Courses Recommended to International Students

 

Japanese Language Courses in General Education Spring 2011

Course Title	Credits	Time	Summary
Japanese 1A	4	TUE 5-8 FRI 1-4	Introductory grammar and communicative skills
Japanese 2A	4	MON 5-8 THU 1-4	Basic grammar and communcative skills
Japanese 2A: SOGO (NEW)	1	TUE 3-4	Integrated project-work Class to implove basic Japanese competence
Japanese 3A	4	TUE 5-8 FRI 5-8	Brushing up basic grammar, communiative skills and learning low- intermediate level grammar
Japanese 3A: SOGO (NEW)	1	THU 5-6	Integrated project-work class to implove low-intermediate level Japanese competence
Japanese 4-I	2	MON 5-6 THU 3-4	Intermediate level grammar and communicative skills on campus
Japanese 4-III	2	TUE 3-4 FRI 3-4	Reading and writing skills for academic life
Japanese 4-V (NEW)	1	THU 1-2	Integrated Project-Work class to implove intermediate level Japanese competence

Non-credit Japanese Language Classes Spring 2011

Course Title	Credits	Time	Summary
Japanese 1A: Reading and Kanji	0	WED 3-4	Learning introductory reading skills and kanji
Japanese 2A: Reading and Kanji	0	WED 5-6	Learning basic reading skills and kanji
Japanese 3A: Kanji	0	WED 3-4	Learning low-intermediate level's reading skills and kanji
Japanese 4A: Kanji	0	MON 7-8	Learning intermediate level's reading skills and kanji

 

Intercultural Relations Courses in General Education Spring 2011

Course Title	Credits	Time	Summary
An Introduction to Japanese Culture I (NEW)	2	MON 3-4	Understanding culture in Japan and Akita through lectures by guest speakers, off-campus activities, and so on. Research and presentation are required. Conducted in simple English
An Introduction to Japanese Society I (F is An Introduction to Japanese Sociological Studies)	2	THU 7-8	Introducing minorities in Japan; Conducted in simple English
Invitation to Multicultural Communication I: Finding Cultures of Others	2	MON 3-4	Finding micro-cultures next to you through discussing with Japanese students and writing a Paper
Studies on Japan I: Japanese Cultural Background	2	THU 7-8	Japanese culture / cross-cultural comparison

Specialized Courses for Education & Human Studies Major Spring 2011

Course Title	Credits	Time	Summary
Introduction to Communication	2	TUE 3-4	The course introduces some fundamental notions and points of view about the creative nature of human communication and the interaction of various semiotic systems (in particular, linguistic and visual signs) in actual texts. Numerous concrete examples (relatively simple texts in English, images, objects etc.) are meant to help students grasp intuitively the concepts and ideas. Foreign students can receive alternative bibliography in languages other than English and Japanese (esp. French, Spanish, Italian and German).
Special Seminar in Communication Studies	2	TUE 5-6	The general topic of this course is ‘Translation as cross-linguistic and cross-cultural mediation’. Using as a background some semiotic concepts, class activities will focus on translation from English into Japanese and from Japanese into English, and on the relevance of the broader cultural context in each case. A variety of text types will be examined (poetic texts, pop song lyrics etc.).
Seminar of Japanese Paintings I	2	WED 7-8	Sketching various Japanese flowers by watercolour
Sports Practice XI: Judo	1	FRI 7-9	Practicing basic Judo