Japanese / English

Subject Name	Japanese Level
W400: Writing-Composition 4	Level 4  (Intermediate)
Class Goals and Outline
Students will study, and learn to write, sentence structures/expressions and development patterns commonly used in academic writing such as reports, research presentation outlines, academic articles, etc. They will write a short article on their major at the end of the term.
Eligibility
A2.2 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N3 in the JLPT). Students who need to write reports and articles in Japanese.
Learning Objectives
B1 level in the  CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education -Learn to combine a series of short, discrete elements into a single, cohesive, simple text related to an immediate issue -Learn to compile gathered information in a specialized field into a report text -Learn to write a text expressing one's own opinion on gathered information in a specialized field
Number of Classes (per week)
Fall/spring terms: once/week (1 period/week), 14 classes total
Course Content
-Basics of writing -Presenting topics -Presenting objectives -Definitions and categories -Presenting diagrams -Changes and conditions -Comparing and contrasting -Examining causation -Enumeration -Quoting -Agreement and counterarguments -Results -Presenting conclusions
Textbook
"Kaiteiban Daigaku/Daigakuin Ryugakusei no Nihongo 4 Ronbun Sakuseihen"
Evaluation Method
Participation (80%): Attendance, participation in class activities, homework (writing assignments) Final report (20%): 2000-character short essay or research plan
Subject to change.