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Course Proposal Details for - Japanese Language 1 (Course code not assigned)
School
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
An integrated introduction to spoken and written Japanese for
those with little or no previous knowledge of the language. The
course will include kana writing (the Japanese phonetic
writing), and an introduction to some kanji (Japanese
Characters), approximately 150 to 250. A good deal of private
study is necessary to meet the requirements of the course.
The course provides essential grounding for the second year
Japanese language course Japanese Language 2 (which is a
replacement course of Japanese 2A, ASST08006 ) and
Course Description subsequent study to Japanese Honours Degree level.
This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of
Japanese. If in doubt, contact the Course Organiser.
All students will be given a formative feedback exercise that
will be helpful for the assessment for this course and students'
general academic development.
A placement test and questionnaire on students' background in
Japanese language studies will be conducted in the first class.
Normal Year Taken Year 1 Undergraduate
Course Level
UG
(PG/UG)
Visiting Student
Available to all students
Availability
SCQF Credits
40
Credit Level
SCQF Level 8
(SCQF)
Home Subject Area Asian Studies
Other Subject Area
Course Organiser
Fumiko Narumi-Munro
Course Secretary
David Horn
% not taught by this
institution
Collaboration
Information (School
/ Institution)
Total contact
132
teaching hours
textbooks (approximate costs: Genki 1 textbook: £45.50; Genki
Any costs to be met
1 workbook: £20.50; Kanji Look and Learn Textbook: £23.50;
by students
Kanji Look and Learn workbook
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Prohibited
Combinations
Visting Student Prerequisites
Keywords
Fee Code (if
invoiced at course
level)
Proposer
Fumiko Narumi-Munro
Default Mode of
Classes & Assessment incl. centrally arranged exam
Study
Default delivery
Full Year
period
Marking Scheme to
Common Marking Scheme - UG Non-Honours Mark/Grade
be employed
Taught in Gaidhlig? No
Course Type
Standard
To provide a structured introduction to Japanese grammar.
To enable students to read and write hiragana, katakana and
about 150-250 kanji characters, and to use Japanese for simple
spoken and written communication, to Japanese Language
Proficiency Test N5 or Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages level A1/A2.
Summary of
Intended Learning On completion of this course, the student:
Outcomes/L01
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and
very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a
concrete type.
Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer
questions about personal details such as where he/she lives,
people he/she knows and things he/she has.
Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks
slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Learning Outcome 2
Learning Outcome 3
Learning Outcome 4
Learning Outcome 5
Special
Arrangements
Components of
Assessment
Exam Information
Course work (50%): homework, presentations, class tests,
quizzes, assignments and participation.
Degree exam (50%): 2 hour written paper 30% in May diet,
Practical exams (Oral exam and Reading Semi-Authentic
Material exam): 20%.
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May): 2 hours
Resit Exam Diet (August): 2 hours
Syllabus (e.g. L.1: Genki textbook Lesson 1):
S1:
W1 Hiragana, Katakana, L.1
W2: L.1 (self introduction, numbers)
W3: L.1-2 (prices and shopping)
W4: L.2-3 (introduction to verbs)
W5: L.3-4 (verbs, location words), Class Test 1
W6: L.4 (past tense)
W7: L.4-5 (introduction to adjectives)
W8: L.5-6 (adjectives past tense, counters)
W9: L.6 (verb te-form, requests)
W10: L.7 (adjectives te-form, describing scenes)
W11: L.7-8 (short / plain form, stating opinions), Class Test 2
Syllabus
Academic
Description
S2:
W1: L.8 (making plans)
W2: L.8-9 (stating opinions on past events, ordering at a
restaurant)
W3: L.9-10 (giving reasons, comparisons)
W4: L.10-11 (transportation, travelling)
W5: L.11 (talking about experience), Class Test 3
ILW: no normal classes
W6: L.11-12 (giving explanations and advice)
W7: L.12-13 (seeing a doctor, weather, potential form)
W8: L.13-14 (stating reasons, verbs for giving and receiving)
W9: L.14-15 (inviting friends, preparation, qualifying nouns)
W10: L.15-16 (volitional form, giving and receiving of
actions), Class Test 4
W11: L.16, revision ('when' clause)
Study Pattern
Transferable Skills
Study Abroad
Essential textbooks:
1. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I
[Second Edition]
[ With a CD-ROM for Win & Mac ]
Author: Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako
Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki,
ISBN 978-4-7890-1440-3, Publisher: The Japan Times,
Published: 11/02/2011.
2. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
Workbook I [Second Edition] [ With a CD-ROM for Win &
Mac ]
Author: Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako
Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki,
ISBN 978-4-7890-1441-0, Publisher: The Japan Times,
Published: 11/02/2011.
Reading Lists
3. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II
[Second Edition]
[ With a CD-ROM for Win & Mac ]
Authors: Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako
Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki
Publisher: The Japan Times
ISBN: 978-4-7890-1443-4, Published: 30/11/2011.
4. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
Workbook II [Second Edition] [ With a CD-ROM for Win &
Mac ]
Authors: Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, Chikako
Shinagawa, Kyoko Tokashiki
Publisher: The Japan Times
ISBN 978-4-7890-1444-1 , Published: 30/09/2011.
Useful textbooks for kanji study:
1. Kanji Look And Learn Textbook:
Authors: Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Chikako Shinagawa, Kaori
Tajima, Kyoko Tokashiki
ISBN: 9784789013499, Publisher: Japan Times Published:
May 2009.
2. Kanji Look And Learn Workbook:
Authors: Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Chikako Shinagawa, Kaori
Tajima, Kyoko Tokashiki
ISBN: 9784789013505, Publisher: Japan Times, Published:
June 2009.
Basic Kanji Book I, Chieko Kano et al., (Tokyo: Bonjinsha,
1989)
Dictionaries:
1. The Japan Foundation Basic Japanese-English Dictionary
(Tokyo/Oxford: Bonjinsha & Oxford U.P., 1986)
2. Kenkyusha¿s New Japanese-English and English-Japanese
Dictionaries
3. Haig, John W. ed., The New Nelson Japanese-English
Character Dictionary, based on the classical edition by Andrew
N Nelson (Tokyo: Tuttle 1997)
4. Hadamitzy, Wolfgang and Mark Spahn eds., Japanese
Character Dictionary with compound lookup via any kanji
(Boston: Cheng and Tsui 1991)
Other recommendations will be provided in the course
handbook.
4. Hadamitzy, Wolfgang and Mark Spahn eds., Japanese
Character Dictionary with compound lookup via any kanji
(Boston: Cheng and Tsui 1991)
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