Japanese 2B (AS0008)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LLC-2-JapB

Intensive course in kanji writing with modern Japanese language texts.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass at 55% or above at the first attempt in Japanese 1. Students taking this course are normally required to take Japanese 2A concurrently.

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Japanese 2B (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2006	12:10	13:00	Room G.10, William Robertson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To equip students with the necessary reading and writing skills to continue their study of Japanese language and culture at a Japanese university by:
-enabling them to read and write over 500 kanji characters -familiarizing them with kanji in context by reading and translating texts
-providing practice in written self-expression in Japanese
-encouraging them to develop general reading skills in Japanese
-introducing them to the cultural background to Japan and developing their critical knowledge of Japanese Studies