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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2021/2022

Foreign Language (Japanese)

Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type: Elective course
Area of studies: International Relations
Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When: 4 year, 1-3 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Мизгулина Мария Натановна, Hiroshi Abe, Irina Viktorovna Gordeeva, Maria Kikteva, Мылзенова Юлия Сергеевна
Language: English
ECTS credits: 7
Contact hours: 224

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

  • 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.
  • fluent in translating sentences from Russian into Japanese and from Japanese into Russian using learned vocabulary and grammatical constructions (written and oral).
  • 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.
  • works the initial grammar of the Japanese language, is able to build a coherent text and dialogue on given topics.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Japanese for special purposes
  • Professional vocabulary. Part 2
  • Business Japanese. Advanced level.
  • Introductory course
  • Business Japanese
  • Professional vocabulary. Part 1.
  • The language of the Japanese media
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).
  • non-blocking tests
  • non-blocking in-class participation
  • non-blocking final test
    The exam will be conducted via LMS platform (written test) and via Zoom (oral part) 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 final test
    The exam will be conducted via LMS platform in specified period of session.
  • non-blocking tests
  • non-blocking in-class participation
  • non-blocking in-class participation
  • non-blocking tests
  • non-blocking final test
    The exam will be conducted via LMS platform in specified period of session.
  • non-blocking tests
  • non-blocking in-class participation
  • non-blocking final test
    The exam will be conducted via LMS platform (written test) and via Zoom (oral part) in specified period of session.
  • non-blocking final test
    The exam will be conducted via LMS platform in specified period of session.
  • non-blocking tests
  • non-blocking in-class participation
  • non-blocking in-class participation
  • non-blocking tests
  • non-blocking final test
    The exam will be conducted via LMS platform in specified period of session.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2018/2019 2nd module
    0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests + 0.3 * in-class participation
  • 2018/2019 4th module
    0.3 * in-class participation + 0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests
  • 2019/2020 2nd module
    0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests + 0.3 * in-class participation
  • 2019/2020 4th module
    0.3 * tests + 0.4 * final test + 0.3 * in-class participation
  • 2020/2021 2nd module
    0.3 * in-class participation + 0.4 * final test + 0.3 * tests
  • 2020/2021 4th module
    0.4 * final test + 0.3 * in-class participation + 0.3 * tests
  • 2021/2022 3rd module
    0.3 * in-class participation + 0.3 * tests + 0.4 * final test
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Hamano, S., & Tsujioka, T. (2014). Basic Japanese : A Grammar and Workbook. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=797728
  • 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
  • Matsuzaki, W. (2017). Beginning Japanese Kanji Language Practice Pad Ebook : Learn Japanese in Just Minutes a Day! (Ideal for JLPT N5 and AP Exam Review) (Vol. First edition). North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1795688
  • 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
  • McNulty,Anne. (2018). Japanese Stories for Language Learners : Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (MP3 Downloadable Audio Included). LaVergne: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1938842
  • 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
  • Konomi, E. (2015). Beginning Japanese for Professionals : Book 1. Place of publication not identified: Portland State University Library. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsotl&AN=edsotl.OTLid0000254