School: Arts and Humanities

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 (Intermediate 3)
  • Unit Code

    JLS2203
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Junko IWASAKI

Description

This unit is for students who have completed intermediate Japanese at a university level. It is aimed at further developing aural, oral and written skills. The context of study is everyday social interaction in Japan. 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

JLS2202 Japanese (Intermediate 2) or Japanese WACE 3A/3B or equivalent language skills in Japanese.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded JLS1165, JLS3301, JLS3311

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Comprehend written and spoken texts about everyday social interaction in Japan.
  2. Express themselves using new grammatical structures in relation to everyday social interaction.
  3. Use an additional 70 Kanji relating to everyday Japanese life.
  4. 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 (interactionand production), and writing.

Unit Content

  1. Grammatical structures.
  2. Vocabulary and Kanji relating to everyday Japanese life.

Additional Learning Experience Information


Seminar - speaking/listening/reading/writing practice.
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
PerformanceContinuous aural/oral/written performance assessments including tests60%
ExaminationFinal examination40%

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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School: Arts and Humanities

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 (Intermediate 3)
  • Unit Code

    JLS2203
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Junko IWASAKI

Description

This unit is for students who have completed intermediate Japanese at a university level. It is aimed at further developing aural, oral and written skills. The context of study is everyday social interaction in Japan. 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

JLS2202 Japanese (Intermediate 2) or Japanese WACE 3A/3B or equivalent language skills in Japanese.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded JLS1165, JLS3301, JLS3311

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Comprehend written and spoken texts about everyday social interaction in Japan.
  2. Express themselves using new grammatical structures in relation to everyday social interaction.
  3. Use an additional 70 Kanji relating to everyday Japanese life.
  4. 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 (interactionand production), and writing.

Unit Content

  1. Grammatical structures.
  2. Vocabulary and Kanji relating to everyday Japanese life.

Additional Learning Experience Information


Seminar - speaking/listening/reading/writing practice.
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
PerformanceContinuous aural/oral/written performance assessments including tests60%
ExaminationFinal examination40%

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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