Bachelor 2023/2024

Foreign Language (Japanese)

Type: Elective course (International Program 'International Relations and Global Studies')

Area of studies: International Relations

Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

When: 3 year, 1-4 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Aleksandra Martynenkova

Language: English

ECTS credits: 7

Contact hours: 262

Course Syllabus

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

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