応用日本語(1)(PEAK)

The following is a tentative schedule. The finalised course schedule will be distributed on the first day of classes. Week 1: Orientation / Greetings Week 2: Talking about myself Week 3: Food Week 4: Daily life Week 5: Hobbies and pastime Week 6: Events/ Preparation for Mid-Term Exam Week 7: Mid-Term Exam (Listening and oral interview test) Week 8: Commuting Week 9: My town Week 10: Shopping Week 11: Weekend Week 12: Holiday / Preparation for Final Exam Week 13: Final Exam (Oral interview test)

Each session consists of introducing key expressions and conversation practice. During the introduction of key expressions, students receive explicit explanations of the vocabulary and expressions necessary for the conversations in that unit, and understand how these are used in actual conversation through listening practice. In conversation practice, students engage in role-plays using the key expressions they have learnt, create their own conversations, and present them to the class. After each session, task assignments (e.g. listening comprehension, consolidating key expressions) will be given. A quiz will be given in every class meeting to increase the vocabulary needed for everyday conversation and to consolidate the expressions learned in the previous lesson.

The performance on following items will be taken into account for the course grade: Participation in class activities Assignments Quiz Mid-Term Exam Final Exam Further details will be provided in the first class meeting.

1) This course can ONLY be taken by the following groups of students: PEAK first-year G1, PEAK second-year, and KOMSTEP/USTEP L1 students ・In principle, the maximum number of students in this class is limited to fifteen. ・If enrolment exceeds capacity, priority is given to students who attend the first class meeting. Therefore, students interested in this class MUST ATTEND the first class meeting. ・Priority for registration will be given according to the students' status as follows: PEAK > KOMSTEP > USTEP 2) ALL classes (including the first class meeting on 8 October) will be conducted IN PERSON. 3) Students are required to attend classes from THE VERY FIRST SESSION. Please note that even before official course registration, missing the initial few sessions will be COUNTED AS ABSENCES. 4) This course assumes that students can read and write hiragana and katakana. A kana test will be held on the first day of the course. Students who fail to achieve the required score in the kana test WILL NOT BE PERMITTED to take this course. 5) Quiz will start from 10:25AM sharp. Students must arrive in the classroom well in advance of the start of the quiz. 6) This course involves a significant amount of pair work and group activities. It is not suitable for students who dislike such peer-based activities. 7) Students' participation in each class session will be assessed as part of their overall grade. Failure to participate actively and attentively in class activities will result in a mark deduction. 8) Official request for reasonable accommodation for participating in these activities should be submitted through the relevant university office.

There will be an individual question and answer period after each 90-minute class.