Course code
Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.
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).
Credits
Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
Subject
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
You need to complete the above course or courses before moving onto this one.
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
GENKI VOL. 2 - WORKBOOK
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