This course is designed for students who already learned about 100 Kanji (Chinese characters), or students who are at TJ1-TJ2 level in their Japanese. The goal of this semester is to acquire 150 Kanji, extend their vocabulary, and to be able to guess the meaning of the words from the Kanji. In each class, students will learn about 10 to 150 kanji.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand the basic knowledge of Kanji.
2) read about 250 kanji and short texts.
3) write about 250 kanji and short messages.

Week 1: Introduction to the course,　Lesson 11（Review）
Week 2: Lesson 12 Radicals -2- top, bottom
Week 3: Lesson 13 Radicals -3- upper left, enclose
Week 4: Lesson 14 Radicals -4- lower left Phonetic?ideographic Characters
Week 5: Lesson 15 Personal Relationship & Review Lessons 11-15
Week 6: Midterm Examination & Feedback
Week 7: Lesson 16 Kanji for Adjectives-2-
Week 8: Lesson 17 Kanji for Verbs-2- Movement
Week 9: Lesson 18 Kanji for Spatial Positions
Week 10: Lesson 19 Kanji for Prefixes and Suffixes
Week 11: Lesson 20 Administrative Divisions
Week 12: Lesson 21 Kanji for Verbs-3- SURU Verbs
Week 13: Lesson 22 Kanji Compounds-1-
Week 14: Review Lessons 16-22
Week 15: Final Examination & Feedback
＊This schedule is subject to change.

In each class, about 15 Kanji will be introduced. Students practice them through various tasks such as reading short texts, making phrases and writing compositions. Students are expected to be able to correctly write Kanji including stroke orders and shaping. Japanese language is used for the instruction of this course.

This class is a combination of face-to-face and non-face-to-face classes. When non-face-to-face classes are conducted, a combination of distance learning (simultaneous bidirectional class) and assignment delivery learning (on-demand class) is conducted. Distribution of lesson materials and lectures will be conducted using ToyoNet-Ace, Webex Meetings, YouTube, Google, PDF files, Word files, and PowerPoint files. Questions and answers will be held at ToyoNet-Ace and Webex Teams, and real-time discussions will be held at Webex Meetings.

Before class, students are expected to:
1) Read the kanji that will be covered in the class.
2) Memorize the meaning of each kanji so that they can participate fully in classroom activities.
After class, students are expected to:
1) Review the kanji covered in the class and make sure they can read and write them correctly without looking at the textbook.
2) Complete homework assignments.
3) Prepare for quizzes.

For advanced learning (1 hour), follow the lecture schedule and carefully review the terminology, summarize your thoughts, and prepare for the class. In the post-course study (1 hour), please review the handouts and other materials used in the class. Also, please use the reference materials introduced in the class to expand your knowledge.
Please actively participate in the class. If you have any assignments or presentations, please submit or prepare them by the deadline.

Final examination : 20%
Mid-term examination : 20%
Quizzes : 20%
Assignments : 20%
Attendance & Class Performance : 20%
Grading conforms to Toyo university’s grading standard.

Japanese Writing I or equivalent.

〝BASIC KANJI BOOK Vol.1 new edition″ written by Chieko KANO, published by BONJINSHA Inc. (2015) ￥2,400 + tax

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