Course Code: 3217001waiyuan.cnu.edu.cn/docs/2016-03/201603111515411423… · Web viewCourse Code: 3217001. Course Title: Japanese Conversation 1. Credit Value: 4 Total Hours: 72

日语专业Course Code: 3217001

Course Title: Japanese Conversation 1

Credit Value: 4 Total Hours: 72

Course Introduction:

By the end of this course, students should be able to speak Japanese fluently and correctly in

everyday conversation, to express their ideas and opinions on a variety of simple topics, and to

deliver a short report in Japanese on the basis of teamwork. They are required to put in use the

language points learned from the textbook or in other courses. They are also expected to develop

cultural tolerance and cross-cultural communication competence.

A variety of activities will be carried out in class to develop students’ ability to communicate in

Japanese in everyday situations, as well as about such topics as campus life and college study, and to

improve their comprehensive competence in cross-cultural communication. Textbooks will be used

to illustrate the language points that students are required to use in class drills or activities.

Course Code: 3217002



Course Introduction ：By the end of this course, students should be able to speak Japanese fluently and correctly in

everyday conversation, to express their ideas and opinions on a variety of simple topics, and to

deliver a short report in Japanese on the basis of teamwork. They are required to put in use the

language points learned from the textbook or in other courses. They are also expected to develop

cultural tolerance and cross-cultural communication competence.

A variety of activities will be carried out in class to develop students’ ability to communicate in

Japanese in everyday situations, as well as about such topics as campus life and college study, and to

improve their comprehensive competence in cross-cultural communication. Textbooks will be used

to illustrate the language points that students are required to use in class drills or activities.




Course Introduction ：

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Students are expected to master various skills needed for everyday conversation, and to express their

views on or discuss an event or issue in Japanese.

A variety of class activities will be carried out to develop students’ ability to communicate in

Japanese in everyday situations, to enhance their listening and speaking skills, and improve their

comprehensive competence in cross-cultural communication. Textbooks will be used to illustrate the

language points that students are required to use in class drills or activities. Students, rather than

teachers, will play the central role in class.




Course Introduction ：Students are expected to master various skills needed for everyday conversation, and to express their

views on or discuss an event or issue in Japanese.

A variety of class activities will be carried out to develop students’ ability to communicate in

Japanese in everyday situations, to enhance their listening and speaking skills, and improve their

comprehensive competence in cross-cultural communication. Textbooks will be used to illustrate the

language points that students are required to use in class drills or activities. Students, rather than

teachers, will play the central role in class.


Course Title: Japanese Listening 1


Course Introduction：This course is intended for students who have no previous experience in Japanese learning. As a

complement course to Japanese Intensive Reading, it will reinforce students’ impression of what

they have learned from that course. The situational dialogues in audio or visual materials will give

them a chance to review the language points that they have learned in other courses, and develop

their basic communicative competence.

In this course students will learn to speak Japanese in a right intonation, correct their wrong

pronunciation through constant practice, and improve their ability in identifying a specific sound in

Japanese. By the end of this course they will be able to comprehend a text read in Japanese at a

normal speed, in which new words make up no more than 10% of the total. After a semester’s

systematic training, students’ capacity for listening comprehension will reach Level 5 of JLPT

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(Japanese Language Proficiency Test).




Course Introduction ：This course is intended for students who have no previous experience in Japanese learning. As a

complement course to Japanese Intensive Reading, it will reinforce students’ impression of what

they have learned from that course. The situational dialogues in audio or visual materials will give

them a chance to review the language points that they have learned in other courses, and develop

their basic communicative competence.

In this course students will learn to speak Japanese in a right intonation, correct their wrong

pronunciation through constant practice, and improve their ability in identifying a specific sound in

Japanese. By the end of this course they will be able to comprehend a text read in Japanese at a

normal speed, in which new words make up no more than 10% of the total. After a semester’s

systematic training, students’ capacity for listening comprehension will reach Level 4 of JLPT

(Japanese Language Proficiency Test).Teaching methods used in this class include “Sound

Identifying”, “True or False”, “Answering Questions” and “Retelling”. More audio materials will be

provided for students as take-home assignment.




Course Introduction ：By the end of this course students are expected to well comprehend native speakers’ everyday

conversation, and news report read at a normal speed. Their capacity for listening comprehension

will reach Level 2 of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test).

Materials used in this class include news programs broadcasted in Japan, covering such areas as

politics, economy, culture, and education, as well as audio or video tapes and CD that survey

Japanese people’s social life and folk customs. Exercises that equal Level 2 of JLPT in difficulty will

also be provided in this course. Balance will be maintained in class between instruction and exercise.

