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JPNX102 – Introductory Japanese II

2016 – SP3 OUA

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor
Mio Bryce
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Prerequisites Prerequisites
JPE101 or JPNX101
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This higher introductory unit further develops basic Japanese language skills. In this unit, students develop their knowledge of Japanese language and use their growing understanding of Japanese grammar, vocabulary and culture to complete a variety of practical and authentic tasks which cover the four skill areas of listening, speaking, writing and reading. All enrolment queries should be directed to Open Universities Australia (OUA): see www.open.edu.au

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.open.edu.au/student-admin-and-support/key-dates/

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

General Assessment Information

Late Submissions, Extensions and Supplementary Tests

Assessment tasks are compulsory and must be submitted on time. As a general rule, extensions will not be granted without a valid and documented reason (e.g. medical certificate). Late submissions will be penalised by 5% for each day (including weekends) the assessment task is late. A request for a supplementary test will be considered only in the case of serious illness or disruption. No assessment tasks will be accepted after assessment tasks have been corrected and feedback has been provided. Assessment tasks handed in early will not be marked and returned before the due date. If you anticipate unavoidable difficulty in completing an assessment task (in class and/or online), contact the convener or your tutor as soon as possible. 

Disruption to Studies

If a student is prevented by serious and unavoidable disruption from completing unit requirements in accordance with their ability, they may apply for support under the Disruption to Studies Policy. To access this support, students must notify the university via ask.mq.edu.au. Students should refer to the Disruption to Studies Policy for further information (see the link provided in the 'Policies and procedures' section of this unit guide).

Examples of Assessment tasks

Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Due
Unit Participation 5% Weekly
Exercises (Weekly Homework) 25% Weekly
Quizzes 15% Weekly
Test 1: Speaking Test 15% Week 13
Test 2: Written tests 40% Weeks 4, 9 & 12

Unit Participation

Due: Weekly
Weighting: 5%

You are required to participate in weekly discussions as instructed.

You are also expected to be responsible for your study, maintain regular communication with teaching staff; follow instructions and complete all assigned work to the best of your ability.

Every week, as part of your Participation mark, you are expected to complete the following:

  1. Listen to/read the lecture slides, which will introduce new scripts, grammar, vocabulary and expressions.
  2. Complete the Workbook Exercises, to practise what you have learned each week, then check your answers against the model answers before attempting the Workbook Homework.

On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

Exercises (Weekly Homework)

Due: Weekly
Weighting: 25%

Every week you are required to download the Workbook Homework, complete it, then submit:

• The scanned copy of your completed Homework (as one PDF file) via the weekly Assignment box. Please name the file as follows: 102WXX_surname_given name (e.g. for Week 02, “102W02_Okada_Tetsuya”).

• Compositions should be typed directly into the ‘Creative composition’ section in iLearn as instructed.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.

Quizzes

Due: Weekly
Weighting: 15%

Each week you are required to complete the online self test, the Dialogue self test and an Quiz. The quizzes will be available only from 9:00 AM each Wednesday to the following Wednesday, 9:00 AM. Please complete early, as no extensions will be given, except when unforeseen technological problems occur, which must be reported to the convenor before the due date.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.

Test 1: Speaking Test

Due: Week 13
Weighting: 15%

For this task, you will be required to prepare a 3-4 minute speech in Japanese on a topic of your choosing on Japanese traditional or contemporary culture and record it. You are expected to use a wide variety of the grammar and expressions studied during this course. This task will test your ability to express yourself using accurate and appropriate grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, at an appropriate speed. You are also required to submit the script of your speech, via the Assignment tool in iLearn, by 9:00 AM on Monday of Week 13. Marking criteria and detailed instructions will be made available in the Week 13 Topic in iLearn prior to the test.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

Test 2: Written tests

Due: Weeks 4, 9 & 12
Weighting: 40%

There will be three online tests to assess your skills in reading, writing and listening.

1. Test 1 will be conducted in Week 4 and is worth 5%. It will be 40 minutes in duration. It is to encourage you to build solid foundations for your Japanese language learning. The test will incorporate the scripts, grammar and essential vocabulary covered in Weeks 1-3 of the course.

