2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese seminar 4: Oral expression 4QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Shoko Miyata
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Wed (W1-104(W112))
- Class
- 4QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T444
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course aims to acquire
- presentation skills in Japanese and
- cross-cultural understanding
through discussion on different cultures from various point of view.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) describe their own culture and society,
2) understand the background to cultural difference,
3) give a presentation about Japanese culture and society from their point of view.
Keywords
Inter-cultural understanding, Introducing culture and society with a focus on food, traditions, sense of value, etc.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Topics change in every lesson. Every lesson contains a discussion. Classroom participation and the final exam. are mandatory.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Japanese food culture | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between food culture in Japan and the students' home countries. |
| Class 2 | Japanese traditional culture | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between traditional Japanese culture and the culture of the students' home countries. |
| Class 3 | The sense of value in Japan | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between the sense of value in Japan and the students' home countries. |
| Class 4 | Students' presentation 1 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 5 | Students' presentation 2 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 6 | Students' presentation 3 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 7 | Students' presentation 4 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 8 | Final exam. | Give a presentation to demonstrate the understanding of Japanese culture and society |
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)
It is not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
It is not specified.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment will be conducted based on student's presentation（30%）, discussions（20%） and a final exam.（50%）.
Related courses
- LAJ.T443 ： Japanese seminar 3: Oral expression
- LAJ.T445 ： Japanese seminar 5: Writing skills
- LAJ.T446: Japanese seminar 6
- LAJ.J511 ： Intermediate Japanese 5
- LAJ.J512 ： Intermediate Japanese 6
Prerequisites
Only for international students who have completed Intermediate Japanese 4 or the equivalent level.
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.