The role of the teacher is more than giving an explanation of audio materials. He will try to develop

students’ independence from his aid, and to familiarize them with social or cultural background

implied in those listening materials. Students are required to do intensive exercise both in and after

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class.




Course Introduction ：By the end of this course students are expected to well comprehend native speakers’ everyday

conversation, and news report read at a normal speed. Their capacity for listening comprehension

will reach Level 1 of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test).

Materials used in this class include news programs broadcasted in Japan, covering such areas as

politics, economy, culture, and education, as well as audio or video tapes and CD that survey

Japanese people’s social life and folk customs. Exercises that equal Level 2 or Level 1 of JLPT in

difficulty will also be provided in this course. Balance will be maintained in class between

instruction and exercise. The role of the teacher is more than giving an explanation of audio

materials. He will try to develop students’ independence from his aid, and to familiarize them with

social or cultural background implied in those listening materials. Students are required to do

intensive exercise both in and after class.


Course Title: Audio-visual Japanese 1


Course Introduction ：Students are expected to well comprehend radio and television news programs, documentaries,

movies and TV dramas in Japanese. Moreover, they are required to retell the information in these

audio or visual materials, and give an eloquent response to it. Preparation for Level 1 of JLPT

(Japanese Language Proficiency Test) will be made in this course.

The textbook used in this course is Japanese People’s Living Style. Other teaching materials are

NHK broadcast programs, Japanese documentaries, movies and TV dramas. Students are required to

do intensive exercise both in and after class. The teacher will not only give a detailed explanation of

those audio or visual materials, but also try to familiarize students with social or cultural

backgrounds implied in them.


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Course Introduction ：Students are expected to well comprehend radio and television news programs, documentaries,

movies and TV dramas in Japanese. Moreover, they are required to retell the information in these

audio or visual materials, and give an eloquent response to it. Preparation for Level 1 of JLPT

(Japanese Language Proficiency Test) will be made in this course.

The textbook used in this course is Japanese People’s Living Style. Other teaching materials are

NHK broadcast programs, Japanese documentaries, movies and TV dramas. Students are required to

do intensive exercise both in and after class. The teacher will not only give a detailed explanation of

those audio or visual materials, but also try to familiarize students with social or cultural

backgrounds implied in them.





His course is intended for the fourth-year Japanese majors. Through watching videos or living

broadcast, students will have an all-round improvement of their language proficiency, and a deeper

understanding of Japanese society and culture, and will see Japan from a broadened point of view.

In-class exercise, instruction, and discussion will be the major class activities. Students are required

to hand in a paper of 400-800 words on a regular basis, in which they can give a summary of what

they have learned recently, describe their thoughts on a topic discussed in class, or argue for their

standpoint in a specific social issue.


Course Title: Japanese Composition 1


Course Introduction ：This is a course about the basics of Japanese writing. Students are first required to learn Japanese

calligraphy and know the right way of using punctuation marks. Then they will start to learn how to

introduce themselves and describe their everyday life, and, finally, to write expository and

argumentative essays.

Students are expected to write more than 10 pieces each semester, mostly after class. These take-

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home assignments will be read and graded by the teacher of this course. Some grammatical errors

and improper uses of words in students’ writing will be presented through OHP for all to see and

revise. Moreover, a good part of class time will be devoted to explaining the assigned topic and

analyzing students’ samples. Well-written pieces will be read aloud in class by their writers.


Course Title: Japanese Composition 2


Course Introduction ：This is a course about the basics of Japanese writing. Students are first required to learn Japanese

calligraphy and know the right way of using punctuation marks. Then they will start to learn how to

introduce themselves and describe their everyday life, and, finally, to write expository and

argumentative essays.

Students are expected to write more than 10 pieces each semester, mostly after class. These take-

home assignments will be read and graded by the teacher of this course. Some grammatical errors

and improper uses of words in students’ writing will be presented through OHP for all to see and

revise. Moreover, a good part of class time will be devoted to explaining the assigned topic and

analyzing students’ samples. Well-written pieces will be read aloud in class by their writers.


Course Title: Japanese Writing 1


Course Introduction ：This course is intended for the second-year Japanese majors. The aims of this course are to introduce

the basic principles and skills involved in Japanese writing, to develop students’ writing competence,

and to train them to use Japanese Word Processor effectively.

This course provides a close examination of different types of Japanese essays, and introduces some

basic requirements for and skills in Japanese writing. In this course students will learn to tell the

differences between oral Japanese and written Japanese, to express their ideas in clear and laconic

language, and to use effectively various types of software intended for Japanese writing, including

Japanese Word Processor. Sample analysis will be given before students begin to write.


