2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese seminar 8: Career development 2QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Miyako Yamanaka
- Class Format
- Exercise (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue
- Class
- 2QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T448
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The aim of this course is to help students learn the skills required for job hunting in Japan, which are:
- how to conduct self-analysis;
- how to draw up their entry sheet properly in Japanese;
- how to express their opinions in Japanese at individual interviews and group discussions.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) draw up their entry sheet properly in Japanese;
2) briefly explain their research in Japanese;
3) understand how to participate in group discussions.
Keywords
Japanese, intermediate level, job hunting, self-analyze, individual interviews, group discussion , entry sheet
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In every lesson, one or two students will be assgined to summarize the topics chosen from a monthly journal. Exercises will be conducted on vocabulary and grammar appeared in the materials.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation | The flow of job hunting in Japan / Methods of self-analysis / Learn how to write an entry sheet |
| Class 2 | Self-PR | Extract ingress from self-analysis. |
| Class 3 | Description of the study① | Practice self-appeal. |
| Class 4 | Practice of individual interview② | Practice self-appeal. |
| Class 5 | Practice of individual interview③ | Briefly describe your research. |
| Class 6 | Practice self-appeal selfie recording Group discussion ① | Practice self-appeal selfie recording. Practice group discussion. |
| Class 7 | Group discussion ② | Practice group discussion. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified. Handouts will be given in class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment will be conducted based on students' attendance(28%), assignment(12%), practice of individual interview(20%),and self-appeal selfie recording(20%) / entry sheet(20%) drawn up at the end of the course.
Related courses
- LAJ.T447 ： Japanese seminar 7: Career development
Prerequisites
Only for international students who have completed Intermediate Japanese 6 or the equivalent level.
Exchange students are not eligible for this course.
Other
You must reserve your place in the class in advance using Japanese class online system (http://js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~web). You will not be allowed to attend the class without reservation.