JAP-90006 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Japanese 5 or equivalent (e.g. CEFR A1+).

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module will further develop students Japanese language communication skills, enabling them to conduct routine tasks they are likely to encounter in socialising, living, studying, travelling or working in Japan. Functions and topics will include: expressing and understanding of feelings and emotions expressed orally and in personal letters, explaining reasons and giving excuses in a more sensitive or complex manner, expressing opinions, offering advice, giving details of future plans and projections and making guesses. Some film clips set in a variety of social and work situations will be analysed in teaching sessions. There will also be reading and writing work to build students' confidence in handling mixture of phonetic scripts and essential kanji characters. Students will also become familiar with a range of social contexts and culturally specific behaviour.

This module aims to consolidate existing language skills and further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as general language learning skills. The course is also designed to offer insights into cultural aspects of contemporary Japan.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Understand the main point in 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 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 coherent texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest in Japanese.: 1,2
1,2,3
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 and demonstrate awareness of register and style.:

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