2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese seminar 5: Writing skills 3QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Midori Yoshida
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- 3QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T445
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
1. The aim of this course is to develop students' ability to write opinion essays and explanatory texts.
2. Group learning sessions including grammar correction will be conducted during the class.
3. Students are expected to exchange essays with other students in Japan and overseas by online activities (sakubun.org).
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. write simple sentences expressing their thoughts by overcoming their weak points in writing;
2. set a theme and make an outline;
3. think logically through writing;
Keywords
essay, academic writing , internet bulletin board
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will focus on task activities in the classroom. The instructor will provide feedbacks during writing and presentation sessions.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation Spoken and written language | Write opinion and explanatory essays. |
| Class 2 | Conception map, Discussion | Write an opinion essay for “ Sakubun.org ”. |
| Class 3 | Exchange essays on the internet bulletin board “ Sakubun.org ” | Read essays on the internet bulletin board “ Sakubun.org ” |
| Class 4 | Structure of text, Discussion | Write opinion and explanatory essays. |
| Class 5 | Paragraph writing, Discussion | Write opinion and explanatory essays. |
| Class 6 | Exchange essays on the internet bulletin board “ Sakubun.org ” | Write a reply for the comments given to your opinion essay. |
| Class 7 | Summary | Review |
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)
The instructor will provide all the material needed for class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students are required to attend more than 70% (mandatory) of the scheduled classes and to achieve a score of 60 or above to pass the course based on the following criteria: discussion in class (30%) , and essay(70%).
Related courses
- LAJ.J511 ： Intermediate Japanese 5
- LAJ.J512 ： Intermediate Japanese 6
- LAJ.J513 ： Intermediate Japanese 7
- LAJ.J514 ： Intermediate Japanese 8
- LAJ.T446 ： Japanese seminar 6: Writing skills
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.