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Course Title: Japanese Writing 2


Course Introduction ：This course is intended for the second-year Japanese majors. It aims to introduce the basic principles

and skills involved in Japanese writing, to develop students’ writing competence, and to train them to

use Japanese Word Processor effectively.

This course provides a close examination of different types of Japanese essays, and introduces some

basic requirements for and skills in Japanese writing. In this course students will learn to tell the

differences between oral Japanese and written Japanese, to express their ideas in clear and laconic

language, and to use effectively various types of software intended for Japanese writing, including

Japanese Word Processor. Sample analysis will be given before students begin to write.


Course Title: Japanese Grammar


Course Introduction ：This course gives a systematic summary of grammatical knowledge that students have learned in the

previous courses. They are expected to improve their grammatical proficiency, while preparing for

Level 1 of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test).

This course is taught in line with Standards for Level 1 of JLPT. Through explaining the difficult

points in Japanese grammar and comparing the grammatical uses that students tend to confuse with

each other, this course aims to enable students to understand more deeply the semantic meaning of

each grammatical point, and acquaint them with grammatical variation in Japanese.


Course Titl: Outline of Japan


Course Introduction ：By the end of this course students are expected to acquire an encyclopedic knowledge of Japanese

society, including its geography, history, politics, economy, folk culture, etc. Through comparing

Japan with China, students will have a better understanding of the civilization and people of this

country, and the international relationship in Asia.

This course is a survey of Japan’s geographical conditions, population, climate, politics, economy,

culture, education, history, and literature, as well as Japanese people’s thinking and behaving modes,

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folk customs and living habits. Class activities include lectures from the teacher, students’ duty

report, video watching, and in-class debate.


Course Title: Network Communication in Japanese



Through communicating in Japanese online, students are expected to learn how to run a computer in

which a Japanese operating system is installed, and input a Japanese text on a computer. Besides

these skills, they will learn how to browse net pages in Japanese for information, and to improve

their communicative competence online.

Students are assigned a topic each week. They are required to discuss the assigned topic on the

network, and then hand in a written record of their online communication. Then they will have to

summarize and reorganize the ideas in the record, and discuss the topic further in class.


Course Title: Outline of Japanese



This course is intended for the third-year Japanese majors. It is a systematic and theoretical

introduction of the pronunciation and intonation of Japanese, letters and Chinese characters used in

this language, and its lexical and grammatical features. After a semester’s study, students will have a

more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of this language, and become more adept in using

it.

This course consists of four parts. The first part examines the way vowels and consonants are

pronounced in Japanese, the formation of a syllable in Japanese and Japanese phonemes. The second

part deals with the way Kanji and Kana are used in written Japanese, as well as the functions of

Kanji, and the evolution of Kana. The third section includes an introduction to vocabulary, the senses

of a word, the formation of Japanese vocabulary, and the composition of a Japanese word. The last

section is a survey of tense, aspect, and voice in Japanese. Lectures, in-class discussion and practice,

and take-home assignment will all be considered in order to make this course more efficient. The

interaction between the teacher and students will be ensured in this course.

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Course Title: History of Japanese Literature



This course is intended for the third-year Japanese majors. It is a general survey of Japanese literary

history from Ancient Literature, Classical Literature, Medieval Literature, Early Modern Literature,

to Modern Literature. Major writers and literary works will be studied in relation to their respective

historical backgrounds. After a semester’s study, students will not only understand and appreciate

Japanese literature better, but will lay a solid foundation for their future literary study;

Students are required to read the original unadapted works of Japanese writers. They are encouraged

to exchange their ideas or opinions with their teacher in class.


Course Title: Japanese Extensive Reading 1



Reading materials of various subjects and genres will be used in this course. Some of them will deal

with such topics as Japanese students’ life in China, Japanese society and culture, and comparison

between Japanese and Chinese cultures. The types of writing that students are required to read in this

course are letters, informal literary and academic essays, expository essays on science and

technology, fiction, and argumentative discourses. The difficulty of reading assignments will be

increased, as students improve their performance gradually. Each passage to be assigned to students

will have 500-1000 Kanji or Kana this semester.

The role of the teacher is to train students to develop reading skills. He will provide guidance for

students to summarize an essay, and analyze its central idea, its structure, and language. They are

required to finish follow-up exercises after class in order to reach the goals set down for this course.


Course Title: Japanese Extensive Reading 2



Reading materials of various subjects and genres will be used in this course. Some of them will deal

with such topics as Japanese students’ life in China, Japanese society and culture, and comparison

between Japanese and Chinese cultures. The types of writing that students are required to read in this

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course are letters, informal literary and academic essays, expository essays on science and

technology, fiction, and argumentative discourses. The difficulty of reading assignments will be

increased, as students improve their performance gradually. Each passage to be assigned to students

will have 2000-4000 Kanji or Kana this semester, and the total are 100, 000 Kanji or Kana for the

whole academic year.

