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FL10258: Japanese stage 1A (6 credits)

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Foreign Languages Centre
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 40%, EX 60%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework - Listening (CW 10%)
  • Coursework - Reading (CW 10%)
  • Coursework - Speaking (CW 10%)
  • Coursework - Writing (CW 10%)
  • Examination - Listening (EX 15%)
  • Examination - Reading (EX 15%)
  • Examination - Speaking (EX 15%)
  • Examination - Writing (EX 15%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: FL10258 Re-assessment Work (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: NB. Students wishing to take this unit should visit the Foreign Languages Centre website for information regarding enrolment.
Aims:
The course aims to provide the linguistic foundation enabling students to acquire the basic functional language and skills necessary for communication in predictable everyday situations. The course provides basic cultural information and introduces students to some social convention of the country/ countries where the target language is spoken.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
* Take part in a basic factual conversation.
* Deal with routine questions and statements.
* Understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance.
* Read straightforward information within a known area.
* Write notes and short paragraphs using Hiragana with a degree of accuracy.

Skills:
Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing in the target language - all assessed
Interpersonal skills, communication, team skills - facilitated
IT skills - facilitated
Intercultural skills - facilitated and taught
Autonomous learning - facilitated
Research and organisational skills - facilitated
Cognitive - taught.

Content:
The course introduces the students to the basic elements of the target language through the four core skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing reproducing typical scenarios and situations experienced when visiting or receiving visitors from a country where the target language is spoken, for example, providing basic personal information, asking and giving time and prices. It follows a graded programme of study familiarising participants with a number of fundamental grammatical structures specific to the target language. It uses Roma-ji to help students learn Hiragana.
In addition to the two hours of class tuition, which concentrate on integrated skills, one hour will be spent on focussing on the grammatical structures of the language to promote accuracy in writing using Hiragana.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

FL10258 is Optional on the following programmes:

Foreign Languages Centre
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.