Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
54341:[2025 Spring]Elementary Japanese1(Reading&Writing) (Z) 2025 Spring Wed3,Fri2 College　Of　Business　Administration,College　Of　Policy　Science TERAO MIDORI 2

Campus

OIC/OIC

Class Venue

AS356/AS357

Language

Japanese, English

Course Outline and Method

Throughout the Elementary JapaneseⅠ（Reading＆Writing） class, students will study 145 basic Kanji. And also students practice writing simple sentences. Students will study basic grammar as needed.
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
1,2

Orientation, L1
No.2 class【＋R class1】For details, see manaba+R

Hiragana Review

3,4

L2

Katakana Review

5,6

L3
No.6 class【＋R class2】For details, see manaba+R

Daily Life (Kanji, Practice for Reading and Writing)

7,8

L4

Mary's Weekend (Kanji, Practice for Reading and Writing)

9,10

L5

Travel (Kanji, Practice for Reading and Writing)

11,12

L6

My Favorite Restaurant (Kanji, Practice for Reading and Writing)

13,14

L7

Mary's Letter (Kanji, Practice for Reading and Writing)

15,16

L1-L7

Review, Midterm Exam

17-19

L8

Japanese Office Workers (Grammar, Kanji, Practice for Reading and Writing)

20-22

L9

Sue's Diary (Grammar, Kanji, Practice for Reading and Writing)

23-25

L10

The Folktale Kasajizo (Grammar, Kanji, Practice for Reading and Writing)

26-28

L1-L12

Review, Final Exam

Class Format

face to face class

Recommendations for Private Study

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, Class performance

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Grades will only be given to students who have attended at least 18 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
Genki 1 Workbook third edition Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki The Japan Times 978-4789017312

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

The textbook will be used every lesson. The workbook will be used as Homework. Please buy these textbooks by the first lesson.

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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