UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
COVER SHEET FOR A NEW OR REVISED COURSE
Section A
Course title
Japanese Language 2
Teaching Unit (eg
Department)
Asian Studies
Course code
School
Literatures, Languages
and Cultures
Collaborating Body eg Department
or other Institution
Replacement course
UG
PG
New course
Revised course
Yes No
()
()
()
()
()
If Replacement course, give
Name of Course
Code
details of course (s) which this
Japanese 2A
ASST08006
course replaces
No. SCQF credit
40
Level eg
SCQF 8(Year 2
Credit
points
SCQF 8
Undergraduate)
points
No.
No. of
Scheduled class hours - include day, start
Scheduled
Hours
weeks
and finish times and term
Teaching
per week
Semester 1 and 2:
Contact Teaching
6
22
Class 1: Tuesday 9.00-12.00 or 14.00-17.00
Other required
0
0
attendance
Class 2: Wednesday 9.00-12.00 or Thursday
9.00-12.00
Tutorials if required
Course operational with effect
from (date)
2014/15
Any costs which may have to be met by students eg materials
Text books
Give details of any Prerequisite Course(s)
Name of Course (s)
Course Code (s)
Japanese 1
ASST08002
Japanese Language 1
N/A (replacement course of Japanese 1)
Give details of programme(s) for which the course is mandatory
Name of Programme (s)
Programme Code(s)
Japanese (MA Hons)
UTJAPNS
Japanese and Linguistics (MA Hons)
UTJAPLI
Course(s) which cannot be taken with this course and counted towards a minimum qualifying curriculum
Name of Course (s)
Course Code (s)
Intermediate Japanese
N/A (proposed at the same time as this proposal)
Short description of course
A continuation of Japanese Language 1. Teaching will be aimed at enabling students to speak,
read and write Modern Japanese at an upper-elementary / intermediate level.
The course provides essential grounding for the third-year Japanese Honours Degree level.
This course is not available to native or near-native speakers of Japanese, or complete
beginners. 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.
URL for supporting course
documentation
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course will further develop students’ knowledge of the language in a wide variety of
situations using more complex vocabulary and grammar, to Japanese Language Proficiency Test
N4 or Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level A2/B1.
1. Aimed overall proficiency level is Intermediate.
2. Speaking: students will be able to handle a variety of straightforward communicative tasks in
daily social situations.
3. Listening: students will be able to understand sentence-length utterances in both formal and
informal contexts.
4. Reading: With about 400-600 kanji characters in total, students will be able to read authentic
Japanese text with familiar topics with the aid of dictionary.
5. Writing: students will be able to write a short text in Japanese such as personal letters/essays,
and short descriptions. Students will be able to control more complicated syntax towards the end
of the course.
Components of Assessment
Course work (50%): homework, presentations, class tests, quizzes, assignments, participation.
and group projects.
Degree exam (50%): 2 hour written paper 30% in May diet, Practical exams: 20%.
Approval Track
Approved by Teaching Unit or equivalent
body eg department
Approved by Board of Studies (or
equivalent body)
Noted/Approved by Faculty
Approved by UGSC/SPGSC
Date
Authorised signature
Registry Use
Name
Designation
Date received
Date record created
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
COVER SHEET FOR A NEW OR REVISED COURSE
Section B
ALL COURSES
Course organiser, if known. If not known, give interim contact
Name: Fumiko Narumi-Munro
Tel:
0131 650 6971
Secretarial/administrative contact in Teaching Unit
Email: F.Narumi-Munro@ed.ac.uk
Name: David Horn
Tel: 0131 650 4227
Email: David.Horn@ed.ac.uk
If the course will appear in a departmental
website, please give the URL
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES ONLY
Year in which the course is normally taken in a structured Honours programme ()

1
1 or 2
2
2 or 3
3
3 or 4
4
4 or 5
5
Year in which the course is normally taken in a modular or non Honours programme ()
1
1 or 2
2
2 or 3
3
3 or 4
4
4 or 5
5
1 or 2 or 3
or 4 or 5

Are class exams required ? ()
Yes
No
No. of exam papers required (eg how many papers
No. exam papers
Duration
will each student be required to answer)
1
Class Exams practical exams
Degree Exams
1
2 hours
When are the exams to be taken ()


