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JAPANESE 231: Japanese Language 2A

SEMESTER 1, 2018

15 points

 
Course Convenor: 

Chako Amano - c.amano@auckland.ac.nz 

 

Course delivery format:

1 hours of lecture and 3 hours of tutorial

(Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)

 

Summary of Course Description:              

This course is for those who have passed JAPANESE 131 or who have achieved at least 16 points in Level 3 NCEA Japanese (or equivalent) - see First time enrolment in language courses for more detail. The course aims to further develop the basic proficiency in modern Japanese necessary to communicate in everyday-life situations. As with JAPANESE 131, this course provides a range of exercises and activities to develop communicative use of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills 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:

  1. express your intentions, desires, determinations; make a polite request, an apology, a suggestion, etc.
  2. listen and understand dialogues and passages on various topics.
  3. read and comprehend written passages on various topics.
  4. write short essays on a selected topic using up to 224 kanji.

 

Assessment Summary:

Final Exam (40%)

Course work (60%)

Short Tests (17%)
   Short Test 1 (7%)
   Short Test 2 (10%)

Mid-Semester Test (20%)

Speaking Test (23%)
   Speaking Test 1 (8%)
   Speaking Test 2 (15%)

Prescribed Texts:

GENKI II: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese.  2nd edition The Japan Times (Textbook and Workbook)

The prescribed course textbook can be obtained from the University Bookshop as a student package.

 

 Workload and deadlines for submission of coursework:           

The University of Auckland's expectation is that students spend 10 hours per week on a 15-point course, including time in class and personal study. Students should manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Deadlines for coursework are set by course convenors and will be advertised in course material. You should submit your work on time. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you may be required to provide supporting information before the assignment is due. Late assignments without a pre-approved extension may be penalised by loss of marks – check course information for details.

 

Course summary:

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