Spoken Japanese 3 is an intermediate Japanese language course which aims to improve the learner’s command of modern spoken Japanese. The focus is on the oral and aural skills needed to understand and participate in general everyday conversations. With the course textbook is Yookoso! Continuing with Contemporary Japanese we aim to teach you the listening and oral skills needed to understand and participate in general everyday conversations. The activities in the textbook and accompanying workbook develop through particular themes (Travel, At Home, Transportation & Body and Health) to promote your communicative abilities.

a) develop the linguistic skills to move from a basic knowledge of Japanese to a more complex intermediate level understanding, with a particular focus on oral and aural skills, allowing learners to understand and participate in a variety of everyday situations in Japanese.  

b) develop better language-learning strategies

c) consolidate grammatical and communicative understanding of introductory Japanese and begin to develop functional skills at an intermediate level.  

Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the graduate students’ interests.

                Mid-Semester Exam (Written + LL)              25%

                Final Exam (Written + LL)                           30%

                Individual Oral Presentation & Defence         20%

                Homework Assignments                              15%

                Digital Story Project                                    10%

The course is the equivalent of  five hours of classes per week: two hours require actual attendance at university (for tutorials on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 – 5:00 pm, or 1:00pm – 2:00 pm ) and the remaining three hours are to be completed on-line.  

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