JAP-90005 - Japanese 5
Coordinator: Toshihiko Kitagawa
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Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Japanese 4 or equivalent (e.g. CEFR A1+)

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

This module will further develop students' Japanese language communication skills, enabling them to speak, listen, read, and write in carrying out tasks they are likely to encounter in socialising, living, studying, travelling or working in Japan. Topics and functions covered in the module will include: making comparisons, discussing Japanese cities, regions, countryside and types of accommodation, holiday options, talking about choices and decisions, quoting reported speech, and describing how things have changed.
Students should have the awareness of the appropriate use of familiar register and should be able to switch between familiar and polite forms as and when it is necessary. The module will build upon students' competence of using further Kanji characters and also equip students with understanding of contemporary Japanese culture and society.

Aims
This module will further develop students' Japanese language communication skills, enabling them to speak, listen, read, and write in carrying out tasks they are likely to encounter in socialising, living, studying, travelling or working in Japan.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Understand the main point in short, clear speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, studies, leisure, etc: 1,3
Summarise and extract key information from written texts that consist mainly of high frequency personal, everyday or job-related language: 1,2
Interact in routine tasks requiring direct exchange of information on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life: 3
Write simple coherent sentences and texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest in Japanese: 1,2
Recognise and use different linguistic structures in the target language and compare them to the English language: 1,2,3
Recognise and act upon cultural differences as encountered in everyday situations and demonstrate awareness of register and style: 1,2,3

Study hours

22 hours of contact time in class.
40 hours of assessment preparation and completion.
88 hours of guided independent study.

School Rules

Admission to the module must be confirmed through completion of a language level self-assessment form.
Students can only take one Japanese language module per semester.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Online Tasks weighted 30%
Online Tasks.
Students will have to complete a series of online exercises to assess their reading comprehension, grammar and writing skills in the target language.

2: Class Test weighted 20%
Class Test.
Students will complete an in-class test which may include writing a short text in the target language in class.

3: Oral Exam weighted 50%
Spoken Interaction Assessment
A 8-12 minute spoken interaction assessment to test speaking (productive), listening (receptive) and conversation (interaction) skills. Task may include presentation, role play, description or similar and question and answer. If assessments are organised in pairs or groups, individual marks will be awarded to each student.