KANSAI GAIDAI UNIVERSITY

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JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSESPrerequisite: Kanji & Readings 5 (or its equivalent) Prerequisite: Kanji & Readings 6 (or its equivalent) Prerequisite: Kanji & Readings 7 (or its equivalent) Prerequisite: Kanji & Readings 3 (or its equivalent) Prerequisite: Kanji & Readings 4 (or its equivalent) Kanji & Readings 4The fourth level of reading and writing Japanese. This course is for those who are enrolled in Japanese 4 or higher level. Students must hold an understanding of basic Japanese grammar. In this class, students will be using basic grammar tools to focus on reading and writing on various topics, while expanding their kanji and vocabulary. About 170 more kanji will be introduced during the semester. We will read materials, including a biography, an advertisement and a questionnaire. We will also practice writing on topics related to the reading materials. This course will cover Lessons 22 through 32 of Kanji Look and Learn textbook and workbook.Kanji & Readings 5This course is the first level of intermediate reading and writing Japanese, and is suitable for preliminary preparations for Level 2 (N2) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Students should be able to recognize and produce approximately 500 kanji charac-ters. This course aims at developing reading skills especially focused on essays, novels, newspaper, and editorials. Students will also learn approximately 370 kanji characters and 1,000 vocabu-lary words.Textbook: Nihongo so-matome N2 Dokkai and Nihongo so-matome N2 Kanji.Kanji & Readings 6This course is the second level of intermediate reading and writing Japanese. Students should be able to recognize and produce approximately 800 kanji characters. This course aims at developing reading skills especially focused on essays, novels, newspaper, and editorials to the extent of passing the Japanese Proficiency Test Level 2. Students will also learn a total of approxi-mately 350 and 1,000 words composed of kanji through being exposed to many common signs and sentences by the end of the semester. Textbook: Nihongo so-matome N2 Dokkai and Nihongo so-matome N2 Kanji. Kanji & Readings 7This course is the first level of advanced reading and writing Japanese and is suitable for preliminary preparations for Level 1 (N1) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Students should be able to recognize and produce approximately 900 kanji characters. More kanji characters (about 500) from the Joyo Kanji (2,136 kanji) will be introduced. Students are required to read authentic reading materials such as novels, essays, newspa-per articles and book chapters. Students should develop their writing skills to be able to present their critical opinions related to the assigned reading topics. Textbook: Nihongo so-matome N1 Dokkai and Nihongo so-matome N1 Kanji (Authentic materials such as Japanese newspapers, magazines, essays and novels will be used as supple-mentary readings). Kanji & Readings 8 A/BKanji and Readings 8A is offered in the fall semester and Kanji and Readings 8B is offered in the spring semester. They are offered with different course materials. This is the advanced reading and writing Japanese course and is suitable for students who are at around Level 1 (N1) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Students should be able to recognize and produce approximately 1,400 kanji. The Joyo Kanji (2,136 kanji) will be regularly used during the semester. This course aims at developing academic writing skills in Japanese in more serious and academic topics. Students are required to read authentic materials such as novels, essays, editorials, and so forth, and to write short articles/essays about the topics related to their reading. Textbook: Nihongo so-matome N1 Dokkai and Nihongo so-matome N1 Kanji (Authentic materials such as Japanese newspapers, magazines, essays or novels will also be used throughout the semester).23