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JPNS2012: JAPANESE LANGUAGE 2B

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Type	Open
Level	2
Credits	40
Availability	Available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Modern Languages and Cultures (Japanese)

Prerequisites

Japanese Language 1B (JPNS1012) or equivalent qualification, subject to decision by the module's language coordinator.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

Any CFLS coded Japanese Language modules.

Aims

To further develop linguistic skills acquired at Level 1 across the full range of reading, writing, listening and speaking.
To prepare students for living abroad in terms of language, practical knowledge, and cultural competence.

Content

Weekly sessions devoted to the following:
Grammar
Translation from Japanese into English and comprehension (reading)
Translation from English into Japanese and composition (writing)
Kanji writing
Audio-Visual Comprehension (listening)
Oral (speaking)
The teaching and resources in this module reflect a commitment to linguistic and cultural diversity. It positions the richness of the Japanese-speaking world at the core of its syllabus

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Students will extend their basic vocabulary to a level commensurate with Level 2 study and complete the process of familiarisation with more complex grammatical structures, extend their knowledge of kanji, and become exposed to a greater diversity of registers, including honorific and plain forms, and text-types.

Subject-specific Skills:

Students will develop skills in translation (from Japanese into English and English into Japanese), in producing more sophisticated spoken and written Japanese, and in processing aural and visual material in the target language.

Key Skills:

Students will begin to develop the ability to work independently within a prescribed framework and across a range of differentiated tasks.
On completion of the course, students will be able to present a clear argument in the target language in both oral and written form.
Students will gain the ability to present information and /or construct an argument effectively in the target language.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

The course involves highly differentiated modes of teaching, appropriate to the specific skills being developed.
A grammar lecture will set the context for a series of skills-based sessions, including small-group oral sessions, each focused on one or more of the four particular skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
The end-of-year written examination will take place in person, on campus.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total	Monitored
Language Classes	84	4 per week	1 hour	84	Yes
Listening Comprehension	21	1 per week	1 hour	21	Yes
Conversation	21	1 per week	1 hour	21	Yes
Preparation and Reading				274
Total				400

Summative Assessment

Component: Continuous Assessment		Component Weighting: 20%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Continuous Assessment of Written Skills	45 minutes	75
Continuous Assessment of Aural Skills	40 minutes	20

Component: Written Examination		Component Weighting: 45%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Grammar, Composition & Translation Exam (in person)	3 hours	100	Yes

Component: Oral Examination		Component Weighting: 20%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Oral Exam (in person)	10 minutes	100	Yes

Component: Aural Assessment		Component Weighting: 15%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Listening Comprehension (in person)	1 hour	100	Yes

Formative Assessment

In addition to weekly exercises (kana/kanji & vocabulary), as specified by the teachers, there will be formal formative assessments: Listening Comprehension test and / or Comprehension/Translation test. These will be recorded.

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