UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES
& INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
SSCs 2015-2016
Japanese Syllabus B
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Japanese Syllabus A at the UCL CLIE or a similar course and have limited experience of dealing
with authentic material.
Course duration
Year 1 students: double-block (16 x 3-hour classes. Block 1: 8 x 3-hour classes; Block 2: workshops and tutorials related
to Project).
Year 2 students: single block (8 x 3-hour classes).
Self-Study
40 hours in total.
Course codes
LCJM6002.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to give students an opportunity to revise their survival skills and acquire more sophisticated ways
of dealing with practical matters. This includes revision and consolidation of vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax
and phonetics. Medical related issues/vocabulary will also be covered.
Students should be able to communicate in and understand Japanese on practical everyday matters related to aspects of
Japanese culture. Cultural awareness will be developed. Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how
to approach authentic material, will be enhanced. Some transferable skills will also be covered.
Course Content
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At an operating room
In an examination room
Talking about family members of a patient
Telling someone how to use rehabilitation equipment
At a hospital
Talking about your habit
Chatting in a ward
Planning for a life after recovery
Discussing an operation
Searching for an appropriate hospital
Telephoning a hospital
Being admitted to a hospital
Celebrating a discharge
Linguistic Structures
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Dictionary forms
て & た forms
Comparatives & superatives
たい forms
－てもいい・－なくてもいい
－てください・－ないでください
－なければなりません
－ことができます・－ことがあります
－たり
Adverb + なる
－と思う・－と言う
Relative clauses
－とき、・－と、
て form + あげる・もらう・くれる
－たら、・－ても、
A minimum of 70 漢字 (かんじ) characters
Learning Resources
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Minna No Nihongo Shokyuu I Textbook, 2nd Edition (3A Network) – ISBN: 9784883196036
Minna No Nihongo Shokyuu I Translation and Grammatical Notes, 2nd Edition (3A Network) – ISBN:
9784883196647
Basic Kanji Book Volume 1 (Bonjinsha) – ISBN: 9784893580917
Bilingual dictionary
A selection of authentic material will also be used.
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials available for self-study in the Self-Access Centre.