Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module EAST2101: WRITTEN COMPETENCE IN JAPANESE

Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES

EAST2101: WRITTEN COMPETENCE IN JAPANESE

Type	Tied	Level	2	Credits	20	Availability	Available in 2005/06	Module Cap	None.	Location	Durham

Tied to	T210
Tied to	T211
Tied to	T2L2
Tied to	T2Q1
Tied to	T2R3
Tied to	T2RC
Tied to	T2RF
Tied to	T2RK
Tied to	T2T4
Tied to	T2T9
Tied to	T2V1
Tied to	T2V5
Tied to	TN22

Prerequisites

Study abroad or equivalent language ability.

Corequisites

Spoken Competence in Japanese (EAST2111).

Excluded Combination of Modules

None.

Aims

(i) To increase students' reading/writing abilities.
(ii) To reinforce grammar.
(iii) To reinforce learning of Chinese characters and up to 1500 of the joyo kanji.

Content

An advanced module in modern written Japanese with 3 hours per week on different skills: translation, essay writing, kanji expansion.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Subject-specific Skills:

Key Skills:

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Lectures	66			66
Seminars
Preparation and Reading	134			134
Total	200			200

Summative Assessment

Component: Written examination		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
three-hour written examination in May/June		100%

Formative Assessment:

Two in-class essays (one in Michaelmas and one in Epiphany).

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University