Postgraduate Course: Japanese Language for Academic Purposes (ASST11052)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Asian Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is intended for students on the M Sc in Japanese programme who hold an undergraduate degree in Japanese or have previous experience of studying Japanese to advanced level and who wish to focus on developing their Japanese language skills, particularly in reading and writing, for research purposes.
The course will be delivered through fortnightly seminars. In the first part of the semester, academic teaching staff will lead seminars explaining how they approach the main issues in dealing with texts and other Japanese data in their areas of research. In the second part of the semester, seminars will be student led, and will normally focus on Japanese sources being used for initial dissertation research |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course students should be able to:
Examine texts and other data in the Japanese language that relate to the specialist research areas covered on the course
Assess their content and identify key sections that are relevant to specified research purposes
Take and explain decisions on how to address important issues in approaching material in Japanese (reading, translating, summarizing, contextualizing, etc.)
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Assessment Information
Individual seminar presentation 70%
Report on seminar content (2,000 words) 20%
Seminar participation and general contribution 10% |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Helen Parker
Tel: (0131 6)50 4230
Email: Helen.Parker@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Catherine Mcdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Catherine.McDonald@ed.ac.uk |
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