Foreign Students

Japanese Language Courses

(Fall and Spring; 1-3 credits or equivalents per course)
Saga University offers the three lowest levels and the two highest levels of language courses: 1) the first half of beginning, 2) the second half of beginning, 3) the first half of intermediate, 4) the first half of advanced and 5) the second half of advanced. Students are required to take a Japanese placement test upon their arrival, and will be placed at a level according to their language test score. The program offers choices among the beginning levels and the beginning intermediate level and among the advanced levels, and students are able to gain Japanese skills either at the daily-life level or an academic level. SPACE undergraduate students can earn credits after completing these courses. SPACE graduate students can officially obtain scores, and have the learning periods recognized.
学生は来日後にプレースメントテストを受け、その結果により適切なレベルに分けられます。それぞれのレベルに応じて日本での生活や佐賀大学での勉学活動に必要な日本語を学習することができます。

Lectures and Drills

Beginning I, meeting three times per week, 90 minutes for each
It is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of Japanese. The purpose of this level is to acquire the first half of basic Japanese grammar enabling students to be proficient in speaking, writing, listening, and reading. This level focuses on enhancing oral proficiency, including listening skills. Students will also learn Japanese characters: Hiragana and Katakana. Successful students will achieve a proficiency level equivalent to level N5 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).

Beginning II, meeting three times per week, 90 minutes for each
It is designed for students who have basic knowledge of Japanese or who have successfully finished JLLB1 at Saga University. The purpose of this level is to acquire the second half of basic Japanese grammar enabling students to be proficient in speaking, writing, listening and reading. It focuses on developing more intricate parts of oral proficiency. Successful students will achieve the proficiency level equivalent to JLPT level N4.

Intermediate I, meeting three times per week, 90 minutes for each
It is designed for students understanding beginning-level Japanese and who have started studying intermediate level Japanese or who have successfully completed JLLB2 at Saga University. The aim of this course is for students to actively use beginning-level Japanese through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities, and to learn intermediate-level grammar items and expressions.

Practices

The instructor does not give explanations to the student in each of the following practice courses, but help the students to acquire the specified skills with or without the help of Japanese student volunteers.

Practice of Kanji and Vocabulary, Beginnings I and II and Intermediates I and II, once per week, 90 minutes
Each of the students learns the writings and readings of kanji at his or her level everyday by him- or herself. He or she checks his or her own weekly learnings of kanji in the class, helped by the instructor and Japanese student volunteers. You have two examinations in one semester.

Practice of Reading, at all levels, once per week, 90 minutes
Each of the students reads one Japanese book after another that the instructor brings to class. He or she will make an oral presentation on the content of the book that he or she finishes reading among the students at the same proficiency level.

Practice in Tutorial, at all levels, once per week, 90 minutes
Each of the students decides what aspect of the language or the communication in the language he or she learns in the course. He or she checks his learnings with the help of the instructor.

Lectures and drills

Academic Japanese Courses at the levels of advanced and intermediate II, once per week, 90 minutes for each
Students who have Japanese proficiency of Intermediate II or higher can also register for Academic Japanese Courses at those levels.

Japanese Curriculum of Saga University

90 minutes for one time class

Course TitleMeeting TimesType of SkillsOffered SemesterLevels
Lectures and Drills
Integrated Japanese Beginning I3IntegratedFall and SpringBeginning I
Integrated Japanese Beginning II3IntegratedFall and SpringBeginning II
Integrated Japanese Intermediate I3IntegratedFall and SpringIntermediate I
Academic Japanese D1WritingFall and SpringIntermediate II
Academic Japanese B1Oral PresentationFall and SpringAdvanced
Academic Japanese E1Report WritingFall and SpringAdvanced
Practices
Japanese Practices B/D1Kanji and VocabularyFall/SpringBeginnings I, II, and Intermediates I, II
Academic Japanese A/C1Reading ComprehensionFall/SpringAll levels
Japanese Practices A/C1TutorialFall/SpringAll levels

日本語カリキュラム

授業名週当たり授業数内容開講学期対象レベル
日本語総合初級I3コマ総合前期・後期初級前半
日本語総合初級II3コマ総合前期・後期初級後半
日本語総合中級I3コマ総合前期・後期中級前半
日本語演習(A)/(C)1コマチュートリアル前期・後期全レベル
日本語演習(B)/(D)1コマ漢字前期・後期初級前半~中級後半
アカデミック・ジャパニーズA1コマ読解前期のみ全レベル
アカデミック・ジャパニーズB1コマ発表前期・後期上級
アカデミック・ジャパニーズC1コマ読解後期のみ全レベル
アカデミック・ジャパニーズD1コマ作文前期・後期中級後半
アカデミック・ジャパニーズE1コマ作文前期・後期上級