JAP-90002 - 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 1 or equivalent.

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module is designed for students who have completed Japanese 1 or equivalent. It develops Japanese language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing. On a more general level, it will enhance students' intercultural skills with recognition skills of one of the Japanese scripts, katakana.
By successfully completing this module, students should be able to conduct simple short conversations about their daily life, leisure time activities, eating and drinking, home environment and past experiences.

This module aims to improve students written, reading, oral and listening language skills acquired in Japanese 1; provide them with a basic understanding of culture specific behaviour; and enable them to become more efficient language learners.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Recognise and understand familiar words, basic phrases and sentences related to areas of immediate relevance (e.g. personal information) when people speak slowly and clearly.: 1,3
Understand and extract key information from short, simple words and sentences written in Hiragana and Katakana characters.: 1,2
Interact in very simple, familiar situations, asking and answering simple questions in areas of immediate need, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly.: 3
Write simple words, phrases and sentences providing personal information in Hiragana and Katakana characters.: 1,2
Understand and use simple grammatical structures and rules and develop language learning strategies.: 1,2,3
Recognise and act upon very basic cultural differences as encountered in everyday situations and demonstrate knowledge of common traditions in Japan.: 1,2,3

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