2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese seminar 1: Oral expression 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) - 5-6 Tue
- Class
- 1QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T441
- 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 acquire the basic knowledge of Japanese pronunciation and the ability to present sentences containing technical terms with natural-sounding pronunciation. Online classes will be streamed live via Zoom, and the instructor will check and correct each student's pronunciation individually during the class.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand the basic knowledge of Japanese pronunciation;
2) write the pitch lines and accent marks on technical sentences or terms using the pronunciation dictionary and OJAD (Online Japanese Accent Dictionary);
3) present sentences marked with the pitch lines with natural-sounding pronunciation;
4) present their research with easily understandable pronunciation.
Keywords
Japanese, pronunciation, OJAD, pitch line, terminology, technical sentence, presentation, announcement
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each lesson consists of lectures on Japanese pronunciation and actual training. The first half of this course deals with the basic knowledge of Japanese pronunciation, while the latter half addresses to the subjects in line with students' specialty etc. To participate in the class, students are required to prepare materials relating to their specialty and academic prose.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Rule of pronunciation 1 Accent of Tokyo language | Prepare an article of your own field. / Accent of Tokyo language / How to use OJAD |
| Class 2 | Rule of pronunciation 2 Accent of compound nouns | Accent of compound nouns |
| Class 3 | Rule of pronunciation 3 Intonation | Intonation |
| Class 4 | Rule of pronunciation 4 Pitch line | Pitch line for technical sentence |
| Class 5 | Exercise Pitch lines for technical sentences. | Pitch line for technical sentence or introduction of research introduction |
| Class 6 | Exercise Pitch lines for technical sentences. | Pitch line for technical sentence or introduction of research introduction |
| Class 7 | Presentation | Presentation and feedback on your research |
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)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Approaches to in-class task (21%), homework (29%), small tests (20%), presentations (15%), and the final report (15%).
Related courses
- LAJ.T442 ： Japanese seminar 2: Listening comprehension
Prerequisites
Only for international students who have completed Intermediate Japanese 6 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.
The class format of this course is Blend style (face-to-face: 5 times, online: 2 times).