2013/2014
BA-1001Y0J Japanese Intro 1
English Title |
Japanese Intro 1 |
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Language |
Japanese |
Exam ECTS |
24 ECTS |
Type |
Mandatory |
Level |
Bachelor |
Duration |
One Semester |
Course period |
Autumn |
Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
Study board |
Study Board for Asian Study Programme
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Course
coordinator |
- Kristina Kazuhara - Department of International Economics and
Management (INT)
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Both Japanese Intro 1
& Japanese Intro 2 must be passed in order to continue to ASP
1st semester. |
Main academic
disciplines |
- Language and Intercultural Studies
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Last updated on
15-08-2013
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Learning objectives |
After having completed the full year
course the student should be able to:
- Translate texts of the same level as curriculum from Japanese
into English
- Correctly read, write, and understand the characters from
curriculum
- Construct simple phrases about people and places applying the
correct grammar and actively use vocabulary from
curriculumvocabulary from curriculum
- • Engage in basic dialogue coping with straightforward
questions related to very familiar topics
- • Pronounce without major errors (in regard to contracted
sounds; double consonants; voiced consonants i.e. “s” vs. “z”; “t”
vs. “d”; “k” vs. “g”)
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Course prerequisites |
This course is part of the
propaedeutic year at ASP |
Examination |
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
Mid-term
exam: | Examination form | Written sit-in exam | Individual or group exam | Individual | Assignment type | Written assignment | Duration | 2 hours | Grading scale | Pass / Fail | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | Exam period | Winter Term | Aids allowed to bring to the exam | Closed Book: no aids | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead. | Description of the exam
procedure
Japanese Intro 1 Mid-term fall
exam:
Mid-term fall exam consists of an individual 2-hours written test
without any study aids graded by instructor as pass/fail.
Curriculum corresponds to the chapters 1-6 in Genki 1
(rev. edition). |
Japanese Intro
1 End-of-course winter exam: | Examination form | Oral Exam | Individual or group exam | Individual | Duration | 20 min. per student, including examiners'
discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the
grade | Grading scale | 7-step scale | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | Exam period | Winter Term | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam It is only possible to take the exam
in the Winter semester.
Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
Japanese Intro 1 End-of-course
winter exam is an individual, oral exam without any
study aids or preparation time. Curriculum corresponds to the
entire Genki 1 (rev. edidtion) textbook material from fall
semester. Duration is max. 20 minutes including deliberation
according to the 7-point scale by examiner and internal
co-examiner. |
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Course content and
structure |
This course is part of the
propaedeutic year at ASP
An intensive course that provides students with knowledge of the
basic elements with regards to syntax, grammar, and colloquial
speech. The course will help the student to build a basic
vocabulary and communicate in basic everyday Japanese.
The course offers classes in various linguistic disciplines such as
grammar, speaking, writing, reading, and will give the student the
best prerequisite to start on Year 1 at ASP.Teaching is based on
the pedagogical textbook system “Genki 1” and “Genki
2” with text- and workbook. Each textbook includes an audio cd
and the student is expected to practice listening exercises
pertaining to each chapter at his/her own pace at home. An
intensive pronunciation class is offered for a limited period of
time in the middle of the semester. These classes take place in
themultimedia lab, where each student is able to their
pronunciation interactively with a native instructor. |
Teaching methods |
Teaching methods combine lectures and
group work guided by cooperative learning principles that engage
each student to a maximum extend.
The introductory course is a demanding full-time study. Active
class participation and submission of a number of home assignments
are expected. We encourage the students to form smaller study
groups. |
Further Information |
This course is part of the
propaedeutic year at ASP |
Expected literature |
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Genki: An integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I.
The Japan Times.
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Genki: An integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I.
Workbook. The Japan Times.
Useful handbooks and dictionaries:
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Kanji and Kana. A Handbook of the Japanese Writing
System(2002) Revised Edition. Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark
Spahn. Boston, Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.
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Nelson – The Modern Reader’s Japanese English Character
Dictionary, Andrew Nelson, Tuttle Publishing.
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Dictionary of Basic Japanese. The Japan Times
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Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese. The Japan
Times.
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Last updated on
15-08-2013