May
June
August
September
1st attempt
Resit
Has a quota for the course been approved by Faculty? ()
Yes
()
No
If yes, what is the maximum number of students permitted?
25
Rationale:
Most of the structures, syllabus and delivery are basically the same as the course ‘Japanese
2A’ which is to be replaced by this new one. There are a couple of changes:
1) Change of the name of the course: As Japanese 2A covers only Japanese language, but
not literature or any other element like DELC’s equivalent courses, the course name will
have ‘Language’ to avoid confusion, and to go along with the third and fourth year
Japanese language courses (we will have a collection of Japanese language courses
under the names of Japanese Language 1, Japanese Language 2, Japanese Language 3,
Japanese Language 4).
2) Assessment: Increased practical exam element in Degree Exam (there will be a 30% 2hour written exam covering all grammar and vocabulary from the course textbooks plus
composition and 20% practical exams such as 1) Oral exams and 2) Reading Authentic
Materials with Technology exam). The other 50 % is assessed through various and
numerous small pieces of course work, including four class tests, regular homework,
quizzes, compositions, oral presentations and group work.
3) The classes will be put together in two 3-hour slots in a week rather than six 50-minute
slots. The contact hours are the same as for the previous course. The 3-hour slots have
been introduced both because they are most suitable for concentrated, intensive study;
and as part of a process of familiarizing students with Japanese culture and society, and
especially the learning environment they will encounter on their year abroad. All MA
Japanese and Japanese and Linguistics students participate in an exchange programme
at one of our partner universities in Japan. Since Japanese universities have 90-minute
classes, our students need to get used to longer class hours before they go. As the room
booking system does not cater for 90-minute slots, we have to go for 3 hour bookings so
that we can divide 180 minutes (3 hours) into two 90-minute sessions.
Syllabus (e.g. Genki L.17: Genki textbook Lesson 17, Tobira L.1: Tobira textbook Lesson
1):
S1:
W1: Introduction, revision (of Genki L.1-16), Genki L.17 (basic vocab and grammar
revision, hearsay)
W2: Genki L.17 (guessing, describing things)
W3: Genki L.17-18 (transitivity pairs, showing regrets)
W4: Genki L.18-19 (honorific expressions)
W5: Genki L.19-20 (honorific, extra modest and humble expressions), Class Test 1
W6: Genki L.20 (modest and humble expressions, making polite requests)
W7: Genki L.20-21 (passive forms)
W8: Genki L.21 (passive forms, 'while' clauses)
W9: Genki L.21-22 (causatives and commands)
W10: Genki L.22 (causatives and complaining)
W11: Genki L.23 (causative passive, talking about decisions), Class Test 2
S2:
W1: Genki L.23, Revision of Genki (giving instructions)
W2: How to use Tobira textbook, Tobira L.1 (expressions and vocabulary for
describing geography)
W3: Tobira L.1(expressions and vocabulary for describing geography, Japanese
folklore)
W4: Tobira L.1-2 (asking for meaning, Japanese speech styles)
W5: Tobira L.2 (Japanese speech styles, describing differences, apologising), Class
Test 3
ILW: no normal classes
W6: Tobira L.3 (expressions and vocabulary for describing technology and society)
W7: Tobira L.3-4 (making requests, expressions and vocabulary for describing
Japanese mentality through Japanese martial arts)
W8: Tobira L.4 (Japanese people's attitudes towards sports, consulting)
W9: Tobira L.5 (expressions and vocabulary for describing history of Japanese food
invention through manga)
W10: Tobira L.5-6 (talking about customs relating food, Japanese customs and
religions), Class Test 4
W11: Tobira L.6, revision (expressions and vocabulary for describing religion, skills
for presentation with graphs and data)
Reading list:
Essential textbooks:
1. 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.
2. 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.
Essential textbook for Kanji Workshop:
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.
Additional textbooks (from mid Semester 2):
TOBIRA Gateway to Advanced Japanese Learning Through Content and Multimedia
Authors: Mayumi Oka, Michio Tsutsui, Junko Kondo, Shoko Emori, Yoshiro Hanai,
Satoru Ishikawa
Publisher: Kuroshio Publishers, ISBN: 978-4-87424-447-0 C0081, 13/07/2009.
Power Up Your Kanji- 800 Basic Kanji as a Gateway to Advanced Japanese
(TOBIRA Gateway to Advanced Japanese series)
Authors: Mayumi Ota, Satoru Ishikawa, Junko Kondo, Michio Tsutsui, Yoshiro Hanai
Publisher: Kuroshio Publishers, ISBN: 978-4-87424-487-6 C0081, 11/08/2010.
Tobira, Gateway To Advanced Japanese : Grammar Power Exercises for
Mastery(TOBIRA Gateway to Advanced Japanese series)
Authors: Shoko Emori, Yoshiro Hanai, Satoru Ishikawa
Publisher: Kurosio Shuppan. ISBN: 9784874245705, 2012.
Useful textbooks for kanji for self study:
Basic Kanji Book I & II
Authors: Chieko Kano et al.
Publisher: Bonjinsha
ISBN 4-89358-091-4, 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)