1. Introduction of written characters. 2. Introduction of basic sentence patterns. 3. Practice reading aloud. 4. Practice using the language both by speaking and by taking notes.

1. Introduction of written characters. 2. Introduction of basic sentence patterns. 3. Practice reading aloud. 4. Practice using the language both by speaking and by taking notes.

1. Introduction of written characters. 2. Introduction of basic sentence patterns. 3. Practice reading aloud. 4. Practice using the language both by speaking and by taking notes.

The course will have the following structure:Week 1-8:Making requests, expressions of possibility, expressions of continuity and habit, expressions giving a reason, expressions of volition and expectation, perfect tense, intransitive verbs/transitive verbs, expressions of inference, expressions of advice, imperatives/prohibitions, expressions of time, expressions of attendant circumstances, testWeek 9-15:Expressions of condition, expressions stating objectives and aims, passive expressions regarding changing circumstances, formal nouns, expressions of cause and effect, interrogatives and interrogative expressions, expressions of attempt, expressions of transfer, expressions of objective, expressions of condition, expressions of movement, complex expression, expressions of hearsay, causative expression, honorifics, test.

The course will have the following structure:Week 1-8:Making requests, expressions of possibility, expressions of continuity and habit, expressions giving a reason, expressions of volition and expectation, perfect tense, intransitive verbs/transitive verbs, expressions of inference, expressions of advice, imperatives/prohibitions, expressions of time, expressions of attendant circumstances, testWeek 9-15:Expressions of condition, expressions stating objectives and aims, passive expressions regarding changing circumstances, formal nouns, expressions of cause and effect, interrogatives and interrogative expressions, expressions of attempt, expressions of transfer, expressions of objective, expressions of condition, expressions of movement, complex expression, expressions of hearsay, causative expression, honorifics, test.

The course will have the following structure:Week 1-8:Making requests, expressions of possibility, expressions of continuity and habit, expressions giving a reason, expressions of volition and expectation, perfect tense, intransitive verbs/transitive verbs, expressions of inference, expressions of advice, imperatives/prohibitions, expressions of time, expressions of attendant circumstances, testWeek 9-15:Expressions of condition, expressions stating objectives and aims, passive expressions regarding changing circumstances, formal nouns, expressions of cause and effect, interrogatives and interrogative expressions, expressions of attempt, expressions of transfer, expressions of objective, expressions of condition, expressions of movement, complex expression, expressions of hearsay, causative expression, honorifics, test.

During the class, students will have to answer questions about the content of long compositions they have read, after vocabulary and sentence patterns in those compositions have been explained. Also, whenever appropriate explanations concerning Japanese culture related to the topic will be given.
Week 1-7: "Shinjuku", "Factory Visit", "A Doll from Childhood",
"Japanese style room", "Blue and Green", Test
Week 1-8: "Manga", "kokorozashi no mama ni", "Sushi", "Kappa",
"Vaudeville", "Sleep", Test

During the class, students will have to answer questions about the content of long compositions they have read, after vocabulary and sentence patterns in those compositions have been explained. Also, whenever appropriate explanations concerning Japanese culture related to the topic will be given.
Week 1-7: "Shinjuku", "Factory Visit", "A Doll from Childhood",
"Japanese style room", "Blue and Green", Test
Week 1-8: "Manga", "kokorozashi no mama ni", "Sushi", "Kappa",
"Vaudeville", "Sleep", Test

In each lesson students will listen to a text on tape and will have to answer questions about the text. As the course progresses the text will become longer and students will learn through practice to answer both in speaking and in writing.

By reading through Intermediate Japanese reading skills study materials on various topics, students will learn intermediate level grammar, vocabulary and expressions and through partial compositions will learn new items.
In the class, primarily, the following expressions and vocabulary are explained:
-demo, -hodo, -nara, -temo, -te kuru, -te shimau, -nagara, -you, -garu,
-koto ni suru/naru, -to ka - to ka, -saseru, -te tamaranai, -ta bakari,
-mono da, -te miru, - naka, -shi -shi, -ka mo shiremasen, -tsumori,
-nakereba naranai, -kurai, -mama, -you to shinai, -ta mono da,
-kara -ni kakete, -mono no, -yara -yara, -ni tsurete, -ba -hodo,
-to shite, -ni yotte, -tokoro, -ni totte, -hazu da, -sae, -uchi ni,
-hazu ga nai, -wake da, -nagara, -mai

