CourseSpecifications
Valid as from the academic year 2024-2025

Modern Japanese V (A003214)

Course size
Credits 7.0(nominal values; actual values may depend on programme)
Study time 210 h

Course offerings and teaching methods in academic year 2024-2025
A (semester 1)
Dutch, Japanese
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Lecturers in academic year 2024-2025
Declercq, Tanguy
Holvoet, Marlies
Horckmans, Mieke
Oguma, Rie
Niehaus, Andreas

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Offered in the following programmes in 2024-2025
Bachelor of Arts in Oriental Languages and Cultures(main subject Japan)
Exchange Programme Oriental Languages and Cultures

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Teaching languages
Japanese, Dutch
Keywords
Modern Japanese
Position of the course
This advanced course wants to train the students in reading authentic texts in modern
Japanese and to increase the speaking and listening skills. Students are taught how toconverse with a native speaker on specialised themes.
Contents
Reading non-adapted texts (literature, newspapers, specialist literature, etc.) in modern
Japanese with an increasing level of difficulty. The student must prepare each text beforehand.
Every student must also read a set of reading matter on his own. Studying audio-visualmaterial. In the practical lessons the student will write short essays and give short lectures inJapanese. Students will be drilled in the various levels of the honorific language. Also,
contemporary societal topics such as sustainability and environment are addressed
Initial competences
To have successfully completed the course Japanese IV or to have acquired the necessary
skills by other means.
Final competences
1 To have active knowledge of about 1100 Sino-Japanese characters.
2 To be able to interpret and translate specialised texts independently.
3 To have a more specialised vocabulary of modern Japanese (speak, read, write and1 understand).
4 To be able to have conversations with a native speaker on more specialised themes.
5 To be able to read, interpret and translate all forms of written modern Japanese (newspaper
1 style, modern literature, professional literature etc) by means of different lexica.
Conditions for credit contract
Access to this course unit via a credit contract is determined after successful competences assessment
Conditions for exam contract(Approved)1This course unit cannot be taken via an exam contract
Teaching methods
Seminar, Lecture
Extra information on the teaching methods• Lectures: The teaching of the theory (vocabulary, grammar) is done by the lecturer and colecturer.
• Seminars: The exercises are presented by the lecturer en co-lecturers and deal withpracticing and applying the theory under guidance. The students are trained in speaking,listening, reading and writing skills. Basic dialogues and simple conversations are trained bymeans of a role play.
• Independent work: the students also receive a portfolio that has to be made individually.
Study material
Type: Handbook
Name: Tobira Gateway To Advanced Japanese.
Indicative price: € 60
Optional: noLanguage : OtherOnline Available : No
Available in the Library : Yes
Usability and Lifetime within the Course Unit : intensive
Usability and Lifetime within the Study Programme : intensive
Usability and Lifetime after the Study Programme : occasionallyReferences
Makino, Seiichi; Tsutsui, Michio: A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. Tokyo: TheJapan Times 2009
Course content-related study coaching
Continuous feedback in the classical exercises. The results of oral and written exercises arediscussed with the students.
Assessment moments
end-of-term and continuous assessment
Examination methods in case of periodic assessment during the first examination period
Oral assessment
Examination methods in case of periodic assessment during the second examination period
Oral assessment
Examination methods in case of permanent assessment
Written assessment, Assignment
Possibilities of retake in case of permanent assessment
examination during the second examination period is possible in modified form
Extra information on the examination methods
Assessment form
There is an oral examination. The oral examination stresses grammar, speaking and listening
skills. Students are required to present a text that has not been discussed during class hours
and should be able to talk about more specialised topics concerning Japan. The written exam
focuses on translation, grammar and reading as well as writing skills.
The student has to paas both parts of the exam in order to pass the course.
There is also a non-periodical assessment in form of a written exam ans a portfolio assignment.
Calculation of the examination mark
Periodical exam (40%)
Non-periodical exams (60%)
Facilities for Working Students
Facilities:
1 Student attendance during educational activities is required
2 Possible rescheduling of the examination to a different time in the same academic year
3 Feedback can be given by telephone or during an appointment during office hours(Approved)2Extra information:
For more information concerning flexible learning: contact the monitoring service of the facultyof Arts and philosophy(Approved)3