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Semester 1

Japanese Language Post Beginner (ASST08058)

Subject

Asian Studies

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

1

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting Students must pass the placement test for this course (conducted by the end of Week 1). Visiting Students must have passed Japanese Language Beginner (ASST08059) or equivalent at grade B or above. **Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

A continuation of Japanese Language Beginner. Teaching will be aimed at enabling students to speak, read and write Modern Japanese at a pre-intermediate level, equivalent to Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5 or Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level A1/A2. The course provides essential grounding for the pre-intermediate level course "Japanese Language Pre-Intermediate" and subsequent study to the lower intermediate-level continuation course. This course is intended primarily for students taking Japanese honours and priority will be given to those students when spaces are limited. A good deal of private study is necessary to meet the requirements of the course. This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Japanese. If in doubt, contact the Course Organiser. A placement test and questionnaire on students' background in Japanese language studies will be conducted in the induction session.

Course Description

Japanese Language Post Beginner will cover all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing). It will introduce the three sets of Japanese characters, grammar and vocabulary at the pre-intermediate level of Japanese language, such as numbers, location words, verbs in present and past tenses, adjectives etc through a lot of fun communicative activities in class. It also covers useful expressions for daily life such as shopping, ordering at a restaurant, asking for directions, talking about weather, booking a flight / hotel room etc. Japanese Language Post Beginner is taught through a series of classes focussed on different aspects of language learning. As offered in the University's Hybrid Model, many activities are provided asynchronously, and they require a lot of individual study. The teaching activities will follow this pattern on a weekly basis: - The Conversation and Grammar class covers the Conversation and Grammar section of the textbook. This is the main class for the course, and the class will be offered synchronously and asynchronously. (LO1, 2,5) - The Reading and Writing class covers the Reading and Writing section of the textbook, including kana and kanji characters. This class will be offered synchronously and asynchronously. (LO1,3,4) - The Workbook class covers the Workbook of the textbook. This class will be offered synchronously and asynchronously.(LO1,3) - The Oral class focuses on developing speaking skills including pronunciation and useful phrases in real situations. This class will be offered synchronously and asynchronously. (LO1,2) - The Language Application class mainly covers the group project work and other useful skills for learning Japanese such as how to type Japanese characters and online dictionaries. This class will be offered synchronously and asynchronously. (LO2,4,5) There will be regular homework assignments throughout the semester. You are also expected to do a set of group work with peer feedback element. Be sure to read the additional class delivery information before enrolling on this course.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 40%, Coursework 40%, Practical Exam 20%

Additional Restrictions

This course cannot be taken alongside Japanese Language Beginner (ASST08059). Auditing this course is not permitted.

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