Fall 2022

Class CO
Japanese Foundation CourseⅢ

Ⅰ. Objectives
In this class, students will intensively study Japanese to acquire the basic conversational skills necessary for daily
life. We will meet for 8 class-hours a week (1 class-hour = 100 minutes) for seven weeks. We will cover topics
12-17 in Nihongo Itsutsuno Tobira, Foundation Japanese 3. The aim of this subject is to provide internat
students with the vocabulary and expressions required for everyday life as well as kanji. Students will also learn
about Japanese culture. The ultimate goal is to learn how to speak simple Japanese sentences in real situations.
Furthermore, we will practice reading using material that was covered in the previous subject, we will practice
writing about topics you are familiar with.

Ⅱ. Materials
1. Textbooks: Nihongo Itsutsu no Tobira, Foundation Japanese Part 2
2. Online exercises
3. Other materials (given in the class)

Ⅲ. Instructors
石村　文恵 (ISHIMURA Fumie)　
　　　　Room: 377 (BⅡ bldg. 3rd floor) ext: 4673 email: ishimura@apu.ac.jp
土師　美佐子 (HAJI Misako)
Room: (BⅡ bldg. 1st floor ) ext: 2390 email: haji@apu.ac.jp

Ⅳ. Class hours, Classrooms and Zoom ID

　月・火　4th Period (14:20 – 16:00) ISHIMURA Fumie / Classroom: F206 / Zoom ID: 979 9328 0772
木・金　4th Period (14:20 – 16:00) HAJI Misako / Classroom: F205 / Zoom ID: 928 9233 1708

Ⅴ. Classroom activities
1. Preparations for each lesson:
① Read Grammar explanations in the textbook;
② Check the new words in the textbook and remember them;
③ Others (follow the weekly schedules);
④ Do online exercises.

2. Classroom activities:
① Practice new sentence structures and communication skills;
② Interact with classmates;
③ Take quizzes (follow weekly schedules);
3. Review:
① Submit homework (follow weekly schedules);
② Practice with Japanese students;
③ Ask any questions to a Japanese instructor during a consultation hour.

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Ⅵ. Evaluations

Foundation 3 (Topic12-Topic17)
・ P a r t i c i p a（
t i op nr e p a r a t i o n , s e l f t i m e - m a n a g e m e n t i n c l a s s , p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n d i s c u s s i o n s
3％
・ Homework (manaba exercises, essays, listening exercises) --- 14％
・ Class activities --- 6%　
・ Speaking Exercise --- 6%
・ Quizzes --- 18％
・ Presentation --- 14％
・ E x a m s ( G r a m m a r , K a n j i a n d Vo c a b u l a r y, R e a d i n g , S％
p e a(O
k ifn tgh) e -s-e-, 3s 9p e a k i n g t e s t a c c o u n t s f o r
20%.)

※ A+ 90-100% A 80-89% B 70-79% C 60-69% F 0-59%

Ⅶ. Consultation hours
Office hours for Foundation course students will be announced later.

Ⅷ. Rules
1. Basic Approach to Class Implementation
・In principle, courses will be held in person in a classroom(some classes are offered online).
・There are some students who cannot take classes in person because they have underlying conditions or
cannot enter Japan. Such students will be allowed to take classes online on Zoo
courses. In addition, students who have permission to take classes online while unable to enter Japan can
no longer take classes online if they are able to enter Japan mid semester. Please take classes in pers
after entering Japan.
(Class Policy https://en.apu.ac.jp/academic/page/content0347.html/?c=17)
2. Attendance:
Students are required to attend all classes. Students who are late or absent will lose points from
their overall course mark, as follows:
①Lateness to Class
S t u d e n t s w h o a r e n o t p r e s e n t a t t
absent.
②Absence from Class
Students who are recorded as absent more than 25% of classes (including lessons, quizzes and
examinations) will automatically receive a fail (F) grade. Absences will only be excused in the
following cases:
　 a. Contraction of an infectious disease (as recognized by Japanese School Health Law). Students
must apply to the APU Academic Office with the required documentation in order to have
their absences from Japanese class excused for this reason.

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b. Others : Other than above case, students must apply to the relevant APU office for a leave of
absence. After that students must submit the application form with office seal to the instructors.
2．Bring your own device to every class. (PC, tablet, headset etc.).
3. You should submit homework by the deadline. If you delay to submit it, you will receive partial credit.
4. In principle, there will be no make-up quizzes and examinations. In the case of the above-mentioned official
leave (absence approved by the university), make-up quizzes can be taken. In addition, if you are absent from
class due to unavoidable circumstances such as illness or accident, you may be allowed to make up a quiz if
you submit a medical document, etc.)
In online classes,
if you cannot connect to the internet at the time of
quizzes and examinations, contact your teacher as soon as your internet connection is restored.
5. Cheating during an examination will be punished in several ways, including the following:
・ Invalidation of all classes for the relevant semester (All subjects “F”)
*Please note that your tuition per credit will not be refunded.
・ Revoking of your right to receive scholarships
・ Disciplinary measures such as suspension or expulsion
6. You will get a weekly schedule. Please prepare for the next day’s class based on the schedule.

Ⅸ. Important Points for Using Zoom in Class (If you attend classes online or use Zoom for class activities
1. Use ZOOM responsibly in your Japanese classes
Don’t do such things below by your own smartphone or tablet device.
・make video or audio recordings of your classes
・take pictures of the screen, your classmates or teacher in ZOOM
・upload them to SNS, etc.
(It is illegal to record or take pictures of people and share them without their permission.)
Teacher(s) usually do not record classes, either. Therefore, if you are absent, we are not able to provide the
recording for you. However, if you have a speaking test or presentation, the teacher’s Zoom will record it. In
that case, teacher(s) will tell everyone about recording before that. Recordings of exams will not be provided
to students.

2. Zoom video settings

Language lessons are carried out based on seeing each other’s face. Therefore, all students should be sure to
turn on their video and show their faces during classes. If you do not have a camera on your PC
install it. If you do not have a webcam available, or you have some other special reasons for yo
settings, talk with your teacher individually.

3. Internet environment
It is difficult for teacher(s) to judge the individual circumstances of the student and support the internet
environment maintenance. Please check your internet environment and do your best to ensure that you can take
classes smoothly.

★ If you have problems with ZOOM, please try to get help from Academic office.

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→ The APU Academic Office

Email: acsubmit@apu.ac.jp

★ Please check the following website to take online classes smoothly.

https://en.apu.ac.jp/academic/page/content0327.html/?c=17

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