment

Papers for each topic 60 %, Attendance and participation 40 %おおさか

ぶ ん かCulture of Osaka II (2 credits) 大阪の文化 II
Instructor

Professor HASEGAWA Yuri, Prefessor USUDA Tomoko, Professor NAKAYAMA Aoi,
Assistant Professor YONEZAWA Chiaki

Textbook

N/A

Outline of course

The objective of this course is to learn about the history and culture of Osaka and Kansai and to acquirea deeper understanding of Japanese culture. Students will visit museums and historic sites after learning
about them in lectures.

Assessment

Papers for each topic 60 %, Presentation, attendance and participation 40 %に ほ ん

でんとう ぶ ん かJapanese Traditional Culture II (2 credits) 日本の伝統文化 II
Instructor

Professor IKEDA Toshihiro, Professor JOCHI Shigeru

Textbook

N/A

Outline of course

This course provides an introduction to Japanese traditional culture. Students will learn basic
calligraphy.

Assessment

Attendance, participation and assignments 50 %, Final assignment (calligraphy) 50%
ぶ ん か こ う り ゅ う じ っ せ ん けんきゅう

Practical Study of Cultural Exchange II (2 credits) 文化交流実践研究 IIInstructor

Professor TAKAHASHI Noboru and others

Textbook

N/A

Outline of course

In collaboration with Japanese students, you will teach a class at a local elementary school to introduce
your country.

Assessment

Attendance and participation 50%, Activities in Japanese schools, etc. 50%

Japanese Studies(2 credits) 日本文化研究

Instructor

Student's Academic Advisor

Textbook

N/A

Outline of course

This course is designed for the Japanese Studies Students and Exchange Students. Students are required
to choose a topic they are interested in, and write a paper on that topic, based on research carried out
under the guidance of their academic advisors.

Assessment

Research paper 80%, Presentation 20%に ほ ん ぶ ん か けんきゅう