Bachelor
2024/2025
Foreign Language (Japanese)
Type:
Elective course
Area of studies:
International Relations
Delivered by:
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When:
4 year, 1-3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Aleksandra Martynenkova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
7
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 testThe 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 module0.4 * 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 module0.4 * 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 module0.4 * 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 module0.4 * 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 module0.4 * 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 module0.4 * 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 module0.4 * 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 module0.4 * 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