By reading through Intermediate Japanese reading skills study materials on various topics, students will learn intermediate level grammar, vocabulary and expressions and through partial compositions will learn new items.
In the class, primarily, the following expressions and vocabulary are explained:
-demo, -hodo, -nara, -temo, -te kuru, -te shimau, -nagara, -you, -garu,
-koto ni suru/naru, -to ka - to ka, -saseru, -te tamaranai, -ta bakari,
-mono da, -te miru, - naka, -shi -shi, -ka mo shiremasen, -tsumori,
-nakereba naranai, -kurai, -mama, -you to shinai, -ta mono da,
-kara -ni kakete, -mono no, -yara -yara, -ni tsurete, -ba -hodo,
-to shite, -ni yotte, -tokoro, -ni totte, -hazu da, -sae, -uchi ni,
-hazu ga nai, -wake da, -nagara, -mai

Each lesson consists of two parts. In the first part, prior to the material presentation, students (1) overview content of the material by illustration, (2) learn background knowledge and vocabulary of the material, and (3) read short sentences and answer short quizzes. In the second part, after listening to the material, students (4) answer questions, (5) receive supplemental explanations related to the topic of the material in order to deepen their understanding, (6) practice orally to master vocabulary and expressions, and (7), as a result, students develop their phonological understanding of the Japanese language.

Different topics are introduced in each lesson. This semester covers (1)huroshiki (wrapping cloth),(2)visual illusion,(3)home delivery service,(4) children's ears,(5)Japanese names,(6)100-yen shop, and other material of interest to learners of the Japanese language and culture.

1. Chinese characters with special readings
2. Different readings of Chinese characters due to conjugational endings
3. Chinese character idioms with two different readings
4. Japanese ideographs 5. Reduplicated words 6. Synonyms
7. Language used by young people 8. Words of foreign origin (gairaigo)
9. Prefixes and suffixes

During class students will first listen to news and subsequently will learn to understand the content. Also, by using scripts, students will learn methods to use expressions, vocabulary, and kanji.
1)Comprehension and understanding of keywords
2)Comprehension of the outline
3)Comprehension of detailed content
4)Discussion

After watching a movie, the class will watch it once more scene by scene and explanations of, questions about and practice of the sounds, vocabulary and behavior is conducted.

Through the contrastive comparison of representative Japanese proverbs with proverbs in various countries, students are asked to give their opinions and discuss during class. Using simple quizzes, students are given the opportunity to learn and think about Japanese ways of expression and look at the characteristics and themes which various proverbs use.
The following themes will be discussed in the class:
1.Sleep 2.Sickness 3.Life and Death 4.Seasons 5.Weather 6.Academia
7.Education 8.Justice and Duty 9.Animals and metaphors

To course aims to foster students practical ability to read and understand Japanese classical texts. Together with this consideration will also be paid to the problems that occur when using classical Japanese texts as research materials.
Dealt with concretely are, among others, the following topics:
Modern Japanese and classical Japanese, the grammar of classical language, reading 19th century Japanese, reading 18th century Japanese,
reading 17th century Japanese, Reading Chinese classics.

Students will have to write short compositions each week, in order to clearly see the Japanese that they use themselves. These compositions will be edited on a word processor and returned to students in order to objectively contrast this with what they have written themselves, as a result students will have to get used to think about their own Japanese. In class, incorrect expressions from the compositions or other issues will be selected and related grammar and ways to rewrite the expressions will be explained and compared with sample expressions.
At the same time, what kind of perceptions, mentality and ways of thinking form the basis of the Japanese of native speakers will be analyzed, and various stylistic phenomena will be explained. In this class much attention will be paid to writing explanatory compositions and reports.

A continuation of Community and Culture A, this course provides an introduction to local culture(s) of Japanese communities for international students at Hiroshima University. Students will have a chance to watch selected presentations (video, DVD) which explore the countryÅfs wide variety of human and physical geography. Occasionally, guest speakers will be invited to participate in class. Community and Culture B focuses on the northern part of Japan (north of Tokyo).

1.Orientation
2.Human relation in Japan
3.4. The transition of the nature of Family
5.6.The custom of the employment in Japan
7.8.The trend in Japanese
9.10.Is Japan a democratic society?
11-14. Individual research study and presentation
15. Final test

On the basis of what students have learnt in the Japanese Thought and Philosophy A class, select cases that have appear as modern pathos and investigate the thought and philosophy of the Japanese hidden behind it.