The role of the teacher is to train students to develop reading skills. He will provide guidance for

students to summarize an essay, and analyze its central idea, its structure, and language. They are

required to finish follow-up exercises after class in order to reach the goals set down for this course.


Course Title: Japanese Intensive Reading 1



The course is intended for students who have never learned Japanese before. After taking this course,

they will get to know the basics of Japanese language, reach the elementary level of listening,

speaking, reading, writing and translating, and know how to obtain the intended information by

means of the language.

Students are required to pronounce Japanese in a right way, read aloud Japanese articles in a right

intonation, answer the questions by using the words or sentence patterns that they have learned in

class, and use Japanese to describe an object or person and make situational dialogues. They are

expected to master about 1000 words and 400 Kanji (Chinese characters). In lexical and grammatical

aspects they need to learn to use the words of different parts of speech and about 130 sentence

patterns in the textbook. They are also expected to fare well with the class taught in simple Japanese,

and understand short essays or sentences read at a normal speed. They have to recite the texts in the

textbook, and understand the passages that are equal to the texts in difficulty. Moreover, they are

required to write Kana and Kanji correctly, and finish a passage of 400 words within fifty minutes.

They are expected to translate the passage or dialogue that is equal to the texts in the textbook in

difficulty. The class activity follows this order: vocabulary, sentence pattern, dialogue and essay.

Students are encouraged to speak in class and required to write after class. Quiz is used to test

students’ learning progress after each unit is finished.




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The course is intended for students who have learned Japanese for a semester. After taking this

course, they will get to know the basics of Japanese language, reach the elementary level of

listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating, and know how to obtain the intended

information by means of the language.

Students are required to pronounce Japanese in a right way, read aloud Japanese articles in a right

intonation, answer the questions by using the words or sentence patterns that they have learned in

class, and to use Japanese to describe an object or person and make situational dialogues. They are

expected to master about 1000 words and 400 Kanji (Chinese characters). In lexical and grammatical

aspects they need to learn to use the words of different parts of speech and about 130 sentence

patterns in the textbook. They are also expected to fare well with the class taught in simple Japanese,

and understand short essays or sentences read at a normal speed. They have to recite the texts in the

textbook, and understand the passages that are equal to the texts in difficulty. Moreover, they are

required to write Kana and Kanji correctly, and finish a passage of 400 words within fifty minutes.

They are expected to translate the passage or dialogue that is equal to the texts in the textbook in

difficulty. The class activity follows this order: vocabulary, sentence pattern, dialogue and essay.

Students are encouraged to speak in class and required to write after class. Quiz is used to test

students’ learning progress after each unit is finished.





Students are expected to reach the intermediate level of Japanese. They are required to master the

words and sentence patterns in the textbook, use them in Japanese writing, be able to answer the

questions about the text, understand the lecture in Japanese, learn to analyze a discourse and

translate the text into Chinese.

The class activity focuses on the illustration of new words, sentence patterns and the text, as well as

oral practice. After class students are required to write a lot; for instance, to make sentences, to sum

up the main idea of the text, and to write an emotional response to it. Quiz will be used to monitor

students’ learning achievement. The development of students’ independent thinking and the ability of

putting their knowledge in use will be an important goal of this course.


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Students are expected to reach the intermediate level of Japanese. They are required to master the

words and sentence patterns in the textbook, use them in Japanese writing, be able to answer the

questions about the text, understand the lecture in Japanese, learn to analyze a discourse and

translate the text into Chinese. They are also expected to reach the level 2 of Japanese Language

Proficiency Test after finishing the study of this course.

The class activity focuses on the illustration of new words, sentence patterns and the text, as well as

oral practice. After class students are required to write a lot; for instance, to make sentences, to sum

up the main idea of the text, and to write an emotional response to it. Quiz will be used to monitor

students’ learning achievement. The development of students’ independent thinking and the ability of

putting their knowledge in use will be an important goal of this course.





This course is intended to develop students’ their overall language proficiency, make them have a

deep understanding of Japanese culture, Japanese mode of thinking and its relation to language, and

help them form an active attitude towards study and positive social values, and acquire critical and

creative thinking.

The essays in the textbook, selected from literary works, books on social sciences, newspapers and

magazines and textbooks of Japanese high schools, cover such areas as social concerns, cultural

problems, linguistic issues, artistic comments, and political affairs. With regard to teaching methods,

such activities as discussion, debate, and seminar are conducted in class with the aid of multi-media.

The instructor focuses on the interactive communication in various forms instead of the inculcation

of knowledge.





