Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
54342:[2025 Spring]Elementary Japanese1(Listening&Speaking) (Z) 2025 Spring Wed2 College　Of　Business　Administration,College　Of　Policy　Science TERAO MIDORI 1

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AS356

Language

Japanese/English

Course Outline and Method

This class is for beginners. The main goal is to cultivate students' speaking and listening abilities.
This course offers students seminar-style classes. Feedback will be given in manaba+R and class.

Student Attainment Objectives

1. To be able to understand the sound of Japanese.
2. To be able to listen to Japanese sentences and understand them.
3. To be able to have a conversation noting pronunciation and intonation.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

オリエンテーション

Self introduction
Sound of Japanese
【＋Rclass】For details, see manaba+R

2

Asking for directions

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

3

L1 listening and speeking

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

4

L2 listening and speeking

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

5

L3 listening and speeking

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

6

L4 listening and speeking

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

7

L5 listening and speeking

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

8

中間試験　Mid-term exam
発表1準備 prepare for the speech

これまでの学習の振り返り　reflection

発表1準備 prepare for the speech

9

発表1とフィードバック　speech and feedback
　

発表1とフィードバック　speech and feedback

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

10

L6 listening and speeking

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

11

L7 listening and speeking

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

12

発表2準備 prepare for the speech
L8 listening and speeking

発表2準備 prepare for the speech

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

13

発表2とフィードバック　speech and feedback

発表2とフィードバック　speech and feedback

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

14

期末試験　Final examination Role Play
L9 listening and speeking

これまでの学習の振り返り　reflection

発音練習　pronunciation practice
会話練習　listen and practice dialogues

Class Format

face to face class

Recommendations for Private Study

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

Active participation and engagement in class
Speechｘ２
Mid-term exam
Final exam

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Grades will only be given to students who have attended at least 9 classes.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
GENKI I - Workbook [Third Edition] Eri Banno　Yoko Ikeda　Yutaka Ohno　Chikako Shinagawa　Kyoko Tokashiki The Japan Times 978-4-7890-1731-2 also available as e-book

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

The textbook will be used for classroom activities in every class.

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

【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
URL:https://secure.ritsumei.ac.jp/students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html/