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DS1382 Japanese, Advanced Beginners Level I 6.0 credits

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Course syllabus DS1382 (Autumn 2012–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus DS1382 (Autumn 2012–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

  • Practice in understanding and speaking Japanese in everyday situations
  • Pronunciation and intonation
  • Grammar and vocabulary. 70 kanji-characters
  • Practice translation of simple texts from Japanese to Swedish and vice versa
  • Writing exercises, for example letters and simple everyday notes

Intended learning outcomes

EU language portfolio levels A1/B1, http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/

After the course, the student should be able to:

  • use the spoken and written language in simple everyday situations (level A1)
  • understand and give an accurate account (in Swedish) of information from different elementary texts
  • give a short, individually prepared oral presentation in the target language (level A2/B1)
  • use an ideogram dictionary to find unfamiliar ideograms
  • translate simple sentences from Japanese to Swedish and vice versa.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

General entrance requirements for university studies. A pass on the compulsory placement test before applying or a pass in elementary Japanese, DS1380 and DS1381. See our website for the test and more information, www.kth.se/language

Literature

Banno, Eri (red.) Genki: an integrated course in elementary Japanese. 1. Tokyo: Japan Times

Examination and completion

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • KONA - Test, 1.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ANN1 - OralProficiency, 1.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • TEN1 - Language Proficiency, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Other requirements for final grade

75% attendance. Oral proficiency (ANN1; 1,5 credits) mid-term tests (KONA; 1,5 credits) and written final examination (TEN1; 3 credits).

Examiner

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Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ECE/Language and Communication

Main field of study

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle

Supplementary information

The course has limited participation. Students who are not present at course risk losing their place on the course.

The course programme may be subject to changes and courses with an insufficient number of students can be cancelled or get a reduced number of lessons.