This course is intended to develop students’ their overall language proficiency, make them have a

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deep understanding of Japanese culture, Japanese mode of thinking and its relation to language, and

help them form an active attitude towards study and positive social values, and acquire critical and

creative thinking.

The essays in the textbook, selected from literary works, books on social sciences, newspapers and

magazines and textbooks of Japanese high schools, cover such areas as social concerns, cultural

problems, linguistic issues, artistic comments, and political affairs. With regard to teaching methods,

such activities as discussion, debate, and seminar are conducted in class with the aid of multi-media.

The instructor focuses on the interactive communication in various forms instead of the inculcation

of knowledge.


Course Title: Comprehensive Training in Japanese Translation



This course is intended to improve students’ reading comprehension and develop their ability with

regard to Japanese-Chinese translation and Chinese-Japanese translation.

The course consists of eight units of different focuses, including sentence pattern, vocabulary,

semantic symbols and themes. The instructor models translation practice after the form of National

J-C & C-J Written Translation Test held by Ministry of Personnel, the State Council, and provides

students with a systematic training so as to get them well prepared for the exam.


Course Title: Comprehensive Training in Japanese Interpretation



This course is intended for the fourth-year Japanese majors. After taking this course, students are

expected to master the basic skills of interpretation, accumulate some experience for future work as a

professional interpreter, and get prepared for National Translation Test.

The materials used in this course are selected from the essays in the latest newspapers or magazines,

as well as audio documents of various types. The illustration of interpretation skills is combined with

translation drills. Students’ performance is required to meet the requirement of National Translation

Test.

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Course Title: Research on Contemporary Japanese



This course is intended for the fourth-year Japanese majors. By means of audio-visual materials and

written documents, it aims to make students attain a comprehensive and deep understanding of

contemporary Japanese society.

The course consists of lectures of different themes. The lectures are mainly a response to the

questions that students raise about a specific topic. Students are encouraged to give their comments

and write under the guidance of the instructor.

Course Code:: 3217034

Course Title:：General Linguistics


Introduction

Course description General linguistics deals with the basic concepts and research methods in

the field of linguistic study. It covers the different aspects of language: phonetics phonology

grammar semantics pragmatics language diversity language change language acquisition

language and brain. It provides a perspective on research focuses in the development of

linguistics revolving around the findings in modern linguistics namely Structuralism cf. De

Saussure’s Course of General Linguistics as well as the major concerns of Formalism

Functionalism Cognitive Linguistics.

Target:

It provides a perspective on research focuses in the development of linguistics revolving around

the findings in modern linguistics namely Structuralism cf. De Saussure’s Course of General

Linguistics as well as the major concerns of Formalism Functionalism Cognitive Linguistics.

Outline:

An Introduction to General Linguistics: De Saussure’s Course of General Linguistics. Formalism

Functionalism Cognitive Linguistics. Communication.The Defining Properties of Language.

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Language Culture. Linguistics as a Science. What Does General Linguistics Cover Competence

Performance. The Main Defects of Linguistic Theories from Saussure to Chomsky.

Assessment methods:：close-book exam


Course Title: Research on Japanese Linguistics



This course provides students with an arena for Japanese linguistic study. They will have a general

picture of this field by the end of this course. They will not only know how to conduct a research in

this area, but also be able to examine others’ research results independently. In-class discussion and

analysis will develop their awareness of problems in linguistic study, and acquaint them with the

mode of doing research: identifying an academic problem, examining it, and finally solving it.

Students are encouraged to exchange their ideas of the characteristics of Japanese language in class,

and come up with a topic worth exploring in their research. They are required to collect and consult

documents on Japanese linguistics independently, give a review of them, then identify a problem

worth discussion, and finally propose a solution to it. The whole class will be divided into a few

groups, each for a specific research issue. Though they are asked to cooperate with each other in

doing research, they will have to write papers independently.


Course Title: Research on Japanese Literature



This is a selective course intended for students who consider Japanese literature as the topic for their

BA thesis, or intend to take a postgraduate program in Japanese literature. In this course they will

study the methodology of doing literary research, and the approaches from which a literary text is

interpreted. Literary works will be assigned to students to read before they come to class to exchange

their ideas.


Course Title: Research on Japanese Society & Culture

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This selective course is intended for the third-year Japanese majors who fare well in reading

Japanese documents and writing in Japanese. Through surveying contemporary Japanese culture,

students will develop their interest in this field, and broaden their horizon as a result. By the end of

this course they will know not only the basics of Japanese culture and some influential scholars’

views or arguments, but also the methodology of doing research in this field.

Representative documents on Japanese culture study will be selected for students to read. Guidance

will be provided for them to read these documents, discuss the standpoints in them, and identify the

cultural problems worth exploring.


