Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
54386:[2025 Fall]Elementary Japanese1(Reading&Writing) (K) 2025 Fall Tue2,Fri2 College　Of　Business　Administration,College　Of　Policy　Science YAMADA CHIAKI 2

Campus

OIC/OIC

Class Venue

AS356/AS356

Language

Japanese

Course Outline and Method

Throughout the Elementary JapaneseⅠ（Reading＆Writing） class, students will study 145 basic Kanji.
And also students will practice writing simple sentences.
This course offers students seminar-style classes.
Feedback will be given in class.

Student Attainment Objectives

1. To be able to read and write 145 basic Kanji.
2. To write simple sentences about simple topics using basic grammar and words.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1-3

The following schedule may be subject to change. (Updated on 29 August, 2025)

Orientation, L1

Class 1【+R class】See manaba+R for details

Hiragana

4-5

L2


Class 4【+R class】See manaba+R for details

Katakana

6-7

L3

Daily Life

8-10

L4
Review L1-4

Mary's Weekend
Review L1-4

11-12

L5

Travel

13-14

L6

My Favorite Restaurant

15

L1-6

Midterm Exam

16-17

L7

Mary's Letter

18-19

L8

Japanese Office Worker

20-21

L9

Sue's Diary

22-23

L10

The Folktale Kasajizo

24-25

L11

Looking for Friends

26-27

L12

Tanabata Festival

28

L1-12

Final Exam

Class Format

Class sessions are held face-to-face on campus.

Recommendations for Private Study

新しいことをたくさん習います。わかったこと・習ったことを上手に整理しながら勉強してください。
Students will meet a flood of new items to learn in every class. Please sort out what students have learned and integrate new things into students' understanding one by one. The instructor is willing to help if students get lost.

Make use of Beyond Borders Plaza (BBP), where books for Japanese language learning are available to browse. A study advice session is also provided for those who want assistance from a Japanese language instructor. For further information, please visit https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/bbp/

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

1. Examinations (midterms & final)
2. Hiragana, Katakana quizzes
3. Kanji quizzes
4. Assignment
5. Class performance

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

- The minimum requirement to acquire credits (to pass this course) is to attend more
than 18 times out of the total number of classes.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Genki 1 [Third Edition] Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki The Japan Times 978-4789017305
Genki1 Workbook [Third Edition] Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki The Japan Times 978-4789017312

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

The textbooks also have electronic version. The textbook will be used every lesson. The workbook will be used as Homework. Please buy these textbooks by the first session.

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

Genki- Online Self-study Room
https://genki3.japantimes.co.jp/en/student/

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students

Other Comments

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