This lecture provides exercises and explanations on listening comprehension. A distinctive feature of the BJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test is that it measures situational awareness and the ability to use Japanese in specific contexts. During the lecture, two types of questions, "situation understanding questions" and "Conversation listening comprehension questions," will be addressed, with participants solving actual problems.
ScheduledBJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test Preparation & Exercises [Listening Comprehension 1: Situational understanding questions and Conversational listening comprehension questions]
Lecturer
Ryuta USHIKUBO/ Toyo University Center for Global Education and Exchange（Associate Professor）
Prof. Ushikubo graduated from Dokkyo University. He learned Japanese language education in the doctoral program at Waseda university and got a PhD (Japanese Language Education). He worked as a deputy chief instructor at an overseas educational institution (Waseda Education Thailand). After returning to Japan, he kept pursuing a career in language education, working as a research assistant at Waseda University and a lecturer at the Kwansei Gakuin University. He is currently teaching Japanese at the Center for Global Education and Exchange, Toyo University. His specialty is qualitative data analysis, teacher research, and classroom research.
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Course outline
Lecture nameBJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test Preparation & Exercises [Listening Comprehension 1: Situational understanding questions and Conversational listening comprehension questions]
Date and timeFebruary 27, 2025 (Thursday) , 01:00 PM (JST) 〜 February 27, 2025 (Thursday) , 02:30 PM (JST)
Lecturer
Ryuta USHIKUBO
Toyo University Center for Global Education and Exchange（Associate Professor）
Toyo University Center for Global Education and Exchange（Associate Professor）
TargetInternational students or employees with Japanese proficiency equivalent to JLPT N1, J2(BJT) or above.
Capacity1,000 participants per lecture (first-come-first-served basis)
Streaming service
Zoom
Fee1,100 JPY
Application periodDecember 23, 2024 (Monday) , 12:00 AM (JST) ~ February 26, 2025 (Wednesday) , 11:59 PM (JST)
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