Course Title: Selective Readings of Japanese Newspaper and Magazines



Through scanning a large quantity of Japanese newspapers and journals, students are expected to

have an in-depth and overall knowledge of contemporary Japanese society, and have their horizon

broadened;

This course provides the latest Japanese newspaper and magazines for students to read. Under the

guidance of the instructor, students will learn how to read news report or stories for information

needed.


Course Title: Japanese Economy



This course is an overall examination of Japanese economy, consisting of both theoretical

considerations and case studies. It will help to broaden students’ social horizon, and will also benefit

them in their job-seeking and further education.

This course consists of ten units, sixteen topics and more than fifty sub-topics. It unites economic

fundamentals with the reality of Japanese economy, historical review with observation of current

situations, overall examination with in-depth discussion, and diachronic comparison with synchronic

comparison. Another two features of this course are that the teacher will choose up-to-date materials

for students to read, and use easy-to-understand language to explain economic issues. Teaching

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activities include lectures from the instructor, students’ report of their research results, as well as of

the latest news, and paying a visit to local Japanese enterprises. All these activities will heighten

students’ interest in this course, and motivate them to read more and do more research. Besides,

controversial issues heatedly discussed in international community will be used as the topics of in-

class debate, in order to boost students’ logical thinking and increase their capacity for research and

development.


Course Title: Comparisons between Chinese & Japanese



This is an elective course intended for the third-year Japanese majors. The focus of this course is on

parts of speech in Japanese. After a semester’s study students are expected to know the research

already done in this field and its latest trend, and different viewpoints or approaches in linguistic

study, as well as jargons used by scholars in this area. When reading research documents, students

are expected to notice their inadequacy, and identify a research topic that needs to be further

explored. This course will benefit students when they are working on BA Thesis, or if they want to

pursue further education in future.

Equal emphasis will be laid on the lectures from the teacher and students’ in-class discussion. There

are altogether seven lectures: (1) The Functions of Language; (2) Demonstrative Pronouns in

Japanese; (3) Adjectives in Japanese; (4) Synonyms in Japanese; (5) Polysemous Words in Japanese;

(6) Compound Verbs in Japanese; (7) Giving/Receiving Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs in Japanese.


Course Title: Comparisons between Chinese & Japanese Literature


Course Introduction：This course is a study of the interaction between Japanese and Chinese literatures, including its

historical evolution and latest development. From this course students will not only have a general

picture of how Japanese and Chinese literatures resemble and differ from each other, but will also

perceive the different temperaments of these two nations’ literatures through doing research and case

study.

Equal emphasis will be laid on the lectures from the teacher and students’ in-class discussion.

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Course Title: Comparisons between Chinese & Japanese Translation


Course Introduction：This course is an introduction of the crucial principles and rules in Japanese-to-Chinese translation

and Chinese-to-Japanese translation. Through studying commonly accepted and exemplary

translations, students will come to know that translation is a science, and is a vitally important part

of language study;

This course will combine the lectures from the instructor with students’ translation practice.


Course Title: Japanese Thesis Writing


Course Introduction ：This course, intended for the fourth-year Japanese majors, aims to introduce them to the basics of

paper writing, develop their ability of writing academic paper in Japanese, and help them with BA

thesis writing through providing adequate training for them. In this class, students are required to

identify a research topic suitable for themselves, and then to search for documents about previous

study and rearrange them. They are advised to discuss with the teacher and their peers, and to hear

different opinions. They will have to proceed strictly in line with the schedule in the syllabus.

This course introduces the basic principles and rules of paper writing and provides students with

sample writing and opportunities for practice. Students are divided into different groups according to

the field they choose. The process of paper writing includes searching for documents, identifying a

problem, deciding a title for the paper, drafting an outline, and making a report.


Course Title: Japanese Practical Writing


Course Introduction ：This course aims to develop students’ capacity for Japanese practical writing, and familiarize them

with different formats of and expressions in this type of writing. It will enable students to fare well

with secretarial and business affairs after they graduate from Capital Normal University.

This course provides training for various types of practical writing; for example, letters, business

reports, faxes, and emails.

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Course Title: Chinese-Japanese and Japanese-Chinese Translation


Course Introduction ：This course is intended to train the fourth-year Japanese majors to develop their ability of doing

translation, and make them well prepared for future careers. Through studying Japanese to Chinese

translation, students will understand better the subtle implications in Japanese language, and the

ways in which Japanese people think and express their ideas. Through studying Chinese to Japanese

translation, students will be able to use Japanese language more precisely and flexibly. Such a

comparison between Chinese and Japanese and such an active use of these two languages will enable

students to improve greatly their competence in doing translation. Students are required to take part

in discussion in class, and hand in their homework on time.


