Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
54336:[2025 Spring]Elementary Japanese2(Reading&Writing) (Z) 2025 Spring Wed2,Fri2 College　Of　Business　Administration,College　Of　Policy　Science OHKUBO KANAKO 2

Campus

OIC/OIC

Class Venue

AS550/Seminar Room H242

Language

Japanese

Course Outline and Method

This course is designed for students who are beginning to learn Japanese, but already learned Hiragana, Katakana, basic Kanji and grammar. It aims to improve more basic skills in Reading and Writing in Japanese.
This course offers students seminar-style classes. Feedback will be given in class and/or via manaba+R.

Student Attainment Objectives

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
1. Read and Write 300 Kanji.
2. Read short sentences and write short essays about daily topics.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Elementary Japanese 1 (Reading&Writing)
(Basic knowledge of Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji and grammar in first book of 2 basic Japanese text books (Daichi 1, Genki 1, Minna no Nihongo 1 etc.) is prerequisite.)

Course Schedule

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

The following schedule may be subject to change. (Updated on 20 January 2025)

1

Course Introduction, Review

Course Overview
【+R class】*See manaba+R

2-3

Lesson 13 “Interesting Experiences in Japan”

Kanji　物鳥料理特安飯肉悪体同着空港昼海
Reading and Writing “Interesting Experiences in Japan”

4-5

Lesson 14 ”Personal Advice Column”

Kanji　彼代留族親切英店去急乗当音楽医者
Reading and Writing ”Personal Advice Column”

6-7

Lesson 15 ”My Favorite Place”

Kanji　死意味注夏魚寺広足転借走場建地通
Reading and Writing ”My Favorite Place”

8-9

Lesson 16 ”The Manga Doraemon”

Kanji　供世界全部始週考開屋方運動教室以
Reading and Writing ”The Manga Doraemon”

10-11

Lesson 17 ”Yoko Ono”

Kanji　野習主歳集発表品写真字活結婚歩
Reading and Writing ”Yoko Ono”

12

Review

Review Lesson 13-17
【+R class】*See manaba+R

13

Mid-Term Exam

Mid-Term Exam
Feedback

14-15

Lesson 18 ”College Life”

Kanji　目的洋服堂力授業試験貸図館終宿題
Reading and Writing ”College Life”

16-17

Lesson 19 ”Letters and E-mails”

Kanji　春秋冬花様不姉兄漢卒工研究質問多
Reading and Writing ”Letters and E-mails”

18-19

Lesson 20 ”A Cat’s Plate”

Kanji　皿声茶止枚両無払心笑絶対痛最続
Reading and Writing ”A Cat’s Plate”

20-21

Lesson 21 ”Unlucky Ages”

Kanji　信経台風犬重初若送幸計遅配弟妹
Reading and Writing ”Unlucky Ages”

22-23

Lesson 22 ”Sakura’s Diary”

Kanji　記銀回夕黒用末待残駅番説案内忘守
Reading and Writing ”Sakura’s Diary”

24-25

Lesson 23 ”Emotions and Emoji”

Kanji　顔悲怒違変比情感調査果化横相答
Reading and Writing ”Emotions and Emoji”

26-28

Review, Final Exam

Review
Final Exam
Wrap-up

Class Format

Classes will be mainly delivered in person.

Recommendations for Private Study

- Make use of Beyond Borders Plaza (BBP) located on the 1st floor of the Building A at Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC), where books for Japanese language learning are available. 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/

- This course requires that students study about four hours a week outside of class.

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

The grade will be based on the following.
1.exams
2.quizzes
3.assignments
4.class participation

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

The minimum requirement to pass this course is to attend more than 18 classes.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
げんきⅡ: An Integrated course in Elementary Japanese II (third edition) Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki The Japan Times 978-4-7890-1732-9 also available as e-book
げんきⅡワークブック: workbook (third edition) Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki The Japan Times 978-4-7890-1733-6 also available as e-book

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

The textbook will be used for classroom activities in every class. The workbook will be used for post-class review (given as homework).

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

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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