HGP Japanese Language Program

Orientation
Beginner HighAgenda
1. General Information on Classes
2. Course Registration
3. Course Content① Intermediate Low
FQA② Beginner HighFQA

Hitotsubashi Center for Global Education

1. General Information
on Classes

Course steps

Classes will be conducted face-to-face.
• In principle, classes will be conducted face-to-face.

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 have not yet entered Japan or havebeen officially permitted to attend classes online byHitotsubashi 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.

1Course Registration Period

2. Course Registration

Friday, April 7 –Friday, April 14

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

Monday, April 24 – Sunday, April 30

Course Enrollment Web Lottery
Decisions regarding the enrollment of Exchange
students will be made by the web lottery.
First Web Lottery:
9:00 April 3 – 12:00 April 4 [JST]Second Web Lottery:
17:00 April 5 – 14:00 April 6 [JST]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.
* Graduate Exchange Students andResearch Students may apply to the Second
Web Lottery.

2How to register

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

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

→ If you are in Japan
Come to the classroom※ Bring a PC and headphones to class→ If you have not arrived yetAccess to ZOOM meeting※ A link for the ZOOM meeting will be announced via manabaBefore the class
Make sure to :• install a desktop app for ZOOM.
• sign up and create your accountSelf-registration onmanaba(only “signed-up” users will be able to “join a meeting” )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)★ important announcements andinformation on the courses

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

Make sure you have
Student ID and the password

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

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

Enter the course title“Basic Japanese II”

4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.”

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

Receive manaba COURSE NEWS via mailMake sure to change reminder settings inorder to receive announcements to your email.

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.

Click

3. Course Content①②

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.”

Students eligible for the Beginner High courses❶
Took the Japanese
Language Placement

or❷PassedBasic Japanese Ⅰ

PassedIntroduction toJapanese Language

Japanese Language Courses

6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 atHitotsubashi Universityfor 1 semester or more
and want to learn
Japanese at a slow pace.

Course paths for 1-Year students
Intensive path (fast track)Spring-Summer

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

if successfully
passedAutumn-Winterstep 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

Course paths for 1-Year students

Course paths for 1-Year students

Intensive path (slow track)Non-intensive path

Spring-Summer

Comprehensive
Japanese for Beginners

stay atthe Beginner High level
deepen yourknowledge and skills

Autumn-WinterSpring-Summer

Autumn-WinterBasic 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

Spring-Summer

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Autumn-WinterSpring-Summer

Autumn-WinterReturn 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 the
new environment

NOTE!
• Check the requirements at your home university.

7Basic Japanese ⅡVS.

Course Instructors
Course Coordinator

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

Other Instructors
Comprehensive Japanesefor Beginners

Basic Japanese Ⅱ

Comprehensive Japanesefor Beginners

Course Period:
April 10 – July 19

3.1 Timetable

Mon

Tue

Wed

1stBJ Ⅱ

BJ Ⅱ

BJ Ⅱ

2ndCJB

8:45 - 10:30

8:45 - 10:30

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.

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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

NOT the 2ndEdition!

Textbooks and workbooks are available at Hitotsubashi Coop
online bookstore.

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 “KATUDOO”• Supplementary materials will be distributed
before classes via MANABA.
★

Students should check the MANABA course pageand download handouts before every 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. Spring-Summer Semester 2023 Syllabus
2. Spring-Summer Semester 2023 Schedule
3. “How To” materials

9☞Download the schedules from the“Resources”
on the BJ2 or CJB manaba course page.

Use the class schedules to:

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

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.

Homework

Quizzes• You will be given homework assignments on a regularbasis. Check the course schedule and meet deadlines.

• Quizzes will usually be given 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.

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Exams• You may make up for midterm and final exams ONLY IF
YOU HAVE SERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. In this case, you
should submit a written explanation and inform thecoordinator as soon as possible.
• Exams should be made up within a week of thescheduled time and will NOT be given before thescheduled test dates. The score on a makeup exam willbe reduced by 10 %.

• ALL the courses are taught by the“direct method,” which means thatclasses are conducted only in Japanese.
• We have strict rules on attendance.
If students miss classes, it will bedifficult to catch up and successfullycomplete the course.

FQA
How do we entry for the classes?

FQA
Can we attend various classes during the firstweek? (Just try in order to decide which class I wouldtake)

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.

➤ Due to the registration system, YES.
But if you miss a class, you will have to catch upon the lesson content by yourself (no extraclasses for catch up).

FQA

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?

Can we apply to the web lottery for both BJ2 andCJB?

➤ NO. You must attend all classes.
(5 classes a week for BJ2 or 3 classes a week for CJB)(In order to decide which class to take and opt-out during
the withdrawal period)➤ Due to the registration system, Yes.
BUT!
By applying for both BJ2 and CJB, you may deprive otherstudents of the opportunity to take Japanese classes. To avoid
such trouble, please carefully read the course materials (syllabusand schedule) and choose only one.

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