Course Title: Simultaneous Interpretation


Course Introduction ：This course is intended to train the fourth-year Japanese majors to develop their interpretation

ability. Students will be exposed to translation tasks in different fields or about a variety of topics.

They are expected to know the procedure of performing a translation task, and especially recognize

the importance of preparatory work. They are required to participate in class activities, and do

exercise after class. After a semester’s training, students will improve their consecutive and

simultaneous interpretation competence to such a degree as to meet the requirement of their future

jobs.


Course Title (English): Diplomatic Etiquette

Credit Value:1 Total Hours: 18


This course is intended to make the third-year and fourth-year Japanese majors more competent in

their job-seeking and more qualified for their future careers. Students will study diplomatic etiquette

in this course, ranging from the uses of language to one’s bearing or behavior, particularly the part

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that is needed by them to deal with Japanese people on both official and non-official occasions. This

course can serve as a complement to any other course on Japanese society and culture.

This course introduces the basic principles for one to observe different nations’ etiquette, the

fundamentals of diplomatic etiquette, dressing codes, speech and deportment, banquet manners,

Japanese etiquette, and manners for interview. Since the credit value for this course is 1, students

will only be given one lecture every two weeks; some of these lecturers are managers from Japanese

enterprises and experts from Japan.


Course Title: Comparisons between Chinese & Japanese Culture


Course Introduction：This course provides students with an arena to study Japanese culture. They will come to have a

general picture of this field after a semester’s study. They will not only know how to conduct a

research in this area, but also be able to examine others’ research results independently. In-class

discussion and analysis will develop their awareness of problems in Japanese culture study, and

acquaint them with the general mode of doing research: identifying an academic problem, examining

it, and finally solving it.


Course Title: Japanese History


Course Introduction ：This course is an introduction to the different phases of Japanese history and the evolution of

Japanese culture. After taking this course, students are expected to know the features of each phase

of Japanese history and the major historical events in each period, so as to deepen their

understanding of this nation’s culture.

This course aims not only to tell students some facts about Japanese history, but also to develop their

independent thinking and their capacity for putting historical knowledge in use. Multimedia will be

used to illustrate the circumstances in each period of Japanese history, and its major characteristics.

Balance will be maintained between the lecture from the teacher and students’ in-class discussion.


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Course Title: Japanese Pronunciation


Course Introduction ：This course is intended to help students to pronounce Japanese correctly and beautifully, and

introduces them to the basic theories of Japanese pronunciation. It will pave the way for their future

study of Japanese. Students are required to participate in class activities and do exercise after class.

Students are required to study the basic theories of Japanese pronunciation by themselves after class,

though guidance will be provided for them. In class, attention will be focused on training students to

find problems with their own pronunciation and the ways to correct them. This course will also teach

students some general methods of language study, and the ways of identifying an academic problem

and solving it.


Course Title: Classical Japanese



Having mastered the grammar of modern Japanese, students are going to study classical Japanese in

this course. They are expected to know and use classical Japanese grammar through carefully

reading classical essays or literary works under the guidance of the instructor. This course will be

taught in line with Requirements for the Teaching of College Japanese, enacted by Education

Ministry of the State Council of PRC, and A Brief on Band 6 of College Japanese Test.


Course Title: History of Contemporary Japanese Literature


Course Introduction：This course is intended for the fourth-year Japanese majors. It is an introduction to the basics of the

history of modern Japanese literature. Through reading major writers’ representative works in

modern period, and exploring the historical background from a certain theoretical standpoint,

students will acquire a general knowledge of the evolution of this period’s literature, as well as its

distinctive features. Students are also expected to improve their capacity for comprehending and

appreciating literary works. This course will be useful for them to do further research in this field

and study Japanese literature of other periods.

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Course Title: History of Ancient Japanese Literature



This course traces the history of ancient Japan literature from Kojiki to Manyosu and finally to The

Tale of Genji. This history is indeed an evolution from nothing to something, from something coarse

and crude to something refined. Through reading the representative works in each period of ancient

Japan, students are expected to know the historical background in which a work was written, and the

distinctive features of this work.


Course Title: Business Japanese



This course is intended for the third-year or fourth-year Japanese majors. It is an introduction of the

basics of business Japanese, and of information needed for doing business with Japanese: how to

receive a foreign guest on an official occasion, how to write a business letter, how to look at the

culture of Japanese-funded enterprises, and their importation and exportation, etc. Students who

have registered for this course are expected to be highly competent in foreign trade negotiation and

foreign affairs translation, and meet the demands of market economy.


