LL129-24 Japanese 1
Introductory description
Students will develop and practise basic reading and writing, listening and speaking skills.
Students will acquire a grounding in essential grammar and gain an insight into Japanese society.
Successful completion of Japanese 1 qualifies students to progress to Japanese 2.
Module aims
● to enable students to develop competence in a range of predictable everyday tasks;
● to begin to develop strategies for language learning;
● to achieve A1+ standard of the CEFR (Common European Framework of reference)
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
Communicative situations
Introductions, shopping, talking about schedules, invitations, expressing what you want to do, etc
Grammatical content
Particles (postpositions), adjectives, verbs, present and past, etc
Note: Words written phonetically using the Latin alphabet (romaji) will be only used in the very initial stage to aid learning pronunciations. Hiragana and Katakana will be used throughout.
This syllabus is for indicative purposes only and will be updated regularly to remain relevant.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- develop strategies for understanding gist and specific information
- apply a basic knowledge of grammar
- gain insight into everyday life in Japan
- interact in a simple way and ask & answer questions on familiar topics
- write short simple texts, including personal details, using correct characters
International
This module develops intercultural awareness and helps to prepare students for international student mobility
Subject specific skills
This module will develop students’ language proficiency through engaging with primary materials in the target language
Strategies for understanding gist and specific information
Intercultural competence
Transferable skills
Self-awareness
Communication
Teamwork
Digital literacy
Sustainability
Ethical values
Intercultural awareness
Professionalism
Study time
| Type | Required |
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| Supervised practical classes | 21 sessions of 2 hours (18%) |
| Online learning (independent) | 21 sessions of 1 hour (9%) |
| Private study | 173 hours (72%) |
| Assessment | 4 hours (2%) |
| Total | 240 hours |
Private study description
Work set on moodle and homework set by tutor
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group D
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
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| Reading/writing test | 50% | 1 hour 30 minutes | No |
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Reading/writing test |
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Reassessment component is the same |
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Assessment component |
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| Interim test | 10% | 1 hour 30 minutes | No |
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A short test to monitor progress in term 1. |
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Reassessment component is the same |
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Assessment component |
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| Oral test | 40% | 1 hour | No |
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Speaking Test |
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Reassessment component is the same |
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Feedback on assessment
Verbal feedback is provided to the class regarding regular formative tasks set for homework and activities completed in class; individual written feedback is also provided for written work which has been handed in by students. Feedback is also provided orally and in writing on practice test papers.
Courses
This module is Optional for:
- Year 2 of UIBA-N203 BSc in International Management
- Year 2 of UIBA-N201 BSc in Management
- Year 2 of UIBA-N202 BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP)
This module is Option list B for:
- Year 2 of UIBA-NN35 Undergraduate Accounting and Finance
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UIBA-NN36 Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Intercalated Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme)
- Year 2 of NN36 Accounting and Finance (Intercalated)
- Year 2 of NN37 Accounting and Finance (Undergraduate Partnership Programme)
- Year 3 of NN36 Accounting and Finance (Intercalated)