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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Asian Studies

Undergraduate Course: Japanese Language 4 (ASST10133)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe aim of the course is to promote sociocultural/sociolinguistic awareness and learning for advanced learners of Japanese to use language beyond the academic classroom. Students are expected to develop their intercultural, interpersonal and linguistic competences for professional purposes upon entering the work force.
Students as effective intercultural communicators use Japanese to engage in 'real life' situations, to understand and interpret spoken and written text on professional and daily life topics that may cause conflicting situations of comprehension and communication, and articulate thoughts and ideas effectively in a variety of forms and contexts in face-to-face interaction with professional Japanese native speakers.
Course description The course aims to help students to become effective communicators in formal and informal 'real life' situations by developing skills that enable a near-native ability to judge cultural/linguistic appropriateness in a given situation.

All students will be given formative feedback exercises that will be helpful for the assessment of this course and students' general academic development.

Classes cover all four skills including (1) academic and practical Japanese writing, (2) advanced Japanese language skills, and (3) research and oral/written presentation skills in Japanese.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Japanese Year Abroad 3 (Single) (ASST10127) OR Japanese Year Abroad 3 (Combined) (ASST10129)) AND Japanese Language 3 (ASST10128)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 34 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
1. Two class tests (5% each)
2. One group presentation (20%)
3. Two essays (20% each)
4. One individual speech (25%)
5. Class participation/contribution (5%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Engaged in informed discussion about key issues in Japanese social practices, culture, and language
  2. Appraise patterns, make predictions, and analyse similarities and differences between two languages and cultures
  3. Developed interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication skills for professional situations
  4. Collaborated on small project(s) - researched, produced, presented, and completed self/peer-review as part of formative exercises
  5. Apply knowledge and skills gained on the course elsewhere
Reading List
The course will be using a combination of original materials and realia rather than a textbook.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Inter-cultural, interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication skills
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Yoko Sturt
Tel: (0131 6)50 4228
Email:
Course secretaryMr David Horn
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227
Email:
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