* Explanation about changes from 2017
* Classes in the Depertment of Applied Japanese Linguistics
* Classes in the School of Arts and Letters
Title: Family in Japan
Date: Tuesday 10:30-12:00
Room: 133?
Code: LB322**
Contents:
Lecture on family issues in contemporary Japanese society 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, marriage and divorce, childbirth and childrearing, lifecourse and the family, population change and the family change.
Learning Goals:
(1) To understand basic concepts and theories of family research;
(2) To learn the current conditions of families in contemporary Japan based on empirical data
Grading Plan:
Based on submitted assignments (65%) and the term paper (35%)
Note: Open to students from Academic Consortium of Sendai member schools
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Reading Books
Date: Tuesday 8:50-10:20
Room: 133?
Code: LB331**
Contents:
Students are required to select books, read them, and make discussion with the teacher about the content of the books.
A student and the teacher hold a session basically every two weeks. The day and the time of the session is arranged for each student.
Learning Goals:
(1) To acquire skills to read academic books;
(2) To make discussion based on the content of the book
Grading Plan:
Based on the sessions with the teacher.
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Basics of Academic Writing
Date: Friday 10:30-12:00
Room: 133?
Code: LB352**
Contents:
An academic paper, such as a term paper or bachelor's thesis, must meet the following 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 by others' works. (5) The author must give appropriate citations. In this course, students learn rules and techniques for academic writing. Students also learn how to comment other's writing through peer-response activities.
Topics:
- Introduction
- Structural organization of a paper
- Sections and paragraphs
- Simple and readable sentences
- Design and preparation for a paper
- Review, comment, and proofreading
- Punctuation
- Use of tables, figures, lists, and footnotes
- To distinguish between the fact and your opinion
- Correct, concise, and concrete description
- Citation rules
- Writers' ethics
Learning Goals:
To acquire the skills of academic writing
Grading Plan:
Based on submitted assignments (40%), the midterm report (20%), and the final report (40%)
Note: Open to students from Academic Consortium of Sendai member schools
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Basics of Statistical Analysis
Date: Thursday 10:30-12:00
Room: Computer Room on the 7th floor
Code: LM142**,LB542**
Contents:
This course is an introductory course for statistical analysis. Using a statistical package application, students learn basic concepts and methods such as crosstabulation, comparison of means between two groups, and statistical test.
Learning Goals:
(1) To understand the basics of statistical analysis;
(2) To acquire skills to conduct data analysis
Grading Plan:
Based on submitted assignments including the short test (70%) and the final report (30%).
Note: Open to students from Academic Consortium of Sendai member schools
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Basics of Questionnaire Survey
Room: Kansatu Situ
Date: Wednesday 10:30-12:00
Code: LM132**,LB532**
Contents:
This course is an introductory course for the questionnaire survey method. Students acquire basic knowledge and skills through planning and conducting a survey based on their own theme, as well as taking lectures on concepts and methods of questionnaire survey.
Learning Goals:
(1) To know the advantage and disadvantage of the questionnaire survey method;
(2) To learn the real process of questionnaire surveys by practice
Grading Plan:
Based on submitted assignments (40%), the questionnaire (30%), and the final report (30%).
Note: Part of Tohoku University Global Leader Program
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Reading Seminar in Contemporary Japanese Studies
Date: Friday 14:40-16:10
Room: Kansatu Situ
Code: LM154**,LB554**
Contents:
Students read and discuss on papers (in Japanese or English) of contemporary Japanese studies 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.
Learning Goals:
(1) To learn how to search, get, and read papers;
(2) To acquire skills in visual presentation and discussion.
Grading Plan:
Assignments (30%), presentation (40%), and discussion (30%)
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Work in Japan
Date: Tuesday 10:30-12:00
Room: 315?
Code: LB422**
Contents:
Lecture on issues related to work in contemporary Japan, based on sociology and related fields: economics, management, law, and so on. Topics will be as follows: labor statistics, labor law and policies, internal and external labor market, career and lifecourse, social stratification and social mobility, and gender and work.
Learning Goals:
To understand issues about work in contemporary Japan
Grading Plan:
Based on assignments including homework
Note: Open to students from Academic Consortium of Sendai member schools
Note: Part of Tohoku University Global Leader Program
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Academic Study Skills
Date: Friday 10:30-12:00
Room: Kansatu Situ
Code: LB452**
Contents:
Introductory seminar to develop students' attitudes and skills for academic research.
Learning Goals:
To acquire skills of literature survey, reading, logical and critical thinking, and discussion.
Grading Plan:
Based on submitted assignments (50%) and final presentation and report (50%).
Note: Part of Tohoku University Global Leader Program
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Basics of In-depth Interview
Room: Kansatu Situ
Date: Wednesday 10:30-12:00
Code: LM232**,LB632**
Contents:
Students learn basics of interview as a qualitative research method. Along with lectures on concepts and theory of in-depth interview, students plan, conduct, transcribe, and analyze interviews based on their own theme.
Learning Goals:
(1) To understand the advantage of the interview method;
(2) To learn the real process of interview research by practice
Grading Plan:
Based on submitted assignments (50%), presentation and the final report (50%)
Note: Part of Tohoku University Global Leader Program
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
Title: Statistical analysis in practice
Date: Thursday 10:30-12:00
Room: Computer Room on the 7th floor
Code: LM242**,LB642**
Contents:
In this course, students learn advanced-level statistical methods, using a statistical package application.
Learning Goals:
To know how to make proper use of a variety of statistical methods according to the focus of the analysis and properties of the data
Grading Plan:
Based on submitted assignments (70%) and the final report (30%)
Note: Open to students from Academic Consortium of Sendai member schools
[Materials for this class (in Japanese)]
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* Explanation about changes from 2017
Classes in the Depertment of Applied Japanese Linguistics
Created: 2018-03-14. Updated: 2018-03-14.
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