* Explanation about changes from 2012
Classes in the Depertment of Applied Japanese Linguistics
Title: Family in Japan
Date: Friday 8:50-10:20
Room: 133
Code: LB35103
Contents:
Lectures on family issues in contemporary Japanese society.
The lectures will be based on sociology and related fields:
law, economics, population studies, and so on.
Topics will be as follows:
analysis of kinship, form and institution of the family, marraige and divorce,
childbirth and childrearing, lifecourse and the family, population change and the family change.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Basics of Academic Writing
Date: Tuesday 8:50-10:20
Room: 133
Code: LB32102
Contents: An academic paper, such as a term paper or bachelor's thesis,
must fulfill some requirements.
(1) It must be based on facts and logics.
(2) Sections and paragraphs must be arranged with well-structured organization.
(3) Descriptions must be correct and can hardly be misunderstood.
(4) Author's opinions must be distinguished from findings of others' works.
(5) The author must give appropriate citations.
In this class students learn rules and techniques for academic writing
through writing term papers.
Main topics are the following:
Students also learn how to comment other's writing through peer-review activities.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Basics of Statistical Analysis
Date: Wednesday 10:30-12:00
Room: Computer Room on the 7th floor
Code: LM13206
Contents:
Students learn basic concepts and methods of statistical analysis.
Using the statistical package SPSS, they learn such methods as
crosstabulation and comparison of mean between two groups.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Basics of Interview Method
Room: Kansatu Situ
Date: Thursday 10:30-12:00
Code: LM24205
Contents:
Students learn basics of interview as a qualitative research method
through lectures on concepts and through planning, conducting, scripting, and analyzing interviews based on their own theme.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Work in Japan
Date: Friday 8:50-10:20
Room: 133
Code: LB45102
Contents:
Lectures on issues related to work in contemporary Japan.
The lectures will be based on sociology and related fields:
economics, management, law, and so on.
Topics will be as follows:
labor statistics, employment law and policies, internal and external labor market,
career and lifecourse, social stratification and social mobility, and gender and work.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Academic Study Skills (undergraduate)
Date: Tuesday 8:50-10:20
Room: Kansatu Situ
Code: LB42101
Contents:
Introductory seminar to develop students' attitudes and skills for academic research.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Basics of Questionnaire Survey
Room: Kansatu Situ
Date: Thursday 10:30-12:00
Code: LM24205
Contents:
Students learn basics of questionnaire survey
through lectures on concepts and methods and through conducting a survey based on their own theme.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Statistical analysis in practice
Date: Wednesday 10:30-12:00
Room: Computer Room on the 7th floor
Code: LM23207,LB63207
Contents:
We must make proper use of
a variety of statistical methods according to the focus of the analysis and properties of data.
In this class, students learn characteristics of and tips about some statistical methods,
using a statistical package on PCs.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Reading seminar on contemporary Japanese studies
Date: Tuesday 14:40-16:10
Room: Kansatu Situ
Code: LM22402,LB62406
Contents:
Papers (mainly in English) of contemporary Japanese studies chosen by students are criticized from the four viewpoints:
(a) scanning of key concepts,
(b) skimming of the structure of the paper,
(c) tables and figures, and
(d) logics.
We take two weeks to read one paper with four students making presentations from the four viewpoints above.
The goal of this class is
(1) to learn how to search and get papers,
(2) to learn how to read papers, and
(3) to acquire skills in visual presentation and discussion.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
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Created: 2013-03-16. Updated: 2013-03-16.
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