2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese conversation: Intermediate 3 1QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Haruyuki Yamashita
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Thu
- Class
- 1QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T433
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is for students who have already completed Intermediate 2 level. Students will learn how to appropriately use the expressions they have learned depending on the occasion and the person they are talking to. The course will further introduce more formal words and euphemistic expressions, and will also help students acquire practical Japanese skills through task-oriented exercises.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) handle a little complicated conversation;
2) present opinions on social issues.
Keywords
Japanese, Intermediate level, conversation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The four-skill exercises will be conducted based on topics. Students are required to positively participate in small-group tasks and presentations.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Lesson 1 Becoming a friend (1): To introduce yourself using various expressions how to make friends | |
| Class 2 | Lesson 2 Becoming a friend (2): To talk about the daily life of yourself | Presentation (1) |
| Class 3 | Lesson 3 After reading the questioner (1): To illustrate the figures, the graphs and the tables in Japanese | |
| Class 4 | Lesson 4 After reading the questioner (2) : To present the results of opinion polls | Presentation (2) |
| Class 5 | Lesson 5 Directing the way (1): To use the complex expressions how to ask and tell the way | |
| Class 6 | Lesson 6 Directing the way (2): To talk about the shops and places that you often visit | Presentation (3) |
| Class 7 | Summary, Test |
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)
Not specified (materials will be provided in class if necessary)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
To be specified in class if necessary
Evaluation methods and criteria
participation (10%), homework (10%), test (80% including interview (10%))
Related courses
- LAJ.J423 ： Intermediate Japanese 3
- LAJ.J424 ： Intermediate Japanese 4
Prerequisites
Students must have finished Intermediate Japanese 2, 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.