2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese seminar 9: Vocabulary and grammar mastery 1QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Mika Ebara
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Mon
- Class
- 1QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T449
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course aims to help students acquire N2-level grammar and expressions, enabling them to use these skills practically. Students will engage in various activities, including practice exercises, creating sample sentences, and discussions, to hone their practical skills.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand and appropriately use N2-level Japanese grammar and expressions;
2) comprehend and analyze new Japanese texts independently without the help of others.
Keywords
Japanese, intermediate and upper level, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), grammar, expressions
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students are expected to complete grammar exercises in advance based on the grammar explanations they have read as preparation.
During class, they will share their answers and discuss appropriate expressions. Subsequently, students will analyze these expressions through reading real-life texts and practice their practical application by creating example sentences.
Regular attendance, active participation, and timely submission of assignments are required.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Compound particles | Know the purpose of this class Practice the appropriate use of compound particles |
| Class 2 | Formal Nouns ("no," "koto," "mono") | Practice the appropriate use of formal Nouns ("no," "koto," "mono") |
| Class 3 | Cause and reason | Practice the appropriate use of expressions for cause and reason |
| Class 4 | Purpose, potential, and desire | Practice the appropriate use of expressions for purpose, potential, and desire |
| Class 5 | Noun modification | Practice the appropriate use of noun modification |
| Class 6 | Parallel expressions | Practice the appropriate use of parallel expressions |
| Class 7 | Demonstratives | Practice the appropriate use of demonstratives |
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)
許明子・宮崎恵子『レベルアップ日本語文法 中級』くろしお出版
ISBN： 978-4-87424-597-2 C0081
Reference books, course materials, etc.
友松悦子・福島佐知・中村かおり『新完全マスター文法 日本語能力試験Ｎ２』スリーエーネットワーク
ISBN： 9784883195657
*Materials will be distributed as needed.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment will be conducted based on class participation (50%) and assignment (50%).
(Class participation will be assessed using worksheets and quizzes in class.)
Related courses
- LAJ.T450 ： Japanese seminar 10: Japanese companies and industries
Prerequisites
Only for international students who have completed Intermediate Japanese 5 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.