Learning Objectives
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The learning objectives of this course are to continuously develop competences in Japanese speaking, writing and reading. The students should be able to 1) read about more specialized topics concerning culture, society and economy, 2) write compositions in order to enhance the students reading and writing skills.
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Japanese:
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Assessment
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Home Assignment
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Marking Scale
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Pass / Fail
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Censorship
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No censorship
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Exam Period
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Winter Term
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Aids
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Please, see the detailed regulations below
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Duration
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Please, see the detailed regulations below
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The end-of-course winter exam is taken by duly submitting three written assignments during the fall course. In order to pass Japanese 3, all assignments must be graded as pass by the instructor. Dates and formats will be announced in the syllabus in the beginning of the fall semester |
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Course Content
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The focus of teaching is to enable the students to communicate in intermediate Japanese. This course will continue to work with the textbook system from Y1 primarily dealing with topics of a socioeconomic content. The overall focus of this course is vocabulary building, textual comprehension and written/oral production. |
Teaching Methods
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Teaching methods are a mix of lectures and group work guided by cooperative learning principles that engage each student to a maximum extent. The languages of instruction are Japanese and English. Active involvement in class discussion and activities is expected of all participants, so students should come to class prepared to contribute.
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