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Course Syllabus

Бакалавриат 2020/2021

Иностранный язык (японский)

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для Вашей будущей карьеры»
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»
Статус: Курс по выбору (Программа двух дипломов НИУ ВШЭ и Лондонского университета по международным отношениям)
Направление: 41.03.06. Публичная политика и социальные науки
Кто читает: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается: 2-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса
Преподаватели: Абэ Хироси, Гордеева Ирина Викторовна, Стрижак Ульяна Петровна
Язык: английский
Кредиты: 7
Контактные часы: 232

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

Students learn the language starting with the Elementary level. The course aims at developing basic communicative competences in the chosen foreign language that include: communicative competence, language competence, socio-cultural competence, cognitive competence.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Communicative competence – developing communicative skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing in communicative scenarios and topics chosen for the course
  • Language competence – learning new language units (orthographic, phonetic, lexical, grammar) related to communicative scenarios and topics of the course; learning about language phenomena in the foreign language; about various ways of expressing ideas using the native and foreign languages
  • Socio-cultural competence – introducing students to the culture, traditions and realia of the country whose language they are learning; developing skills of presenting their country and its culture when communicating with foreigners;
  • Cognitive competence– developing general and special academic skills; familiarizing students with available ways of autonomous learning of a foreign language and culture, ICT included
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Reads and writes signs of syllabic alphabets (hiragana and katakana); - Operates approximately 90 hieroglyphs; - Uses approximately 250 lexical units, operates on the studied vocabulary in various contexts and situations; - Fluent in the basic grammar of the Japanese language, able to build a coherent text and dialogue on given topics.
  • fluent in translating sentences from Russian into Japanese and from Japanese into Russian using learned vocabulary and grammatical constructions (written and oral).
  • works the initial grammar of the Japanese language, is able to build a coherent text and dialogue on given topics.
  • Uses approximately 700 lexical units, is able to apply the learned vocabulary in various contexts and situations, has the skills to search for unfamiliar words in the lexical dictionary.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Japanese for special purposes
    The content of the lessons reflects the basic realities of modern life in Japanese society. Topics are being studied: demographic problems, informatization of society, ecology, globalization, the coexistence of cultures.
  • Professional vocabulary. Part 2
    Studying the special vocabulary necessary for working with Japanese sources of the business information on the topics: “Problem banks”, “Economics of the soap bubble,” Restructuring, etc.
  • Business Japanese. Advanced level.
    Continuation of the study of special vocabulary
  • Business Japanese
    Studying of the language of business communication at a Japanese company, business etiquette, vocabulary and hieroglyphics related to the professional sphere.
  • The language of the Japanese media
    The course consists of 3 parts: work with newspaper texts; work with Internet versions of Japanese media; work with TV news.
  • Professional vocabulary. Part 1.
    Studying of the special vocabulary necessary for working with Japanese sources of the business information on the topics: “Market Economy”, “Market Conditions”, “Japanese Type of Management”, “Inflation and Deflation”, etc.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking tests
  • non-blocking in-class participation
  • non-blocking final test
    The exam will be conducted via LMS platform in specified period of session. In the case of complete distance learning by a student, the score for the current classroom work (0.6 of the final grade) is set as follows: the average grade for completing all written tasks (both classroom and home), as well as oral tasks (online and in the record).Текущая накопленная оценка выставляется в результате оценивания всех промежуточных форм контроля во время модуля (устные и письменные диктанты, письменные тесты, работа на практических занятиях). Данная накопленная оценка перед экзаменом выставляется, исходя из формулы 50/50 из накопленных 1 и 2 модулей (перед зимним экзаменом) или 3 и 4 модулей (перед летним экзаменом) и составляет 0,6 от итоговой оценки. Экзамен проводится в онлайн-формате в устной форме (изложение одной из подготовленных тем (только летняя сессия), чтение и перевод предложений с японского на русский и с русского на японский, ответы на вопросы преподавателя по переведенным предложениям или по теме) и составляет 0,4 от итоговой оценки.
  • non-blocking tests
  • non-blocking in-class participation
  • non-blocking final test
    The exam will be conducted via LMS platform in specified period of session.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (2 module)
    0.4 * final test + 0.3 * in-class participation + 0.3 * tests
  • Interim assessment (4 module)
    0.4 * final test + 0.3 * in-class participation + 0.3 * tests
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Haruhiko Kindaichi. (2011). Japanese Language : Learn the Fascinating History and Evolution of the Language Along With Many Useful Japanese Grammar Points. [N.p.]: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1567158
  • Kaiser, S. (2013). Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar (Vol. 2nd ed). Hoboken: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=530652
  • McGloin, N. H. (2014). Modern Japanese Grammar : A Practical Guide. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1481124
  • Ogawa, J., & Enokida, F. (2014). Colloquial Japanese : The Complete Course for Beginners (Vol. 3rd ed). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=869831
  • Richard S. Keirstead. (2016). Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Practice Pad : Learn the Two Japanese Alphabets Quickly & Easily with This Japanese Language Learning Tool. [N.p.]: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1568900
  • Tōkyō Daigaku. (2016). Essential Japanese Kanji Volume 2 : (JLPT Level N4) Learn the Essential Kanji Characters Needed for Everyday Interactions in Japan. LaVergne: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1591289

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Darling-Wolf, F. (2018). Routledge Handbook of Japanese Media. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1704284
  • Johnston, J. (1980). Business Communication in Japan. Journal of Business Communication, 17(3), 65–70. https://doi.org/10.1177/002194368001700307
  • KITANI Makiko. (2018). Learning Japanese Language and Culture through Literature. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.1B75D9AD