Module JPNS1062: JAPANESE LANGUAGE 1A

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Japanese)

JPNS1062: JAPANESE LANGUAGE 1A

Prerequisites

• A Level in Japanese or equivalent qualification, subject to decision by the module's language co-ordinator.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• Japanese Language 1B (JPNS1012); any CFLS coded module apart from Korean or Chinese. Module not available for students on the BA Modern Languages and Cultures (with Year Abroad) (R002).

Aims

• To consolidate and extend grammatical knowledge developed for A Level, to enhance communication skills in written and oral Japanese.

Content

• Weekly sessions devoted to the following:
• Grammar
• Translation from Japanese into English and comprehension (reading)
• Translation from English into Japanese and composition (writing)
• Kanji writing
• Audio-Visual Comprehension (listening)
• Oral (speaking)
• The teaching and resources in this module reflect a commitment to linguistic and cultural diversity. It positions the richness of the Japanese-speaking world at the core of its syllabus

Learning Outcomes

• Students will extend their basic vocabulary to a level commensurate with Level 2 study and complete the process of familiarisation with more complex grammatical structures, extend their knowledge of kanji, and become exposed to a greater diversity of registers, including honorific and plain forms, and text-types.

• Students will develop skills in translation (from Japanese into English and English into Japanese), in producing more sophisticated spoken and written Japanese, and in processing aural and visual material in the target language.

• Students will begin to develop the ability to work independently within a prescribed framework and across a range of differentiated tasks.
• On completion of the course, students will be able to present a clear argument in the target language in both oral and written form.
• Students will gain the ability to present information and /or construct an argument effectively in the target language.

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

• The course involves highly differentiated modes of teaching, appropriate to the specific skills being developed.
• A grammar lecture will set the context for a series of skills-based sessions, including small-group oral sessions, each focused on one or more of the four particular skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
• The end of year examination will take place in person, on campus

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

In addition to weekly exercises (kana/kanji & vocabulary), as specified by the teachers, there will be formal formative assessments: Listening Comprehension test and / or Comprehension/Translation test. These will be recorded. Marked scripts will be returned to students.

■ 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