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Undergraduate Course: Foundation Japanese Language 1 (ASST07009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA course for beginners with no previous knowledge of Japanese, designed to introduce the Japanese Language and culture. The course is not suitable for students with previous knowledge of Japanese.
The examination will consist of a two-hour written paper.
NOTE: Numbers on this course are restricted therefore Directors of Studies should contact the Course Organiser.
Course description W1: Introduction to the course
W2:Hiragana
W3:Katakana
W4:L.1,2
W5:L.2,3
W6: L.3; Review: hiragana & katakana, L.1-3; Class test 1 (hiragana & katakana, L.1-3), Listening comprehension test 1 (L.1-3)
W7:L.4,5
W8: L.6, 7; Class test 1 feedback
W9: L.7; Review; Class test 2, Listening comprehension test 2 (L.4-7)
W10:L.8,9
W11: Review: L.1-9; Class test 2 feed
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Foundation Japanese Language 1 (ASST07008)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs A textbook and a workbook
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will develop basic reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
  2. They will acquire knowledge of basic grammatical structures and a vocabulary of approximately 400 high-frequency words and phrases and the 2 basic character sets.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Students must attend both classes.

This course will appear on students' personalised timetable.

The first class meeting will be the second class of the first week in the normal teaching room at the normal teaching time.

Please note that it is not possible to audit this course.
KeywordsOLFJAPA1SEM2
Contacts
Course organiserDr Helen Parker
Tel: (0131 6)50 4230
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Helene Thomsen
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949
Email:
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