Undergraduate Course: Intermediate Japanese Language (ASST08048)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course is a continuation of Japanese 2A / Japanese Language 2. It enables students to develop further in speaking, listening, reading and writing to Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 or Common European Framework of Reference for Languages B1/2.
This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Japanese, or complete beginners. If in doubt, contact the Course Organiser.
All students will be given a formative feedback exercise that will be helpful for the assessment for this course and students' general academic development.
A placement test and questionnaire on students¿ background in Japanese language studies will be conducted in the first class. |
| Course description |
Syllabus (e.g. Tobira L.1: Tobira textbook Lesson 1):
S1:
W1: Introduction, How to use Tobira textbook
W2: How to use Tobira textbook, Tobira L.1 revision (expressions and vocabulary for describing geography, Japanese folklore)
W3: Tobira L.2-3 revision (Japanese speech styles, technology and society)
W4: Tobira L.4-5 revision (Japanese attitude towards sports, Japanese food)
W5: Tobira L.5-6 revision (Japanese food, customs and religion), Class Test 1
W6: Tobira L.7 (expressions and vocabulary for describing pop culture)
W7: Tobira L.7 (claiming, and complaining)
W8: Tobira L.8 (expressions and vocabulary for describing Japanese traditional art)
W9: Tobira L.8 (telling a story)
W10: Tobira L.9 (expressions and vocabulary for describing education), Class Test 2
W11: Tobira L.9 (Japanese education and complimenting)
S2:
W1: Tobira L.10 (expressions and vocabulary for describing Japanese vending machine)
W2: Tobira L.10-11 (asking for information, expressions and vocabulary for describing history)
W3: Tobira L.11 (expressions and vocabulary for describing history, talking about past events)
W4: Tobira L.12 (expressions and vocabulary for describing traditional crafts)
W5: Tobira L.12 (describing how to make things), Class Test 3
ILW: no normal classes
W6: Tobira L.13 (expressions and vocabulary for describing Japanese poem 'Haiku')
W7: Tobira L.13-14 (interviewing and presentation, expressions and vocabulary for describing politics)
W8: Tobira L.14 (expressions and vocabulary for describing politics and discussions)
W9: Tobira L.15 (expressions and vocabulary for describing world)
W10: Tobira L.15 (discussion / debate skills), Class Test 4
W11: Tobira L.15 (debate), revision
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 15 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 88,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
302 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
30 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Course work (50%): presentations, class tests, quizzes, assignments, tasks and participation.
Degree exam (50%): 2 hour written paper 30% in May diet, Practical exams (Oral exam and Reading Authentic Material with Technology exam): 20%.
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students:
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
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Reading List
Textbooks:
1) TOBIRA Gateway to Advanced Japanese Learning Through Content and Multimedia
Authors: Mayumi Oka, Michio Tsutsui, Junko Kondo, Shoko Emori, Yoshiro Hanai, Satoru Ishikawa
Publisher: Kuroshio Publishers, ISBN: 978-4-87424-447-0 C0081, 13/07/2009.
2) Power Up Your Kanji- 800 Basic Kanji as a Gateway to Advanced Japanese (TOBIRA Gateway to Advanced Japanese series)
Authors: Mayumi Ota, Satoru Ishikawa, Junko Kondo, Michio Tsutsui, Yoshiro Hanai
Publisher: Kuroshio Publishers, ISBN: 978-4-87424-487-6 C0081, 11/08/2010.
3) Tobira, Gateway To Advanced Japanese : Grammar Power Exercises for Mastery(TOBIRA Gateway to Advanced Japanese series)
Authors: Shoko Emori, Yoshiro Hanai, Satoru Ishikawa
Publisher: Kurosio Shuppan. ISBN: 9784874245705, 2012.
Useful textbooks for kanji for self study:
1. Kanji Look And Learn Textbook:
Authors: Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Chikako Shinagawa, Kaori Tajima, Kyoko Tokashiki
ISBN: 9784789013499, Publisher: Japan Times Published: May 2009.
2. Kanji Look And Learn Workbook
Authors: Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Chikako Shinagawa, Kaori Tajima, Kyoko Tokashiki
ISBN: 9784789013505, Publisher: Japan Times Published: June 2009.
3. Intermediate Kanji Book VOL.1 (Rev. 3rd Ed.)
Authors: Chieko Kao et al.
Publisher: Bonjinsha
ISBN-10: 4893588109
ISBN-13: 978-4893588104
Dictionaries:
1. The Japan Foundation Basic Japanese-English Dictionary (Tokyo/Oxford: Bonjinsha & Oxford U.P., 1986)
2. Kenkyusha¿s New Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionaries
3. Haig, John W. ed., The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, based on the classical edition by Andrew N Nelson (Tokyo: Tuttle 1997)
4. Hadamitzy, Wolfgang and Mark Spahn eds., Japanese Character Dictionary with compound lookup via any kanji (Boston: Cheng and Tsui 1991) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Fumiko Narumi-Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 6971
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr David Horn
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227
Email: |
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