JAPANESE 331

Japanese Language 3A


Please note: this is archived course information from 2020 for JAPANESE 331.

Description

This course is designed to consolidate and enrich the knowledge and skills you have gained in Stage 1 and 2, and to further develop communicative use of the Japanese language in the four skills in and beyond everyday-life situations. With greater focus on written Japanese, you will explore a variety of authentic materials including essays, folk tales, poems and visual texts that contain both traditional and contemporary cultural elements. You are encouraged to study autonomously as well as collaboratively with others.

Objectives

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

  • Express ideas and opinions in Japanese using a wide range of vocabulary and phrases acquired in the course
  • Comprehend the content of authentic materials in limited styles with dictionary assistance
  • Extract relevant information and "get the gist" of a text in a limited time
  • Write an essay with dictionary assistance on a set topic commensurate with the level of this course without significant errors
  • Carry out certain language functions, such as making a request and conveying a message, using the language appropriate to the situation including honorific language as well as appropriate communicative strategies
  • Understand the gist of dialogues and monologues which are spoken at natural speed by native Japanese speakers in different situations

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Availability 2020

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s)  Michiyo Mori

Reading/Texts

Chuukyuu e Ikou (with a separate booklet and a CD): 3ACorporation

 

Recommended Reading

A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar (The Japan Times) by S.Makino and M.Tsutsui

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

JAPANESE 331: 15 points

Prerequisites

JAPANESE 232

Restrictions

JAPANESE 330, 338, 339. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed