2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese Culture 2: Strategic approach to Japanese and culture 1QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hilofumi Yamamoto
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed
- Class
- 1QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T502
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The aim of this class is to explore the difference by comparative methodology. And some uniqueness of the Japanese culture from the viewpoint of the international students will be discussed.
Course description and aims
Students may find the things which he/she had not noticed before taking this class. And the students may become interested in the matters related to the Japanese culture.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Applied linguistics, Japanese language education, second language acquisition
Keywords
Japanese culture, Japanese people, Japanese language, literature, arts, music, cross-culture
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Discussion in a small group and presentation.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Review from Japanese Culture 1: Verbs, A Day in My Life Culture: Food Manner Activity: Natural Speech 6 | How to use what you learn; Dictation Week 8 |
| Class 2 | Culture: Manga and Anime Language: Particle 1; Verb conjugation: Cheet Sheet Activity: Natural Speech 7 | How to listen to Japanese songs; Dictation Week 9 |
| Class 3 | Culture: Learn words with food packages Language: Particle 2; Adjectives: Cheet Sheet Activity: Natural Speech 8 | How to spend your daily life to increase learning chance; Dictation Week 10 |
| Class 4 | Strategy: Monologue Activity: Natural Speech 9 Top 20 food taste expressions and relationships between culture and manner. | How to keep speaking Japanese; Dictation Week 11 |
| Class 5 | Strategy: Giving responses--Aizuchi words Activity: Do you want to have it? Motteru/Mottenai? Japanese caligraphy, Shuji; | How to behave yourself as natural as possible; Dictation Week 12 |
| Class 6 | Strategy: Expressing your feelings; Adjectives Activity: Do you know Godzilla? Shtteru/Shranai? Culture: Hanami/The party place keepers | How to express your feeling in short; Dictation Week 13 |
| Class 7 | How to make a short speech in Japanese at a party. How to make your final report. | Writing a report. Dictation Week 14 |
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.
D4E(Dictation for Every day) is mandatory to practice dictation every day.
Textbook(s)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified.
Evaluation methods and criteria
This class will judge your credit by pass or fail.
Students must present all class activities. No late comer can participate in this class.
All of presentation, report, participation, and visiting activities are required.
Students who miss any of above requirements cannot obtain any credit.
There will be daily sub-reports and a final report.
Each report must contain sufficient content to pass.
Dictation task as a daily homework (Dictation for Every day: D4E) is mandatory.
After ensuring that attendance, examinations and assignments, discussions, and presentations are each sufficient, the overall score will be graded with a weighting of 20% for assignments, 65% for examinations, and 15% for presentations/discussions.
Related courses
- LAJ.T501 ： Japanese Culture 1: Strategic approach to Japanese and culture
Prerequisites
Student's language level must be lower than basic or the equivalent level.
Students must speak in English.
Other
You must reserve your seat of this class in advance using Japanese class online system (http://js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~web). You will not be allowed to take a seat without your reservation.