Abstract
This paper reports on curricula and teaching materials useful for foreign students with advanced Japanese skills who are about to enter Japanese universities. In most courses taken by Japanese learners before completing their preparatory education for entry into Japanese universities advanced- and superior-level curricula are offered to those who completed programs to pass level N1 of the JLPT. I explored what teaching materials are useful for advanced classes where skillsets vary greatly and motivation is hard to maintain among students already accepted by a university. I thus experimented with listening and reading comprehension and writing instruction using real-life teaching materials along with commercially available teaching materials. Use of on-demand television programs made it possible to cover current affairs and Japan-specific information and shorten class preparation times.