Course Titl: Appreciation and Review of Japanese Movies



Through watching Japanese films of different styles and themes, students are expected to deepen

their understanding of Japanese society and culture, including Japanese people’s customs and

manners, and to express their own opinions on various aspects of a film, for example, its style and

other distinctive features, its social relevance, etc. Discussion will be conducted in various forms

about how Chinese directors have treated the same theme in their works. Students are also expected

to enhance their capacity for appreciating films after a semester’s study.

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Course Title: Studies on Synonyms



This course is intended for the third-year Japanese majors. Study of synonyms, a branch of

semantics, is one of the fields which have been regarded important in Japanese linguistic study, and

many achievements have been made in this field. Non-native speakers may very often feel confused

with the subtle differences of synonyms in Japanese. Thus it is important for them to comprehend

their meanings thoroughly and use them correctly. Considering the importance of study of

synonyms, students are expected to read a large quantity of papers in this field, and to examine

semantic theories underlying it, and different approaches to it. This course will lay a solid foundation

for their future research. The instructor of this course will place as much emphasis on illustrating

semantic theories as on guiding students to conduct a research.


Course Title: Appreciation of Japanese Literary Works



The Tale of Genji, written by Shikibu, a noblewoman in ancient Japan, has been recognized as the

first novel in the world. In modern Japanese history there were two writers, Yasunari Kawabata and

Kenzaburo Oe, who won Nobel Prize for literature. Nowadays Muraue Haruki’s works have become

best-sellers in Japan and many other countries. Why have Japanese writers’ works been accepted and

liked by readers all over the world? What does the charm of Japanese literature consist in? This

course is an answer to these questions. It gives students a chance to savor the style and other

distinctive features of renowned Japanese writers’ works, and the charm of Japanese literature.


Course Title: Japanese Enterprise Culture



This course approaches Japanese enterprise culture from some typical cases. Japanese enterprise

culture used to enable Japanese companies to obtain great influence over world market, but it later

became a hindrance to their further development. In the 1980s when Japanese economy was at its

best, the culture of Japanese enterprises, including its lifetime employment system and collectivism,

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was applauded and transplanted by many companies in other countries. However, when Japanese

economy fell into depression in the following ten years, the same culture was criticized for its lack of

innovation and for its passivity. But its strength can never be underestimated, for at the first decade

of the 21st century, we can still find a large number of Japanese enterprises on Fortune Top 500, and

their presences almost in every sector of modern market economy.

Course Code: 3217062Course Title: Appreciation and Review of Japanese MoviesCredit Value:2 Total Hours: 36Course Introduction: Through watching all sorts of Japanese films and television programs，the students in this course are expected to understand Japanese folk customs and social culture.The students are also asked to fully review the related subjects，such as the style，the characteristics and the social meanings of these works.Besides,the students should compare and analyse the Chinese and Japanese works of the same theme.The students would express their opinions by writing papers and organizing various forms of discussion. This course will promote the syudents’taste and appreciation for films and TV works comprehensively.Grading: class participation 40%,term paper 60%.

Course Code: 3217063 Course Title: Appreciation of Japanese LiteratureCredit Value:1 Total Hours: 18Course Introduction:

In the history of Japan literature, Shikibu Murasaki’s The Tale of Genji was the first long literary work in the world. There are also many famous writers in modern Japan,such as Kawabata Yasunari and Kenzaburo Oe,the two Nobel Prize winners,and Haruki Murakami,one of the most popular writers in the world.What makes the Japanese literature attractive? Why could it be accepted by the whole world? Through reading the works of these famous writers in this course, the students are expected to comprehend the writing style and the features of the writers. Therefore the students would feel the charm of Japanese literature.

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Course Title: Graduation Thesis



This course is intended to provide an aid for the fourth-year students in doing research and writing

BA theses. They are required to follow the schedule in this class at every step of their thesis writing.

They are also required to contact their respective supervisors regularly, and encouraged to discuss

their ideas with other faculty members or their peers. At the end of this course, they are expected to

finish a high quality thesis and perform well in the defense.

Students will do research and write BA theses under the guidance of both the instructor of this

course and their respective supervisors.


Course Title: Academic Lectures Credit Value: 1 Total Hours: 18

Course Introduction: The course is for all students of the Japanese department. Let students

understand the new information and the development trend of Japanese language and culture through

lectures. Especially giving students some inspiration of the topic selection and writing of the

graduation thesis.

Course objectives/requirement: The interaction between teachers and students.

Content and method: According to the actual level of students and explain profound theories in

simple language.

Assessment method: Let students submit their comments after the lecture.

Bibliography: Give students the copied material

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Documents

Course Code: 3217001waiyuan.cnu.edu.cn/docs/2016-03/201603111515411423… · Web viewCourse Code: 3217001. Course Title: Japanese Conversation 1. Credit Value: 4 Total Hours: 72