2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese seminar 3: Oral expression 1QB
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Aiko Sasaki
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue (W1-104(W112))
- Class
- 1QB
- Course Code
- LAJ.T443
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- 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 one's culture and society on customs, activities, visiting places, 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 final presentation are mandatory.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation and placement | |
| Class 2 | Visiting places in Japan | Introduce visiting places in students' home countries. |
| Class 3 | Festivals in Japan | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between festivals in Japan and the students' home countries. |
| Class 4 | Customs in Japan | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between customs in Japan and the students' home countries. |
| Class 5 | Students' presentation 1 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 6 | Students' presentation 2 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 7 | Students' presentation 3 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 8 | Final presentation | Give a presentation to demonstrate an 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 presentation（50%）.
Related courses
- LAJ.T444 :Japanese seminar 4
- LAJ.T445: Japanese seminar 5
- 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 (https://js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~web). You will not be allowed to attend the class without reservation.