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Japanese Language and Cultures: Intermediate - LFA00235L

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  • Department: Language and Linguistic Science
  • Module co-ordinator: Information currently unavailable
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: F
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
    • See module specification for other years: 2024-25

Module summary

This course is aimed at students who already have some knowledge of Japanese. Over the course of a semester, it will steadily build the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary for students to engage with structured simple conversations and short texts. It will focus on developing a communicative competence at intermediate level.

Related modules

Japanese Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2023-24
B Semester 2 2023-24

Module aims

The aims of this module are:

  • to continue to develop key skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

  • to make use of language more accurately and creatively through interacting with others in various contexts.

  • to build up a wider range of kanji characters, and further establish their application in reading and writing.

Students will engage, individually and in groups, in activities and tasks emphasising three core communicative skills:

  1. reception activities (oral, audio-video and reading comprehension);

  2. production activities (oral and written production);

  3. interaction activities (oral, written and online interaction).

The mediums of instruction are English and Japanese.

Module learning outcomes

  • Ability to understand straightforward factual texts with a satisfactory level of comprehension.

  • Ability to produce short, complex texts on topics of interest and briefly explain the reasons.

  • Ability to express personal opinions and exchange information on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life.

  • Ability to generally respond appropriately to frequently used cultural cues.

  • Ability to convey the relevant information contained in short, simple conversations or texts in clearly structured, short, simple, informational texts.

  • Ability to write sentences and texts, making use of a wider variety of Japanese script.

Module content

Topics may include:

  • conveying to others relevant information contained in written and audiovisual materials;

  • describing one’s own observations of things and people;

  • making conditional statements;

  • talking about things one is pleased about or regrets;

  • exchanging opinions;

  • talking about culture and cultural differences through media such as films, simplified web articles and stories.

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled)
Japanese Language and Cultures: Intermediate		 2 hours 60
Oral presentation/seminar/exam
Oral Exam		 N/A 40

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

None

Module feedback

Feedback within 20 working days of submission.

Indicative reading

Course materials and guided readings will be provided by the module convenors via the VLE at the start of the semester.


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University is constantly exploring ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the University. Where appropriate, the University will notify and consult with affected students in advance about any changes that are required in line with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.