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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Asian Studies

Undergraduate Course: Japanese Language 4 (ASST10133)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe aim of this course is to develop academic Japanese skills including (1) reading skills such as speed reading (skimming and scanning), intensive reading and critical reading, (2) academic and formal Japanese writing skills, and (3) research and oral/written presentation skills in Japanese.
Course description The aim of this course is to develop academic Japanese skills including (1) reading skills such as speed reading (skimming and scanning), intensive reading and critical reading, (2) academic and formal Japanese writing skills, and (3) research and oral/written presentation skills in Japanese.

Students will learn and practice reading Japanese authentic materials accurately and critically, summarising a passage, writing argumentative essays on academic topics as well as advanced Japanese grammar and vocabulary through understanding and exploring various social issues related to Japan
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Japanese Year Abroad 3 (Single) (ASST10127) OR Japanese Year Abroad 3 (Combined) (ASST10129)) AND Japanese Language 3 (ASST10128)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 34 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %

Average mark for weekly automatically graded activities or tests: 30% (S1 = 15%, S2 = 15%)

Coursework:
One Summary task (Reporting News) :10%
Writing exercises: 10%
Participation (Discussion): 10% (Tutorials or Discussion board)

Two Language essays: 40% (Essay S1 = 20%, Essay S2 = 20%)
Feedback Corrective feedback and marks on weekly automatically graded activities or tests will be given to students automatically and spontaneously on Blackboard Learn.

Students will receive formative feedback that will be helpful for the assessment of this course and for general academic development, and detailed feedback on summative assessment.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Read Japanese authentic materials such as newspaper articles etc. accurately and critically.
  2. Write a well-structured essay on Japanese social issues by developing arguments critically and logically using a wide range of sentence patterns and vocabulary with full flexibility and accuracy.
  3. Engage in informed discussion about key issues in Japanese social practices, culture, and language using advanced knowledge of Japanese grammar, syntax and vocabulary.
  4. Demonstrate interpersonal, interpretive, and intercultural communication skills to enhance their understanding of a subject or context even though it is abstract, complex and unfamiliar, supported by awareness of different cultures, and communicate effectively with others all over the world.
  5. Demonstrate autonomy and leadership in their activities, carry out self-regulated learning and research under the supervision of the tutor.
Reading List
The course will be using a combination of original materials and realia rather than a textbook.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Inter-cultural, interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication skills for professional development.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Fumiko Narumi-Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 6971
Email: F.Narumi-Munro@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anne Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Annie.Kelly@ed.ac.uk
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