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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Japanese Advanced Language 8
Module Code	JA480
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Ryoko Sasamoto Semester 2: Ryoko Sasamoto Autumn: Ryoko Sasamoto
Module Teacher	Ryoko Sasamoto
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module is designed to consolidate students’ proficiency in spoken and written Japanese and to equip students to function through Japanese competently and at a high level in professional, business and social situations. Students will be able to recognize and respond appropriately to linguistic nuances in a range of realistic business and social situations.The module will increase the depth and practical value of students’ knowledge of Japanese society, economy and politics.Students will read more advanced texts by Japanese writers, t respond critically and appropriately to these texts and will be enabled to present well-founded arguments and opinions on the texts in written form.

Learning Outcomes

1. Recognise and respond to linguistic nuances in a variety of different social situations.
2. Display competence in writing skills (in Japanese) applied to specific purposes.
3. Write complex Japanese texts on a variety of themes.
4. Demonstrate a critical understanding of literary texts in Japanese, drawn from a prescribed range of poetry and novels, and be able to apply critical knowledge to extracts from unseen novels and poetry of a similar level of artistic and linguistic complexity.
5. Communicate professionally and socially in Japanese with native speakers, using the target language effectively in any situations that might arise.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	48	No Description
Independent learning	77	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Literature readings.
Students are introduced to literary texts in Japanese, where a combination of guided reading in class and independent reading in set texts develop their capacities to interrogate the texts and form sustainable critical opinions. The ability to cope with and respond to unseen texts will be developed in this module..

Reading and Writing skills.
Students will read texts drawn from Japanese news media, to develop their critical reading abilities, and to support their acquisition of self-sustaining knowledge of Japanese current affairs at an appropriately detailed level. Independent reading will be supported, and direction on suitable contemporary texts will be provided.Students will write essays on their specialized areas of interest.Students will become proficient in the important Japanese skills of letter-writing in different registers and for different purposes..

Oral and Aural Skills.
Students will practice their oral and aural skills, through debate, discussion and role-play in the classroom context. Students will achieve a comfortable familiarity with different registers of politeness, appropriate to different social situations and contexts.The social and business importance of an active and developing knowledge of Japanese current affairs will be taught to the students, and this knowledge will be draw upon as content in oral and aural skills development. Japanese electronic media output (news, current affairs, drama) will be used in the classroom to provide contemporary content suitable for use for the development of aural skills. Classroom discussions will drawn on this material for the development of oral skills..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	40%	Examination Weight	60%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Oral examination/interview	n/a	40%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

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Programme or List of Programmes

ALIS

BA in Applied Language and Intercultural

ALISI

BA in Applied Languages & Intercultural

ALIST

BA in Applied Language and Intercultural

BSSA