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 fortaking courses a level higher in the following
semester.

Classes will be conducted face-to-face.
• In principle, classes will be conducted face-to-face.
• Students who have not yet entered Japan or havebeen officially permitted to attend classes online by
Hitotsubashi University may take classes online.

2. Course Registration• Depending on the situation of the students, the modeof class delivery may change after the course
registration period by consultation.

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Course Registration Period

How to Access: CELS
➡ 一橋大学HP ➡ 在学生の方へ ➡ CELS

Friday, September 9 –Friday, September 16

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

Course Withdrawal:

Course Enrollment Web Lottery
Decisions regarding the enrollment of Exchange
students will be made by the web lottery.
First Web Lottery:
9:00 September 5 – 12:00 September 6 [JST]Second Web Lottery:
17:00 September 7 – 14:00 September 8 [JST]Monday, September 26 – Friday, September 30
For details, contact the administration office.

How to register If you are＞an Exchange Student（Undergraduate / Graduate）＞a Research Student→ you should register via Campus Education
Learning System online.

How to register If you are a Regular Graduate Student→ you cannot apply to the Web Lottery
Please contact an administration office forregistration.

* Graduate Exchange Students andResearch Students may apply to the SecondWeb Lottery.

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First Week Classes
・Classes during the first 2 weeks will be provided face-to-face.

→ If you are in Japan
Come to the classroom※ Bring a PC and headphones to class→ If you have not arrived yet

Before the class
Make sure to :• install a desktop app for ZOOM.
• sign up and create your account(only “signed-up” users will be able to “join a meeting” )Access to ZOOM meeting※ A link for the ZOOM meeting will be announced via manaba

Self-registration onmanaba
Hitotsubashi Center for Global Education
Japanese Language Education Program• Self-registration on MANABA is different from the CELS course
registration. To enroll in the course as a regular student, you
should complete the course registration procedure on CELS.
• Exchange Students and Research Students who win the Web
Lottery will be automatically registered on MANABA.
★ Regular Graduate Students should make a temporary selfregistration on manaba before the classes start.
NOTE! After the registration period is closed, all students except
regular students enrolled in the course will be automatically deleted
from MANABA.

Professors will post important news on MANABA★ Zoom links (URL) for logging in to theclasses online(for students who have not arrived in Japan)

Make sure you have
Student ID and the password★ important announcements andinformation on the courses

3Click the tab “Current Students” on
Hitotsubashi University homepage

Click “Education Systems (CELS, manaba)”Enter your Student ID and password

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 I”

4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.”

Receive manaba COURSE NEWS via mailImportant announcements

Make sure to change reminder settings inorder to receive announcements to your email.

Click “Settings”

Click “Change reminder settings”

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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.

Click

①
②

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

3. Course Content
Japanese Language Courses

Basic Japanese 2➡ 5 classes (5 credits) per week➡ students will acquire basic skills in conversation,
reading, and writing necessary for daily student
life in Japan.
➡ designed for students who want to continue
studying Japanese after this semester at
Hitotsubashi and/or at your home universities

NOTE:
1) ALL the courses are taught by the “direct method”,
which means that classes are conducted only inJapanese.
2) Enrollment for each course is limited to 15 students.
3) We take attendance very seriously.
If students miss some classes, it will be difficult tocatch up and successfully complete the course.

6Course Period:
September 12 – Desember 23
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3.1 Timetable

TueWedThuFri

1st8:45
10:30

5 classes per week.
Students should attend all 5 classes.

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 JapanTimes, ¥1700+tax, ISBN-13: 978-4-7890-1733-6
3. Handouts and listening materials

3.2 Textbooks⇧should be purchased

optional

NOT the 2ndEdition!

Textbooks and workbooks are available at Hitotsubashi Coop
online bookstore.

Main Textbook Structure

Main Textbook Structure• Conversation and Grammar Section• Conversation and Grammar Section①

Dialogueis used for the Shadowing Homework②

Vocabulary
is used in the Vocabulary Quizand learning activities in class7

Main Textbook Structure

Main Textbook Structure• Conversation and Grammar Section• Reading and Writing Section③

Grammaris used for self-study andclass preparation

Students should read
Grammar Notes before the classand come prepared.

Main Textbook Structure• Reading and Writing Section②

Reading partis used in class Reading Activities①Kanjiis used in Kanji Quiz andclass preparation★ Kanji quizzes will include words withkanji from target lesson of GENKI vol.2 andvol.1 as well. Make sure to check theschedule and kanji list from GENKI vol.1.
Download kanji list from the “Resources”
on MANABA.

• All materials will be distributed before classes via
MANABA or during the online classes by theinstructor via email/zoom chat.
★

Students should check the MANABA course pageand download handouts before every class.

• Copies of “Genki 2” Lesson 13 will be distributedin class (only for the first week).
Regular students enrolled in the course MUST purchasetextbooks as soon as possible.

How to check your schedule

3.3 Schedule8

3.4 Grading
100%Attendance

Attendance• No audit is allowed. Students who want toattend a Japanese learning class, 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.

• In case you have technical trouble accessing theZOOM meeting, you should immediately contact
the instructor by email.
If you inform the instructor about a technicaltrouble within 10 minutes after the class starts,
being late will not be marked.

Homework

Writing Assignments• You will be given homework assignments on aregular basis. Check the course schedule and meetdeadlines.

Writing (first version) ★electronic-based submission• You should submit your homework at the beginningof the class following the instructor’s directions. Nosubmission after the deadline is accepted.
• Incomplete or incorrectly done homework will NOT
be accepted and will be marked as 0.

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Log in to Hitotsubashi University MANABA（https://manaba.hit-u.ac.jp/）
Open the [Basic Japanese II] course page.
Open the [Assignments] tab. Click on [Wr xx].
Use a Writing Assignment Sheet distributed by the instructor in class.
The assignment should be typed in kanji and hiragana.
Save the file as ‘BJ2_Wr[number of the lesson]_[your name]_[submissiondate].docx’ (e.g., BJ2_Wr13_Tsoy_20220411.docx) and upload it on themanaba ‘Assignments’ page by the due date.
The instructor will check your assignment and return it as an attached file in thecomment box on manaba.
Mistakes and parts to correct will be underlined and marked.

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Writing Assignments

Shadowing

Rewriting (revised version)• Take a video (mp4 format) of your shadowing
practice and submit the file on the manaba“Assignments” page.

★ handwritten paper-based submission
 Check the instructor’s comments and marks.
 Correct your mistakes and submit a handwritten version in paper form.

• A detailed explanation will be given on
Tuesday, September 20, in class.
Be sure to attend this class.

QuizzesExams• Quizzes will usually be given at the beginning of
the class via manaba. If you come late, you will
miss quizzes.

• Midterm and Final Exams include Speaking, Listening, Reading,Grammar, and Kanji Tests.
• Final Exam also includes a Final Speech.

• No make up for quizzes.

FQA
How do we entry for the classes?

• You may make up for midterm and final exam ONLY IF YOU HAVESERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. In this case, you should submit awritten explanation and inform the coordinator as soon as
possible.
• Exams should be made up within a week of the scheduled timeand will NOT be given before the scheduled test dates. The scoreon a makeup exam will be reduced by 10 %.

FQA
Can we attend to various classes in a first week?
(Just try in order to decide which class I would take)➤ Due to the registration system, Yes.
Submit “Students Information Sheet” on themanaba “Surveys” page.

But if you miss a class, you will have to catch upon the lesson content by yourself (no extra
classes for catch up).

*Only students who have already decided to take the class.
It is not the official course registration.

10FQAMy 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?
➤ NO. You must attend all classes.
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