UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES
& INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Course Units 2015-2016
Japanese Syllabus C
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Japanese Syllabus B at the UCL CLIE or a similar course and have experience of dealing with
relevant authentic material.
Course duration
20 x 2-hour classes.
Self-Study
80 hours in total.
Course codes
LCJA6003, LCJAG003, LCJAM003, LCJA6023, LCJAG023, LCJAM023 (together with Japanese syllabus B), LCJA6034,
LCJAG034, LCJAM034 (together with Japanese syllabus D).
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students with a good basic knowledge of Japanese to develop the four skills further.
Students should then be able to communicate in daily situations within Japan.
Students will be able to hold basic conversation with native speakers and discuss personal, social and current issues using
appropriate structures.
Cultural awareness will be further 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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Talking about your dreams
Asking a favour
Having lost a bag on a train
Booking tickets
Talking about your work situation
Conversing with a doctor
At a tea ceremony
Planning a ski holiday
Talking about lifelong habits
At Kansai airport on the sea
Linguistic Structures
Grammar
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－んです・－ていただけませんか
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Potential forms
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ながら・－し、
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－ています・－てしまいました
－てあります・－ておきます
Cohortative forms・－と思う・つもり
－たほうがいい・－でしょう・－かもしれません
Imperatives・－という－
－とおりに、・－たあとで、・－ないで－
－ば、・－なら、・－ければ－ほど－
－ようにする・－ようになる
Passive auxiliaries
A minimum of 140 漢字 (かんじ) characters
Learning Resources
Syllabus C
Syllabus B/C
Syllabus C/D
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Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu II Textbook 2nd Edition (3A Network) – ISBN: 9784883196463
Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu II Grammatical Notes 2nd Edition (3A Network) – ISBN: 9784883196647
Basic Kanji Book Volume 1 (Bonjinsha) – ISBN: 9784893580917
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.