A Practical Report on the Specialized Subject “Japanese Linguistics”: English Composition Instruction Using Google Translate

curriculum in 2018.One of the highlights of the new curriculum is the four Global Studies subjects, which include "Japanese Linguistics."As "Japanese Linguistics" is a subject for second-year students, it was planned to start from the second year after the introduction of the new curriculum.In other words, it was scheduled to start in 2019.However, in 2019, the course was canceled because I was on a sabbatical, and therefore, it started in 2020."Japanese Linguistics" is a subject that is held in the second semester.In 2020, 11 students attended, and in 2021, 18 students have opted for this course.Classes of 2020 have already ended, and classes of 2021 are currently underway.At our university, students evaluate classes at the end of the semester.For "Japanese Linguistics" in 2020, the student satisfaction rating was 4.5.Student satisfaction is measured on a scale from 1 to 5, so a rating of 4.5 is not so bad.In addition, the number of students--11 in 2020 and 18 in 2021--is by no means small for an English subject offered as a specialized subject in the department.In 2020, of the 11 students, only 2 were students of the Department of Japanese Literature, but in 2021, all 18 students belong to the department."Japanese Linguistics" attempts to enable students to write English using Google Translate.This report introduces how this is tackled. Class MethodDue to the influence of COVID-19, this course was conducted on-demand in 2020 and 2021.At Jissen Women's University, on-demand classes are conducted using a system called manaba.The procedure for conducting the classes is as follows: The teacher gives homework in the form of "answering a question about Japanese from a