GUIDANCE for Japanese Language Learning Subjects: October 2020

日本語にほんごニホンゴ

FromLearning Japanese
toLearning in Japanese

新潟大学留学センター

Learning Japanese Subjects
These are the subjects for those who need some Japanese for their survival.
Particularly for those who do not need to write Japanese but to communicate
face to face.
Target students: Engineering, Agriculture, Science, Medicine, Dentistry

Learning in Japanese Subjects
These are the subjects for those who already have some good command ofJapanese language ability, and who are thinking of learning various subjects
in Japanese together with Japanese students. Those who wish to work in Japanafter university education will be welcome.
Target students: Economics, Law, Humanities, Education, Creative Studies.

Intensive Japanese Course
Special course provided for those who are sponsored by the government and have noprevious Japanese Learning experience. And in Addition students must be in the degree
seeking program.

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IMPORTANT!
１． All the lessons will be held ON-LINE synchronously.
You need a Desktop PC, Tablet PC, Laptop PC, or Smartphone.
⇒ Web camera and Microphone must be installed on your PC.
⇒ Tablet or Smartphone users must have downloaded Zoom application before lessons.
※ Zoom will be used for the lessons.

２． Buy Textbooks
Check if the course requires a textbook on Page 6.
How to Order:⇒ Download the Textbook Order Form
⇒ Fill it out and send it to the shop via E-mail* Students who are not in Japan should ask the shop how to pay.
⇒ Receive E-mail from the shop
⇒ Pay by credit card (VISA/MASTER) or in cash at the time of delivery.
* Students who are not in Japan can pay by credit card (VISA/MASTER) only.
⇒ Textbooks will be delivered.

３． Subject Registration must be done through InternetRegistration period for Japanese subjects: from September 17 to October 1New students may begin to register after October 1.
《Procedures》
Step 1 Log in to Niigata University Student Portal Site
Step 2 Register your subjects you would like to take.
Step 3 Receive E-mail from the lecturer.
Step 4 Join the lessons as instructed.
※ If you do not receive E-mail from the lecturer(s), you are not registered.

Install Zoom

Student Portal Site-3-Part 1．What is your major?
Learning Japanese
Faculty of; Engineering, Agriculture, Science, Medicine, Dentistry
Graduate School of; Education, Natural Science, Modern Society and Culture, Medicine and Dentistry
Study at

IKARASHI Campus

Study at

ASAHIMACHI Campus

E-Learning Japanese for beginners
Asahimachi JapaneseＡ／B
Japanese for beginners
Elementary Japanese 0Japanese（N5N4／N4N3・Reading Comprehension/ Listening
Comprehension/General Japanese）
JLPT‐N2／N1
Lecture on Japanese Grammar in English／Chinese
Kanji and Vocabulary building／Kanji and Vocabulary building
for beginners
Kanji and Vocabulary building for European Language Users

Learning in Japanese Subjects
Faculty of; Education, Economics, Humanities, Law, Creative Studies
Graduate School of Modern Society and Culture

Brush Up Japanese Skills
Social Skills in Japanese: Oral Communication
Social Skills in Japanese: Composition C／D
Active Learning D
Etc.

Lean more about Japan
Current Japan C：History and Culture
Culture and Society in Japan A
Science and Technology in Japan B
Active Learning A／B／DEtc.

※ All the classes are designed for Full-time Degree-seeking Undergraduate Students andNon Degree-seeking Undergraduate Exchange Students from Partner Universities.
※ Therefore other students including Graduate Students are accepted only when there isvacancy in the class.
※ Because of the current irregular situation, Research Students who already arrived inJapan and have started studying in Niigata are also accepted for up to 3 subjects, when
there is vacancy in the class until the end of March in 2021.
※ Privately funded research students and People with no student status are not allowed inthe class except ASAHIMACHI Japanese lessons.

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Learning Japanese Subjects areSubject

Contents

E-Learning Japanese For beginners

Need to bring your smartphone
Recommendedtotake
Elementary Japanese 0 at thesame time
Recommended to take Japanese
for beginners at the same time

Japanese for beginners
Elementary Japanese 0Japanese （ N5N4 ／ N4N3 ・ Reading
Comprehension）
Japanese（N5N4／N4N3・Listening
Comprehension）
Japanese （ N5N4 ／ N4N3 ・ GeneralJapanese）
JLPT‐N2／N1
Lecture on Japanese Grammar
in English／Chinese
Kanji and Vocabulary building ／ Kanji
and Vocabulary building for beginners
Kanji and Vocabulary building forEuropean Language Users

