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Course Catalog 00/01


Department of Languages and Literature

KSS028 Japanese II 6.0 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Rune Westerlund Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
Japanese KSS018 or equivalent qualifications.


COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to provide the students with in-depth knowledge of the Japanese language and to provide increased knowledge of the social conditions, history and cultural life in Japan.


CONTENTS
Written presentations - Learning kanji (100 ) and katakana. Translation from and into Japanese.
Reading - Elementary texts with hiragana, katakana and kanji.
Oral presentations - Conversations and simple speeches.
Grammar.
Cultural studies - The development of modern Japan (history from 1868), the constitution, religion and culture.


TEACHING
The greater part of the course will be in form of lessons requiring active participation.


EXAMINATION
Compulsory course assignments. At the end of the course there will be a written examination. The course will be graded as above.

COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, 3, 4,5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Assignments 3.00ECTS
Written exam 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Kodansha: Japanese for busy people 1, part 2.
Compendium for writing course (institution).
Compendium with adequate texts (institution).


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Valid for the academic year 00/01.

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