2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese seminar 7: Career development 1QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Miyako Yamanaka
- Class Format
- Exercise (Blended)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue
- Class
- 1QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T447
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The aim of this course is to help students learn how to gather information about job hunting in Japan. In addition, students are expected to conduct self-analysis and think about their own career path. Online classes will be streamed live via Zoom, and the instructor will check each student's progress individually during the class.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) gather information about job hunting;
2) conduct self-analysis;
3) express their motivation for the job or the company they are applying for in Japanese;
4) draw up their curriculum vitae in Japanese.
Keywords
Japanese, intermediate level, job hunting, self-analyze, motivation for the job, curriculum vitae.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students are expected to focus on mutual task activities in the classroom. Students are also expected to work on assignments in groups, and to share information. Lectures will be conducted by the instructor if necessary, and the instructor will provide feedbacks during writing and presentation sessions. The instructor will also ensure students' learning through after-class assignments and group discussion.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation | Know the purpose of this class. Introduction to information gathering about job hunting. |
| Class 2 | Job hunting in Japan | Find out about job hunting in Japan in a group. |
| Class 3 | Job hunting in Japan | Present what you have researched as a group. |
| Class 4 | Self-analyze | Summarize your past and present until you choose your major. |
| Class 5 | Self-analyze & Company-analyze | Research the job you want to do and the company that can make it happen. |
| Class 6 | Motivation | Write a motivation composition. |
| Class 7 | Curriculum vitae | Write a curriculum vitae. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes each for preparing for and reviewing each class (including the time spent for assignments) by referring to textbooks and other course materials.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified. Handouts will be given in class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Approaches to in-class task (28%), homework (32%), motivation composition (20%), and a curriculum vitae (20%).
Related courses
- LAJ.T448: Japanese seminar 8: 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.
The class format of this course is Blend style (face-to-face 5 times, online 2 times).