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2015/2016  BA-BAPJO1005U  Japanese Intro 2

English Title
Japanese Intro 2

Course information

Language Japanese
Course ECTS 30 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Asian Study Programme
Course coordinator
  • Kristina Kazuhara - Department of International Economics and Management (INT)
Main academic disciplines
  • Language
Last updated on 09-12-2015
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 II, the student:
  • Can make a direct translation of a text from curriculum into English.
  • Can correctly read, write, and understand the characters from curriculum.
  • Can construct simple sentences applying the correct grammar and actively use vocabulary from curriculum.
  • Can engage in basic dialogue coping with straightforward questions related to familiar topics. Can express personal wishes and plans.
  • Can pronounce without errors impairing the intelligibility.
Course prerequisites
This course is part of the propaedeutic year at ASP.
Examination
This course has two individual exams:
Mid-term exam:
Exam ECTS7,5
Examination formWritten sit-in exam
Individual or group examIndividual
The exam is taken in-class according to the date and time announced on ecampus.
Assignment typeWritten assignment
Duration2 hours
Grading scalePass / Fail
Examiner(s)One internal examiner
Exam periodSpring
Aids allowed to bring to the examClosed 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.
The re-take exam will take place in June/early august according to the date and time announced on ecampus.
Description of the exam procedure

The mid-term exam consists of a number of tasks resembling the ones from text- and workbooks. i.e. word conjugation, kanji recognition and production, applied grammar, translation, composition writing etc. The test entails knowledge of vocabulary and grammar learned so far.

The curriculum corresponds to the read chapters in Genki 2 (rev. edition). 

The exam is hand-written.

End-of-course exam:
Exam ECTS22,5
Examination formOral Exam
Individual or group examIndividual
Duration20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Grading scale7-step scale
Examiner(s)Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam periodSummer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Description of the exam procedure

The end-of-course summer exam consists of the following parts:

 

  1. Reading aloud 
  2. Translating into English
  3. Anwering grammatical questions
  4. Conversing in Japanese

 

The level of curriculum corresponds to the Genki 2 (rev. edition) textbook.
The grade is based on a holistic assessment of all 4 elements.

Course content and structure

This course is part of the preparatory year at ASP.

An intensive course that provides knowledge of the basic elements with regards to syntax, grammar, and colloquial/formal speech. The course will help the student to build basic vocabulary enabling him/her to communicate in basic everyday Japanese.

The course offers classes in various linguistics disciplines such as grammar, speaking, listening, writing, reading, and will give the student solid prerequisites to start Year 1 at ASP. Teaching is based on the Genki 2 textbook as well as audio inputs corresponding to a beginners’ level.

Teaching methods
Teaching methods combine lectures and group work guided by cooperative learning principles that engage each student to a maximum extend. Some classes take place in the Multimedia Lab, where each student is able to train listening comprehension and practice pronunciation interactively with the instructor.

The language of instruction is English for grammar and text comprehension, while many of the speaking, writing and listening classes will be conducted primarily in Japanese for the sake of maximum exposure to and interaction in the language.

The introductory course is a demanding full-time study. Active class participation is expected. We encourage the students to form smaller study groups.
Student workload
Teaching 180 hours
Preparation 640 hours
Examination 3 hours
Further Information

This course is part of the preparatory year at ASP. Both Japanese Intro 1 & Japanese Intro 2 must be passed before admission to Year 1 at ASP.

Expected literature
  • Genki: An integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II (second edition).  The Japan Times.
  • Genki: An integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II. Workbook (second edition). The Japan Times.

 


Useful handbooks and dictionaries:

 

  • Kanji and Kana. A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System(2012) Revised Edition. Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn. Boston, Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.  
  • Dictionary of Basic Japanese. The Japan Times
  • Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese. The Japan Times.
Last updated on 09-12-2015