Foreign Language (Japanese)

Bachelor 2022/2023

Category 'Best Course for Career Development'

Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'

Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'

Type: Elective course (International Bachelor's Programme in World Politics)

Area of studies: Public Policy and Social Sciences

Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

When: 2 year, 1-4 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Maria Kikteva, Aleksandra Martynenkova, Uliana Strizhak, Разухина Дарья Сергеевна

Language: English

ECTS credits: 7

Contact hours: 232

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Abstract

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

Gain basic knowledge of Japanese phonetics, vocabulary and grammar.
Basic skills of constructing a coherent text/dialogue within the studied topics, as well as skills of translation from Russian into Japanese and from Japanese into Russian using the studied vocabulary and grammatical constructions.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students can formulate what they can or cannot do, give several reasons, express first impression, talk about uncertain things, use constructions of desire, talk about feeling unwell
Students can suggest doing something together, describe people and things in details, make preparations, make plans for a trip, talk about doing a favor, express an apology, regret, hopes and wishes, point out the similarities, discuss hypothetical situations, formulate what they hear from others, describe the states of things, discuss failures
Students can describe the states of things, express gratitude, use honorific and humble expressions, ask for directions, talk about bad experiences
Students can talk about bad experiences, instruct people to do things, ask for and give advice, use conditional forms to describe events
Students can write and read about 331 Japanese characters

Course Contents

1. Chapters 12-14: "Feeling Ill", "Looking for a Part-time Job", "Valentine's Day"
2. Chapters 15-17: "A Trip to Nagano", "Lost and Found", "Grumble and Gossip"
3. Chapters 18-20: "John's Part-time Job", "Meeting the Boss", "Mary Goes Shopping"
4. Chapters 21-23: "Burglar", "Education in Japan", "Good-bye"

Assessment Elements

tests
final test
The exam will be conducted via LMS platform in specified period of session.
in-class participation
final test
final test
final test
final test
final test
final test
final test

Interim Assessment

2021/2022 2nd module
0.3 * tests + 0.4 * final test + 0.3 * in-class participation
2021/2022 4th module
0.3 * in-class participation + 0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests
2022/2023 2nd module
0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests + 0.3 * in-class participation
2022/2023 4th module
0.3 * in-class participation + 0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests
2023/2024 2nd module
0.3 * tests + 0.4 * final test + 0.3 * in-class participation
2023/2024 4th module
0.3 * in-class participation + 0.3 * tests + 0.4 * final test
2024/2025 2nd module
0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests + 0.3 * in-class participation
2024/2025 3rd module
0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests + 0.3 * in-class participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

GENKI 1: an integrated course in elementary Japanese : workbook, , 2016
GENKI 1: an integrated course in elementary Japanese, Banno, E., 2013
GENKI 2: an integrated course in elementary Japanese : workbook, , 2012
GENKI 2: an integrated course in elementary Japanese, Banno, E., 2013

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Kanji: look and learn : 512 Kanji with illustrations and mnemonic hints, Banno, E., 2013

Authors

MARTYNENKOVA ALEKSANDRA EVGENEVNA
RAZUKHINA DARYA SERGEEVNA

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