242201

Japanese 2A

This course provides students with a pre-intermediate level of reading, writing, listening and speaking proficiency in Japanese building on skills established in prior study. Student will use a range of written and oral exercises to practise new grammatical structures, vocabulary and approximately 80 new kanji, and will acquire the tools to discuss topics of relevance to themselves and Japanese culture and society at an appropriate level.

Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

242201

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

200-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

15

Subject

Japanese

Course planning information

Course notes

Not suitable for native speakers of Japanese. Please consult the Japanese programme coordinator to discuss alternative courses. A native speaker of Japanese is defined as one who has received education in that language for nine years or more, irrespective of their ethnic background.

Prerequisite courses

Complete first
242102 or appraisal required

You need to complete the above course or courses before moving onto this one.

Restrictions

Similar content
242202, 242301, 242302, 242304, 242305, 242306, 242307

You cannot enrol in this course if you have passed (or are enrolled in) any of the course(s) above as these courses have similar content or content at a higher level.

General progression requirements

You must complete at least 45 credits from 100-level before enrolling in 200-level courses.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Demonstrate the ability to listen to, understand and respond to interactions and content about yourself, your immediate world, likely situations of daily life and some social and cultural topics using prescribed vocabulary, grammar and sentence patterns at the pre-intermediate level of Japanese.
  • 2 Demonstrate the ability to talk about yourself, your immediate world, likely situations of daily life and some social and cultural topics using prescribed vocabulary, grammar and sentence patterns, with acceptable pronunciation and fluency, at the pre-intermediate level of Japanese.
  • 3 Demonstrate the ability to read, understand and respond to sentences and medium-length texts about your immediate world, likely situations of daily life and some social and cultural topics written in Japanese script including approximately 220 every day kanji characters, and using prescribed vocabulary, grammar and sentence patterns at the pre-intermediate level of Japanese.
  • 4 Demonstrate the ability to write sentences and short texts about yourself, your immediate world, likely situations of daily life and some social and cultural topics in Japanese script using approximately 220 everyday kanji characters, and prescribed vocabulary, grammar and sentence patterns at the pre-intermediate level of Japanese.
  • 5 Demonstrate an advancing understanding of Japanese society and culture through comprehension and acceptable usage of socially and culturally determined features of Japanese, including honorific or humble verbs of giving and receiving.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Written Assignment 1 3 4 5 10%
Test 3 4 5 20%
Test 1 2 3 5 30%
Test 3 4 5 40%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

Textbooks can change. We recommend you wait until at least seven weeks before the semester starts to buy your textbooks.

Compulsory

GENKI: AN INTEGRATED COURSE IN ELEMENTARY JAPANESE VOL. 2

Author
ERI BANNO ET AL.
ISBN
978-4-7890-1732-9
Edition
THIRD EDITION
Publisher
JAPAN TIMES

GENKI VOL. 2 - WORKBOOK

Author
ERI BANNO ET AL.
ISBN
978-4-7890-1733-6
Edition
THIRD EDITION
Publisher
JAPAN TIMES

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