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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module EAST2431: JAPANESE OPTION II

Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES

EAST2431: JAPANESE OPTION II

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

Prerequisites

  • Japanese Option I (EAST2341).

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To continue on from Japanese Option I, introducing non-specialist students to Japanese language and culture.

Content

  • This is a continuation of Japanese Option I, which is a practical conversation-based introduction to Japanese.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
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Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

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

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      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
      Language classes 44 2 per week one hour 44
      Seminars
      Preparation and Reading 156

      Summative Assessment

      Component: Examination Component Weighting: 80%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      three-hour written examination 100%
      Component: Oral Examination Component Weighting: 20%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      oral/aural examination 15 minutes 100%

      Formative Assessment:

      Written homework, essays, short oral presentations.


      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