2. Test 2 will be conducted in Week 9 and is worth 15%. It will be 80 minutes in duration. This test will incorporate the scripts, grammar and vocabulary covered in Weeks 1-8 of the course.

3. Test 3 will be conducted in Week 12 and is worth 20%. It will be 120 minutes in duration. This test will incorporate the scripts, grammar and vocabulary covered in Weeks 1-12 of the course. Week 12 revision material should be studied before attempting the test.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.

Delivery and Resources

Required and recommend texts and/or materials

No textbook is required for this unit. All materials will be provided in iLearn. Students will be required to download and print out the Workbook Exercises and Homework.

Unit webpage and technology used and required

This unit has an online presence. Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Students are required to have regular, reliable access to a computer and the internet to complete this unit. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

Completion of assessment tasks will require a computer with Japanese fonts enabled. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing in Japanese and English are also required.

For technical support go to: http://mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/informatics/help 

For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to: http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/guides.htm

 

Unit Schedule

The unit schedule is available in iLearn.

Policies and Procedures

Late Submission - applies unless otherwise stated elsewhere in the unit guide

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Extension Request

Special Consideration Policy and Procedure (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration)

The University recognises that students may experience events or conditions that adversely affect their academic performance. If you experience serious and unavoidable difficulties at exam time or when assessment tasks are due, you can consider applying for Special Consideration.

You need to show that the circumstances:

  1. were serious, unexpected and unavoidable
  2. were beyond your control
  3. caused substantial disruption to your academic work
  4. substantially interfered with your otherwise satisfactory fulfilment of the unit requirements
  5. lasted at least three consecutive days or a total of 5 days within the teaching period and prevented completion of an assessment task scheduled for a specific date.

If you feel that your studies have been impacted submit an application as follows:

  1. Visit Ask MQ and use your OneID to log in
  2. Fill in your relevant details
  3. Attach supporting documents by clicking 'Add a reply', click 'Browse' and navigating to the files you want to attach, then click 'Submit Form' to send your notification and supporting documents
  4. Please keep copies of your original documents, as they may be requested in the future as part of the assessment process

Outcome

Once your submission is assessed, an appropriate outcome will be organised.

OUA Specific Policies and Procedures

Withdrawal from a unit after the census date

You can withdraw from your subjects prior to the census date (last day to withdraw). If you successfully withdraw before the census date, you won’t need to apply for Special Circumstances. If you find yourself unable to withdraw from your subjects before the census date - you might be able to apply for Special Circumstances. If you’re eligible, we can refund your fees and overturn your fail grade.

If you’re studying Single Subjects using FEE-HELP or paying up front, you can apply online.

If you’re studying a degree using HECS-HELP, you’ll need to apply directly to Macquarie University.

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/

Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html

Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html

Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html

Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html​

Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.

In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

Learning Skills

Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.

Student Services and Support

Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

Student Enquiries

For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au

IT Help

For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/

When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Graduate Capabilities

Creative and Innovative

Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Quizzes
  • Test 1: Speaking Test
  • Test 2: Written tests

Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative

We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Assessment task

  • Unit Participation

Commitment to Continuous Learning

Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Exercises (Weekly Homework)

Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills

Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Exercises (Weekly Homework)
  • Quizzes
  • Test 1: Speaking Test
  • Test 2: Written tests

Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Exercises (Weekly Homework)
  • Quizzes
  • Test 1: Speaking Test
  • Test 2: Written tests

Problem Solving and Research Capability

Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Assessment task

  • Exercises (Weekly Homework)

Effective Communication

We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts in hiragana, katakana and a number of limited kanji containing essential and high frequency vocabulary.
  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Quizzes
  • Test 1: Speaking Test
  • Test 2: Written tests

Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens

As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Listening: understand familiar phrases and expressions and extract necessary information related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is in a standard form and clearly and slowly articulated.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic texts in hiragana, katakana and a limited number of kanji on familiar topics in areas of immediate need and personal interest.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Exercises (Weekly Homework)
  • Quizzes
  • Test 1: Speaking Test
  • Test 2: Written tests

Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible

We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps, if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple description or presentation about people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc., synthesising a short series of simple phrases and sentences into a list.

Assessment task

  • Unit Participation