Module Code - Title:
JA4213
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JAPANESE LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY 3
Year Last Offered:
2026/7
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
JA4212
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module is set at A2+ on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages(CEFR). To consolidate further students' ability to understand, speak, read and write Japanese and to further their understanding of Japanese culture and society, particularly relating to the world of work.
Syllabus:
This syllabus is set at A2+ on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Understanding of instructions, needs and wants, descriptions of events in order. Speaking exercises explaining actions in sequence, telling stories, making requests and asking permission. Reading more demanding and authentic passages about Japanese life and society. Written exercises concentrating on descriptions and narratives; also memos, letters and notes. Study of a further 170 kanji to bring the total up to 250 characters. Discussion of modern Japanese culture, literature and films.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
arrange and generate information from non-specialist spoken and written texts related to the target language community
construct more complex descriptions and narratives relating to a broader range of topics
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
justify opinions about topical issues related to target language cultures
plan and monitor own strategies for effective long-term language learning
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
demonstrate linguistic and cultural awareness in the completion of communicative tasks communicate effectively in less predictable situations
read and write a further 170 kanji.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Class time will centre on language practise in listening, speaking reading and writing in the target language. There will also be one lecture a week discussing aspects of contemporary Japanese society.
Prime Texts:
San A Group (1998)
Minna no Nihongo I
, San A Publishers
University of Tokyo Kanji Research Group (1993)
250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use Vol II
, Tuttle
Kanji Research Group University of Tokyo (1993)
250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use Vol I
, Tuttle
Other Relevant Texts:
Kingston, J. (2004)
Japan's Quiet Transformation
, Routledge Curzon
Hadamitzky, W and M Spahn (1998)
Kanji and Kana: a Handbook and Dictionary of the Japanese Writing System
, Tuttle
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF ARTS (PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS)
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN APPLIED LANGUAGES
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN IRISH DANCE
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN VOICE
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN WORLD MUSIC
BACHELOR OF ARTS INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED ACCESS
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN LANGUAGES
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
kaori.frizelle@ul.ie