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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Japanese (Japanese Customs and Idioms)

  • Unit Code

    JLS1275

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit is for students who have completed Japanese language studies at a secondary school level or who have some background experience in the Japanese language. It is aimed at further developing aural, oral and written skills. The context of study is modern Japanese society with emphasis on how to communicate in different social situations. The unit is activity-based so that students are given as many opportunities as possible to practice their Japanese language skills with peers and native speakers.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from JLS1165

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded JLS2204, JLS3412

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate in different social contexts with respect.
  2. Comprehend written and spoken texts about characteristic Japanese customs and idioms.
  3. Express themselves using new grammatical structures in relation to Japanese customs and idioms.
  4. Use an additional 70 Kanji relating to Japanese customs and idioms.
  5. Use the Japanese language with a level of skill equivalent to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Level A2 to B1 for understanding (listening and reading), speaking (interaction and production), and writing.

Unit Content

  1. Concepts and forms of honorifics in Japanese.
  2. Grammatical structures.
  3. Vocabulary and Kanji relating to Japanese customs and idioms.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminar - speaking/listening/reading/writing practice and group work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformanceA portfolio of sequential assessment tasks (written/aural & oral) that includes in-class tests60%
ExaminationFinal examination40%

Text References

  • ^ Tohsaku, Y. (2006). Workbook/laboratory manual to accompany Yookoso! Continuing with contemporary Japanese. (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • ^ Tohsaku, Y. (2006). Yookoso! Continuing with contemporary Japanese. (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Kano, C. (1990). Basic kanji book. Tokyo: Bonjinsha.
  • Takebe, Y. (1993). Kanji wa muzukashikunai (Kanji isn't that hard). Tokyo: ALC.
  • Shiraishi,A., Yamamoto, A., & Oomine M. (1996). Tanoshiku Yomoo II. Tokyo: Bunkagaikokugo senmon gakkoo.
  • Takahashi, M., Hirai, E., & Miwa, S. (1996). Zoku-Kurasu katsudoo shuu 131. Tokyo: Three A Network.
  • Nagara, Y., et al. (1990). Japanese for everyone - A functional approach to daily communication. Tokyo: Gakken.
  • Banno, E., et al. (1999). Shokyuu nihongo II: Denki (An integrated course in elementary Japanese). Tokyo: The Japan Times.
  • Shiraishi, A., Yamamoto, A., & Oomine M. (1996). Tanoshiku Yomoo I. Tokyo: Bunkagaikokugo senmon gakkoo.
  • Makino, S., & Tsutsui, M. (1989). A dictionary of basic Japanese grammar. Tokyo: The Japan Times.
  • Beuckmann, F., et al. (2006). Nihongo Namachukei: Japanese "Live" 1. Tokyo: Kuroshio Shuppan.

Journal References

  • Nihongo Journal. Tokyo: ALC Press.
  • Hira-gana Times. Tokyo: Y.A.C. Planning Inc.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Japanese (Japanese Customs and Idioms)

  • Unit Code

    JLS1275

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit is for students who have completed Japanese language studies at a secondary school level or who have some background experience in the Japanese language. It is aimed at further developing aural, oral and written skills. The context of study is modern Japanese society with emphasis on how to communicate in different social situations. The unit is activity-based so that students are given as many opportunities as possible to practice their Japanese language skills with peers and native speakers.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from JLS1165

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded JLS2204, JLS3412

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate in different social contexts with respect.
  2. Comprehend written and spoken texts about characteristic Japanese customs and idioms.
  3. Express themselves using new grammatical structures in relation to Japanese customs and idioms.
  4. Use an additional 70 Kanji relating to Japanese customs and idioms.
  5. Use the Japanese language with a level of skill equivalent to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Level A2 to B1 for understanding (listening and reading), speaking (interaction and production), and writing.

Unit Content

  1. Concepts and forms of honorifics in Japanese.
  2. Grammatical structures.
  3. Vocabulary and Kanji relating to Japanese customs and idioms.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminar - speaking/listening/reading/writing practice and group work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformanceA portfolio of sequential assessment tasks (written/aural & oral) that includes in-class tests60%
ExaminationFinal examination40%

Text References

  • ^ Tohsaku, Y. (2006). Workbook/laboratory manual to accompany Yookoso! Continuing with contemporary Japanese. (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • ^ Tohsaku, Y. (2006). Yookoso! Continuing with contemporary Japanese. (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Beuckmann, F., et al. (2006). Nihongo Namachukei: Japanese "Live" 1. Tokyo: Kuroshio Shuppan.
  • Kano, C. (1990). Basic kanji book. Tokyo: Bonjinsha.
  • Nagara, Y., et al. (1990). Japanese for everyone - A functional approach to daily communication. Tokyo: Gakken.
  • Takebe, Y. (1993). Kanji wa muzukashikunai (Kanji isn't that hard). Tokyo: ALC.
  • Takahashi, M., Hirai, E., & Miwa, S. (1996). Zoku-Kurasu katsudoo shuu 131. Tokyo: Three A Network.
  • Makino, S., & Tsutsui, M. (1989). A dictionary of basic Japanese grammar. Tokyo: The Japan Times.
  • Banno, E., et al. (1999). Shokyuu nihongo II: Denki (An integrated course in elementary Japanese). Tokyo: The Japan Times.
  • Shiraishi, A., Yamamoto, A., & Oomine M. (1996). Tanoshiku Yomoo I. Tokyo: Bunkagaikokugo senmon gakkoo.
  • Shiraishi,A., Yamamoto, A., & Oomine M. (1996). Tanoshiku Yomoo II. Tokyo: Bunkagaikokugo senmon gakkoo.

Journal References

  • Nihongo Journal. Tokyo: ALC Press.
  • Hira-gana Times. Tokyo: Y.A.C. Planning Inc.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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