Agenda

HGP Japanese Language ProgramOrientation

3.1 Timetable
3.2 Textbooks
3.3 Schedule
3.4 Grading

Beginner High

4. Others
5. FQA

Hitotsubashi Center for Global Education

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1. Overview
2. Course Registration
3. Course Content(Basic Japanese 2)

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1. Overview

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Course steps

Materials
1_Courses by Level and Topics
2_2022 Spring-Summer Japanese Program Timetable
3_Withdrawal
4_How to use “manaba” (Learning Management System)
5_Orientation (EN)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.

Students who were placed in any other levels,please, move to the zoom meeting for your level.
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Classes will be conducted face-to-face.
• In principle, classes will be conducted face-to-face.

2. Course Registration• Students who have not yet entered Japan or havebeen officially permitted to attend classes online by
Hitotsubashi University may take classes online.
• Depending on the situation of the students, the modeof class delivery may change after the course
registration period by consultation.

89How to register

Course Registration PeriodFriday, April 8 –Friday, April 15

 If you are an Exchange Student→ you should register via Campus Education
Learning System online.
 If you are a Graduate Student→ you should contact an administration office.
 If you are a Research Student→ you should contact an administration office.

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

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 then to complete the assigned (assessment)tasks will result in a Fail grade (F).
Course Withdrawal:

Monday, April 25 – Sunday, May 1

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Course Enrollment Web Lottery
Decision regarding the enrollment for Exchange
students will be made by the web lottery.

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

→ If you are in JapanFirst Web Lottery:
9:00 April 4 – 12:00 April 5 [JST]Second Web Lottery:
17:00 April 6 – 14:00 April 7 [JST]Come to the CGEE Building 2F classroom 4204
※ Bring a PC and headphones to class→ If you have not arrived yet
Access to ZOOM meeting※ A link for ZOOM meeting will be announced via manaba

For details, contact the administration office.

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Before the classSelf-registration onmanaba

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” )• Make a temporary self-registration on manaba
before the classes start.

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Hitotsubashi Center for Global Education
Japanese Language Education Program

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Click the tab “Current Students” on
Hitotsubashi University homepage

Make sure you have
Student ID and the password

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Enter your Student ID and password

Click “Education Systems (CELS, manaba)”

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21Enter the course title“Basic Japanese II”

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

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

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.”

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

NOTE!
• Self-registration on MANABA is different from the CELS
course registration.
• After the registration period is closed, all students
except regular students enrolled in the course will be
automatically deleted from MANABA.
• If you decide to enroll in the course as a regular student,
you should complete the course registration procedureon CELS.

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Receive manaba COURSE NEWS via mail★ If you are a Graduate Student ora Research Student, you should
register at the Graduate Schooladministration office.

• Teachers will post important news on manaba★ Zoom links (URL) for logging in to theclasses★ announcements from the teachers

Make sure to change reminder settings inorder to receive announcements to your email.
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Click “Settings”
Important announcements

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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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Notice for students who take classes online• The Zoom URL for the first class will beannounced on “manaba”. Please check it beforethe class.
①②

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.”

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Basic Japanese 2

3. Course Content36➡ 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 atHitotsubashi and/or at your home universities

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Course Instructors

NOTE:
1) ALL the courses are taught by the “direct method”,
which means that classes are conducted only inJapanese.

Course Coordinator

ツォイ エカテリーナ
tsoy.e@r.hit-u.ac.jp
Office Hour：by appointment

Instructors

2) Enrollment for each course is limited to 20 students.
3) We take attendance very seriously.
If students miss some classes, it will be difficult tocatch up and successfully complete the course.

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Course Description Materials
Download the course description materials fromthe “Resources” on the manaba course page.

3.1 Timetable

1. Spring-Summer Semester 2022 Syllabus
2. Spring-Summer Semester 2022 Schedule
3. “How To” materials

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Course Period: September 13 – December 23Mon

Tue

Wed

ThuFri

3.2 Textbooks

1st8:45
10:30

5 classes per week.
Students should attend all 5 classes.
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1. "GENKI Vol.2: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese(Third Edition) " The Japan Times, ¥3600+tax, ISBN: 978-4-7890-1732-92．OPTIONAL “GENKI Vol.2 WORKBOOK (Third Edition) ” The Japan
Times, ¥1700+tax, ISBN-13: 978-4-7890-1733-6
3. Handouts and listening materials

Main Textbook Structure• Conversation and Grammar Section①Dialogue
is used for the Shadowing Homework⇧
should be purchased

optional

NOT the 2ndEdition!

