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:

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
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