Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
16999:[2025 Spring]JapaneseⅠ(Comprehensive) (Z) 2025 Spring Mon2,Tue2,Wed3,Thu3,Fri2 College　Of　Law,College　Of　Economics,College　Of　Business　Administration,College　Of　Social　Sciences,College　Of　International　Relations,College　Of　Letters,College　of　Science　and　Engineering KAKUTA MAMI、KATSUBE MINAKO、HAYASHI MASAKO 5

Campus

KIC/KIC/KIC/KIC/KIC

Class Venue

GAKUJIKAN　GJ305/RYOYUKAN　RY408/GAKUJIKAN　GJ305/YOYOKAN　YY203/RYOYUKAN　RY303

Language

Japanese/English

Course Outline and Method

Starting with the study of Japanese sounds, hiragana and katakana, this course deals with basic sentence patterns and expressions necessary to describe things related to daily life, and practice reading, writing, listening and speaking. This course offers students seminar-style classes. Feedback will be given in class.

Student Attainment Objectives

At the end of the course, participants are expected;
1.to acquire basic grammar, kana characters and words.
2.to be able to talk about yourself in everyday topics.
3.to be able to read and write simple, short sentences.
4.to understand simple instructions.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Instructors

Monday :Hayashi
Tuesday :Hayashi
Wednesday :Katsube
Thursday :Kakuta
Friday :Katsube

1-3

L1

・Self-introduction
・Hiragana/Katakana
・Basic greetings

Day1:[+R Class] Please refer to Manaba for details

4~7

L2/L3

・Demonstrative 1(これ・それ・あれ)
・Demonstrative 2(ここ・そこ・あそこ)

Day4:[+R Class] Please refer to Manaba for details

8~13

L4/L5/L6

・Verb-based sentences 1:Non-past affirmative and negative
・Verb-based sentences 2:Past affirmative and negative
・Time expressions
・Verb-based sentences 3:いきます/きます/かえります

14~19

L7/L8/L9

・Adjective-based sentences 1:Non-past affirmative and negative
・Expressing existence
・Sentences with objective marked by が

20~25

L10/L11/L12

・Verb-based sentences 4:Verbs with indirect object + に
・Comparing things
・Adjective-based sentences 2:Past affirmative and negative

26~40

L13/L14/L15

・Verb groups
・Expressing with ます-form/dictionary-form/て-forｍ1
・Conversation in the plain style 1/2

Day26:[+R Class] Please refer to Manaba for details

41~55

L16/L17/L18

・Expressing with て-forｍ 2/3
・Expressing with ない-forｍ
・Conversation in the plain style 3

Day41:[+R Class] Please refer to Manaba for details

56~70

L19/L20/L21/L22

・Expressing with た-forｍ
・Expressing with the plain form
・Conversation in the plain style 4/5
・Noun modification
・Conditional sentences
・Verb-based sentences5:Verbs of giving and receiving

Day70:[+R Class] Please refer to Manaba for details

Class Format

Class sessions are scheduled to be held mainly face-to-face on campus.

Recommendations for Private Study

Daily preparation and review are required.

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) 0

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)		 0

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

Exams / Quizzes / Assignments / Class performance

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

1. Attending at least 46 classes is the minimum requirement for earning credit.
2. We have NO make-up exam nor quiz.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Please do not be late or absent.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Elementary Japanese 1 Daichi Main Textbook/日本語初級１　大地(だいち)　メインテキスト 山崎佳子、他 スリーエーネットワーク 978-4-88319-476-6
Elementary Japanese 1 Daichi Translation of the Main Text and Grammar Notes (English)/日本語初級１　大地　文型説明と翻訳　英語版 山崎佳子、他 スリーエーネットワーク 978-4-88319-476-6
Elementary Japanese 1 Daichi Workbook/日本語初級１　大地　基礎問題集 土井みつる スリーエーネットワーク 978-4-88319-495-7

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Bring your textbooks to every class.

Reference Books

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
1人で学べるひらがな　かたかな 海外技術者研修協会 スリーエーネットワーク 978-4-88319-158-1

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）,Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

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