KUGF Course Guide 2018

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Module 5Language Teaching & CommunicationLinguistic Analysis (Japanese)Most of you have probably grown up speaking Japanese and have never really thought about how speakers of other languages learn Japanese. In this course, you will learn to look at the structure of Japanese - what sounds there are, how the sounds influence one another, how words are built, how sentences are built and how words and sentences are used. The course will be useful for students who are interested in a future career in teaching Japanese to speakers of other languages.2 creditsFall SemesterInternational Business CommunicationThis is an immersion class-conducted entirely in English-that aims to help students to become first-class business professionals in this globalised world. This course follows three approaches to achieve this aim. First, the course takes a student-centred critical-thinking approach: students are encouraged to think about problems, discuss them, and devise their own unique solutions. Second, the course takes an intercultural approach to develop new ways of thinking: students are encouraged to reflect on cultural values and business practices from around the world. Third, the course helps students to develop the communication skills that are necessary to convey their ideas, to negotiate, and to persuade their target listeners.2 creditsSpring SemesterStructure of Language(Discourse and Meaning)As we interact with others in our daily lives, we convey a variety of information. However, not all of the information that is conveyed is factual in nature. The way in which we talk, for example, conveys a lot of information related to the context of the interaction such as the gender of ourselves and those we are speaking to, our age group, the mood we are in, the relationships we have with the people around us, and the community we live in all play a part in determining the way we say things. In this course, students will learn about how people use spoken language in specific ways to achieve a variety of goals through their interactions with others in their daily lives.2 creditsSpring Semester2 creditsSpring SemesterSecond Language AcquisitionIn this course, students learn several fundamental concepts in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) studies which explain how people acquire a second or foreign language. Students will understand important factors that influence success in attaining an additional language.2 creditsSpring SemesterEarly Foreign Language EducationStudents are going to learn a variety of issues involved in English language learning for young learners, especially in Japanese pubic schools.2 creditsFall SemesterEd. Tech. & Materials Development in FLTThe participants study the roles of ‘media’ in school. Foreign language teaching/learning needs to shift its style from one-way lecture, or “Chalk and Talk”, to more contingent and interactive one in which students communicate to learn and learn to communicate by using ICT and other mediation tools. The participants will be able to demonstrate both theoretical and practical knowledge about media in language classroom.2 creditsFall SemesterLinguistic Analysis (English)This course introduces how to analyze English from linguistic point of view. The course explores the underlying systematic rules of English usage mainly from syntactic and semantic points of view. Since the course will consist of both lecture/discussion and problem-solving/analysis sessions in which English and Japanese data are always examined contrastively, students should have some knowledge of both English and Japanese grammar and grammatical terms.2 creditsFall SemesterIndividual Differences in Language LearningThe aim of this course is to understand English language teaching/learning from learners perspectives especially by focusing on individual differences such as motivation, learning strategies, learning styles which are claimed to influence English language learning. Students first understand the definitions, concepts, and their influences on learning/teaching through literature review. Then, they will learn how to develop effective strategy training materials.Course Guide 20189