Undergraduate Course: Foundation Japanese 3 (ASST07012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | This course is for post-beginners with some knowledge of Japanese or students who have successfully completed Introductory Japanese 2 or Foundation Japanese 2. It is not suitable for absolute beginners.  
The examination will consist of a two-hour written paper. 
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| Course description | 
    
    W1: Introduction to the course, review of JBP-I: L.1-18 
W2: JBP-I: L.19 (travelling, duration of time), L.20 (asking for permission & requests) 
W3: JBP-I: L.20 , L.21 (forbidding something) 
W4: JBP-I: L.21 , L.22 (talking about current activities) 
W5: Class test (L.19-21), JBP-I: L.22  
W6: JBP-I:, L,23 (talking about current states) 
W7: Class test 1 feedback, JBP-I: L. 24 (skills, likes and dislikes) 
W8: JBP-I: L. 25 (wanting to do something) 
W9: JBP-I: JBP-II: L.1 (comparison 1), Class test 2 (L22-24) 
W10: JBP-II: L.2 (comparison 2) 
W11: JBP-II: L.2, Class test feedback, review
    
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Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Students will further develop basic reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, to nearly Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level A1 (the lowest).
 - Some additional basic frequently used kanji are also introduced, following on from those introduced in Foundation Japanese Language 2.
 
     
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Reading List 
Essential textbook: 
 
1) Japanese for Busy People I Kana version (Revised Third Edition), AJALT, Kodansha. 
ISBN : 978-4-7700-3009-2 / 4-7700-3009-6 
Published : Jan, 2007 
 
2) Japanese for Busy People II [With CD (Audio)] (Revised Third Edition), AJALT, Kodansha. 
 ISBN-10: 1568363869 | ISBN-13: 978-1568363868 | 
Publication Date: 9 April 2012 |   
 
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 pairs of classes. See Web Timetable 2014/2015. 
 
This course will appear on students' personalised timetable.  
 
Please note that it is not possible to audit this course. | 
 
| Keywords | OLFJAPA3SEM2 | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Fumiko Narumi-Munro 
Tel: (0131 6)50 6971 
Email: F.Narumi-Munro@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Helene Thomsen 
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949 
Email: Helene.Thomsen@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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