Textbooks and workbooks are available at Hitotsubashi Coop
online bookstore.

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Main Textbook Structure

Main Textbook Structure• Conversation and Grammar Section• Conversation and Grammar Section②③Vocabulary
is used in the Vocabulary Quizand learning activities in classGrammaris used for self-study andclass preparation

Students should read
Grammar Notes before the classand come prepared.

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Main Textbook Structure

Main Textbook Structure• Reading and Writing Section• Reading and Writing Section①②Kanjiis used in Kanji Quiz andclass preparation★ Kanji quizzes will include words withReading partis used in class Reading Activities

kanji 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.

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498• 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 pageanddownload handouts before every class.

3.3 Schedule• 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.

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How to check your schedule

3.4 Grading

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Attendance

100%58• We take attendance very seriously. If you missmore than 14 classes, you will not be able toobtain the credit.
• No audit is allowed. Students who want toattend a Japanese learning class, are required toregister.
• Keep in touch with the class instructors if you
have any problems with attendance.
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Attendance

Attendance• If you are late for either 20 minutes or more, you
may still participate in class, but you will bemarked as absent. If you leave the class for 20
minutes or more after the class has started, youwill also be marked absent.
• If you are late or leave early less than 20 minutes
3 times, you will be marked as absent.

• 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.

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Homework

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

Writing (first version) ★electronic-based submission• You should submit your homework at thebeginning of the class following the instructor’sdirections. No submission overdue by 3 days isallowed.

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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 is preferable) of yourshadowing practice and submit the file on themanaba “Assignments” page.

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Check the instructor’s comments and marks.
Correct your mistakes and rewrite. Type the revised version into the 「リライト」box of the Writing Assignment Sheet. Do not delete the instructor’s marksand comments.
Save the file as ‘BJ2_RWr[number of the lesson]_[your name]_[submissiondate].docx’ and upload it on the manaba ‘Assignments’ page by the due date.
The instructor will check your revised version, correct the mistakes, and return it
as an attached file in the comment box on manaba.

• A detailed explanation will be given on
Tuesday, April 19, in class.
Be sure to attend this class.

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NOTE!

・ Late submission will be penalized by reducing the score and theassignment will NOT be marked if submitted more than 3 days after
the due date. When an assignment is on Manaba, you will be able toupload files within 3 days after the due date even if the status of theAssignment Room is “CLOSED ”.
・Incomplete or sloppily done homework will NOT be accepted. If
more than half of the assignment is incorrect, you will be given a“redo”. In this case, you should hand in the corrected version in thenext class.

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Quizzes• Quizzes will usually be given at the beginning of
the class via manaba. If you come late, you will
miss quizzes.
• No make up for quizzes.

67Exams• Midterm and Final Exams include Speaking, Listening, Reading,Grammar, and Kanji Tests.
• Final Exam also includes a Final Speech.

4. Others• 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 aspossible.
• Exams should be made up within a week of the scheduled time
and will NOT be given before the scheduled test dates. The scoreon a makeup exam will be reduced by 10 %.

68• Participant’s name in ZOOM:
input your full name and name you would like to be called inbrackets → e.g. ツォイ エカテリーナ（ツォイ）69

5. FQAHow do we entry for the classes?

• Keep your web camera switched ON during the class.
• Use the ZOOM desktop app.
• When you have technical trouble accessing the meeting, contact
the instructor by email immediately.
• If you have a question during the class, try to do the following:① switch the microphone ON and call the instructor.
② click on the “Raise Hand” button in the “Participants” tool ③
Write “?” on a piece of paper and show it to the camera.

Submit “Students Information Sheet” on themanaba “Surveys” page.
*Only students who have already decided to take the class.

• Speak slowly and clearly.

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5. FQACan we attend to various classes in a first week?

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?
➤ NO. You must attend all classes.

(Just try in order to decide which class I would take)➤ Due to the registration system, Yes.
But if you miss a class, you will have to catch upon the lesson content by yourself (no extra
classes for catch up).

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