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Semester 2

Japanese Language Pre-Intermediate (ASST08057)

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 Post Beginner (ASST08058) or equivalent at grade B or above. **Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

A continuation of Japanese Language Post Beginner. Teaching will be aimed at enabling students to speak, read and write Modern Japanese at a lower intermediate level, closely at the level of Japanese Language Proficiency Test N4 or Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level A2. The course provides essential grounding for the lower intermediate level course and subsequent study to the third-year Japanese Honours Degree level. This course is intended primarily for students taking Japanese honours and priority will be given to those students when spaces are limited. This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Japanese, or complete beginners. 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

JJapanese Language Pre-Intermediate will continue to cover all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) and will help students expand their socio-cultural knowledge for communication. It will also provide further knowledge of kanji characters, grammar and vocabulary to the upper elementary level of Japanese language, including honorific expressions, passive forms, causatives etc. Japanese Language Pre-Intermediate 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 the class will be offered synchronously and asynchronously. (LO1,3,4) - The Workbook class covers the Workbook of the textbook. This class will be offered the 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 Project class 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 50%, Coursework 40%, Practical Exam 10%

Additional Restrictions

This course cannot be taken alongside Japanese Language Beginner (ASST08059) OR Japanese Language Post Beginner (ASST08058). Auditing this course is not permitted.

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