Notes

Reading
Listening
Recitation
Preparatory lessons for JLPT-N1／N2 exam
Lecture on Grammar
Vocabulary building through Kanji exercise

Asian language users

Vocabulary building through Kanji exercise

European language users

Asahimachi JapaneseＡ／B

Students at Asahimachi Campus

Learning in Japanese Subjects areSubject
Contents
NotesSocial Skills in Japanese: Oral Actual practice on Rhythm, Tone and Pronunciation for
N2 or N1 required
Communication
presentation and interview.
SocialSkillsinJapanese:
Writing exercise for report and theses
N2 or N1 required
Composition C／D
Active Learning A／B／D
Learning through presentation with Japanese students. Not learning Japanese subject
Current Japan C ： History andCulture
Learning through lectures on current Japan
Not learning Japanese subject
Culture and Society in Japan A
Science and Technology in Japan B
Other than listed above, there are many more ‘Learning in Japanese’ subjects. You should check them in G-code subjects syllubi.

※There will be No placement test.
To find out your level 👇
https://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/levelsummary.html
Your time in Japan in limited.
Choose and take the subjects you reallyneed, and enjoy them.
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Subject
Japanese for beginners
E-Learning Japanese
For beginners
Elementary Japanese 0Japanese（N5N4・Reading Comprehension／Listening Comprehension／General Japanese）
Japanese（N4N3・Reading Comprehension／
Listening Comprehension／
General Japanese）
JLPT－N2
JLPT－N1
Kanji and Vocabulary building
for European Language Users
Kanji and Vocabulary building
for beginners
Kanji and Vocabulary building
Lecture on Japanese Grammar
in English
Lecture on Japanese Grammar
in Chinese
Social Skills in Japanese:
Oral Communication

TermLevel

＃１／＃３
＃１・２／
＃３・４
＃１・＃２・
＃３・＃４
＃１・２／
＃３・４

Beginner
Beginner

JLPT－N4／
N5

〇

＃１・２／
＃３・４

JLPT－N3／
N4

〇

＃１・２／
＃３・４
＃１・２／
＃３・４
＃１／＃３

JLPT－N2〇

JLPT－N1

〇

＃１・２／
＃３・４
＃１・２／
＃３・４
＃１・２／
＃３・４
＃１・２／
＃３・４
＃１・２／
＃３・４

Social Skills in Japanese:
Composition C／D＃１・＃２・＃３・＃４

Asahimachi Japanese Ａ／B＃１・＃２・＃３・＃４

Part 4.

Contents

Notes

Grammar based learning
Input based learning using
smartphone and PC
Based on Recitation of Modelsentences.
ReadingandListening
Comprehension: Input basedlearning
General:Outputbasedlearning such as Recitation
and Role play

2 lessons/week
1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term
2 lessons/week

Preparatory lessons for N2
exam
Preparatory lessons for N1
exam

1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term
1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term
1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term

〇Up to N4 level〇

Up to N3 level〇

1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term
1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term
1lesson/week, open every term〇

1lesson/week, open every term

Textbookrequired〇

Beginner

Europeanlanguagespeakers
JLPT－
N4/N5JLPT
－
N3/N4

〇

JLPT－N1／
N2 required〇

JLPT－N1／
N2 required〇

Actual practice on Rhythm,
Tone and Pronunciation forpresentation and interview.

1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term
1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term

1lesson/week, through 1-2 term or 34 term
A・C：1 lesson/week, through 1-2term or 3-4 term
B・D：2 lessons/week
2 lessons/week

OthersLearn through group study with Japanese students
Subject
Active Learning A
Active Learning B
Active Learning D
What is Japan

Term

Textbookrequired

＃１・＃２
＃３・＃４
＃２／＃４
＃３・４
＃１・＃２
＃３・＃４

Contents

Notes

English 80％

Japanese 20％

1lesson/week, open every term

English 50％
In JapaneseIn English

Japanese 50%

1lesson/week
1lesson/week, through 3-4term
1lesson/week, open every term

Subjects for advanced Japanese learners
SubjectTerm

Current Japan C：History and Culture
Science and Technology in Japan B
Culture and Society in Japan A
Studies of Multicultural Societies A / B＃３Teaching Japanese Ⅱ

＃３・４

＃３・４
＃３・４
＃３／＃４

TextbookrequiredAsktheinstructor
abouttextbooks

Contents

Discussion based study
To learn Japanese Language Teaching
methods-6-Notes
1lesson/week
1lesson/week, through 3-4 term
1lesson/week, through 3-4 term
1lesson/week
1lesson/week, through 3-4 term