Japanese / English

Subject Name	Japanese Level
RS450: Research Seminar 4 for DEEp-Bridge Students	Level 4 (Intermediate)
Class Goals and Outline
Students will gain basic abilities related to giving coherent presentations on their own majors and themes of interest. They will write reports and reviews in Japanese on documents they have read in Japanese, English, and their native languages. Special attention will be given to pronunciation.
Eligibility
A2.2 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N3 in the JLPT). Only open to DEEp-Bridge students.
Learning Objectives
B1 level in the  CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education -Learn to give basic presentations relatively fluently on one's own major and related themes -Learn to describe the sequence of events in books etc. and talk about one's own ideas regarding them -Learn to give brief reasons and explanations regarding opinions, plans, and actions -Learn to speak in reasonably grammatical sentences -Learn to speak with relatively understandable, clear pronunciation -Learn to respond to questions
Number of Classes (per week)
Fall/spring terms: once/week (1 period/week), 14 classes total
Course Content
-Reviewing documents -Preparing presentation materials (outlines, slides) -Giving presentations -Asking questions -Ensuring pronunciation is intelligible to native Japanese speakers
Textbook
To be distributed in class.
Evaluation Method
Reports (40%): mid-term report Presentation (40%): final presentation Participation (20%): Attendance, participation in class activities, homework
Subject to change.