2015/2016
BA-BAPJO1004U Japanese Intro 1
| English Title |
| Japanese Intro 1 |
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| Language |
Japanese |
| Course ECTS |
30 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| 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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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
13-08-2015
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: After having completed Japanese Intro 1, the
student:
- Can make a rough translation of texts of the same level as the
curriculum from Japanese into English.
- Can read aloud correctly, exhibiting natural pausing and
intonation, although occasional mispronunciations might occur.
- Can correctly write hiragana, katakana as well as the kanji
from from curriculum
- Can understand and respond to simple questions related to
familiar topics.
- Can pronounce clearly without errors impairing the
intelligibility.
- Can construct simple phrases about people and places applying
grammar and vocabulary from curriculum.
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| Course prerequisites |
| This course is part of the
propaedeutic year at ASP. |
| Examination |
This course has two individual exams:
| Mid-term
exam: | | Exam ECTS | 7,5 | | Examination form | Written sit-in exam | | Individual or group exam | Individual | | The exam is taken in-class according to the date
and time announced on ecampus. | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 2 hours | | Grading scale | Pass / Fail | | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | | Exam period | Autumn | | 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. |
| End-of-course
exam: | | Exam ECTS | 22,5 | | 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 | | Preparation time | No preparation | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | Winter | | Aids allowed to bring to the exam | Closed Book | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The end-of-course winter exam curriculum corresponds to the
entire Genki 1 (rev. edidtion) textbook material from Fall
semester.
The exam consists of 4 parts: - Dictation using the characters studied during the semester
- Reading aloud and translating a text excerpt from the
syllabus
- Grammatical questions
- Conversation in Japanese.
The grade is based on an overall assessment of all 4
disciplines. |
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| Course content and
structure |
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This course provides knowledge of the basic elements of the
modern Japanese language with regard to syntax, grammar, and
colloquial/formal speech. The course will help the student to build
basic vocabulary and communicate in basic everyday Japanese.
The course offers classes in various linguistic disciplines such as
grammar, speaking, listening, writing, reading comprehension
through translation into English.
Our didactics evolve around the functional
approach to language teaching and learning
which sees language as a means to communication.
Teaching is based on the revised Genki textbook system with
text- and workbooks. Each textbook includes an audio cd
enabling the student to practice listening exercises
pertaining to each chapter at his/her own pace.
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| Teaching methods |
Teaching methods combine lectures
with group work guided by cooperative learning principles that
engage each student to a maximum extend. The language of
instruction is English for grammar and text comprehension, while
many of the speaking, writing and listening classes will use
primarily Japanese.
The introductory course is a demanding full-time study. Active
class participation and involvement is expected.
Students will be asked to work in groups and pairs, and we
encourage that students form smaller study groups in preparing for
the classes. |
| Student workload |
| Teaching |
180 hours |
| Preparation |
640 hours |
| Examination |
3 hours |
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| Further Information |
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This course is part of the preparatory study year qualifying
entry into the Asian Studies Programme (ASP). Both Japanese Intro 1
& Japanese Intro 2 must be passed to be admitted into Year 1 at
ASP.
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| Expected literature |
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Required course material
- Genki: An integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I (rev.
ed.). The Japan Times.
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Genki: An integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I.
Workbook (rev. ed.). 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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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
13-08-2015
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