JAPANESE 232: Japanese Language 2B

2017, Semester 2 (15.0 points)

Course Coordinator:

Michiyo Mori 

Email: m.mori@auckland.ac.nz

Room 425, Level 4, Arts 2, 18 Symonds Street

Description:

This course is a continuation of JAPANESE 231 providing more advanced grammar. By the end of the course, students will have acquired all essential grammar items and will be ready to explore more authentic materials in Stage 3. As with JAPANESE 231, this course is designed to further develop communicative use of the language in the four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in various situations as well as strategies to enhance and support these skills. The prescribed textbook can be obtained from the University Bookshop. Students must attend the plenary lecture plus streamed classes. 

Objectives:

By the end of the course, you should have improved your ability to:

• communicate in various situations using learned expressions and grammatical patterns with a level of speech (plain, polite and honorific forms) appropriate for the situation.
• express your opinions about given topics.
• read and understand passages written in various topics and styles using learned expressions and grammatical patterns.
• write thank-you letters and short essays about your experiences, using learned kana and kanji in an appropriate style.
• translate short passages from Japanese into English and vice versa accurately.

Prerequisites:

JAPANESE 231 or approval of Academic Head or nominee

Assessment:

Coursework 60% + Exam 40%

Textbook and Supplementary Materials:

• Genki II: AN INTEGRATED COURSE IN ELEMENTARY JAPANESE  SECOND EDITION (The Japan Times)

• Genki II: Workbook   SECOND EDITION (The Japan Times)

Workload:
As with other 15-point courses, the University of Auckland’s expectation is that students spend 10 hours per week on this course. You should manage your academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Students attend a one-hour lecture on Tuesday and a one-hour tutorial on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week.  Students are expected to learn new vocabulary and kanji, and look over scheduled activities prior to the lesson being taught.