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JPS 202 – Intermediate Japanese II

2017 – S2 External

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor & Lecturer
Chavalin Svetanant
Contact via Email
AHH North
Tuesday 3-5pm
Credit points Credit points
3
Prerequisites Prerequisites
JPS201
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit is designed to further develop skills in all areas of Japanese language (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to a higher level of proficiency. Students further develop the ability to discuss a wider range of topics as well as substantially increase their knowledge of vocabulary and kanji. This unit continues to focus on further increasing students' skills in intercultural communication so that they will be able to communicate in a manner which is culturally as well as linguistically appropriate. Interactive tutorials and the use of online resources provide students with opportunities to use Japanese as much as possible.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

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

  • Reading: understand relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

General Assessment Information

Late Submissions, Extensions and Supplementary Tests

All 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 assignment task is late. No assignments will be accepted after assignments have been corrected and feedback has been provided. Assignment 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 in class and/or iLearn.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Unit Participation 10% No Weekly
Online Quiz 10% No Weekly
Oral Tests 20% No Week 7, Week 13
Test 1 - Online Test 20% No Week 8
Test 2 - In Class Test 10% No Week 12
Final Written Examination 30% No Formal examination period

Unit Participation

Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%

For satisfactory completion of this task, students are required to actively participate in all activities (both online and in-class, where applicable) and complete weekly assessment tasks by the due dates. Internal students are required to attend Seminar 1 (lectures) and Seminar 2 (tutorials). External students are required to study independently as instructed.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Online Quiz

Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%

For this task, students are to complete the weekly online quizzes with NO consultation to any resources during the quiz. Self Tests are provided as examples.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.

Oral Tests

Due: Week 7, Week 13
Weighting: 20%

The first oral assessment is conducted in week 7 and the second in week 13. Instructions, marking criteria and examples are provided in class and in iLearn.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Test 1 - Online Test

Due: Week 8
Weighting: 20%

Test 1 is a 70-minute, comprehensive test of reading, writing and listening skills, covering the content of Weeks 1-7. The test will be conducted online. You may refer to lecture and tutorial slides, workbooks and dictionaries. However, you are NOT allowed to seek any help from others.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.

Test 2 - In Class Test

Due: Week 12
Weighting: 10%

A 90-minute test of listening and essay writing covers the content of Weeks 1-11. The test will be conducted in Seminar 2 (tutorial) for Internal students and online for External students. Students may refer to extra resources such as dictionaries. Instructions and examples are provided in class and in iLearn.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.

Final Written Examination

Due: Formal examination period
Weighting: 30%

The final assessment for JPS202 is a 120-minute written examination, covering the content of Weeks 1-13. It is to be conducted on campus during the formal examination period or for external students unable to travel, in a Macquarie-endorsed examination centre. No extra resources such as a dictionary are allowed.

It is the University policy that students enrolled in units that require them to sit for compulsory examinations during the official examination period must not arrange to go away before or during the end of the exam period. Exams could be scheduled on Saturdays during that period. You should not expect that alternative examination arrangements can be made for you. The only exceptions to this rule are made for :

  1. members of the armed forces who must go away on duty;
  2. students representing Australia or the University in a national or international sporting or cultural event;
  3. students proceeding to a period of study in a foreign country, associated with their Macquarie program of study.

On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.

Delivery and Resources

Technology used and required

Online Unit

Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ to check when your online unit will become available.

Technology

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient. Completion of assessment tasks will also require a computer with Japanese fonts enabled. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing in Japanese and English are required.

Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.

Please contact your course convenor or tutors before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet).

Required and recommend texts and/or materials

No textbook is required for this unit. Workbook Exercises an Homework are available for download in JPS202 iLearn.

 

Unit Schedule

The unit schedule is provided in JPS202 iLearn.

Policies and Procedures

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

Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.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 (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html

Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

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

  • Reading: understand relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Assessment tasks

  • Online Quiz
  • Oral Tests
  • Test 1 - Online Test
  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination

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:

Learning outcomes

  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Assessment tasks

  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination

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:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Oral Tests
  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination

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 relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Online Quiz
  • Oral Tests
  • Test 1 - Online Test
  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination

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 relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Online Quiz
  • Oral Tests
  • Test 1 - Online Test
  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination

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:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Online Quiz
  • Oral Tests
  • Test 1 - Online Test
  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination

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 relatively short, simple descriptive and/or emotive texts on familiar topics and personal interest (e.g., family, hobbies, experiences), containing high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Listening: understand relatively simple, short, descriptive and/or communicative oral texts on familiar topics, provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated in a familiar accent.
  • Writing: write relatively short yet coherent texts on a range of familiar topics and personal reflections, appropriately using a variety of registers, high frequency vocabulary and a wider range of kanji.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Online Quiz
  • Oral Tests
  • Test 1 - Online Test
  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination

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

  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).
  • Spoken Production: describe familiar topics with reasonable fluency and substance as a linear sequence of points; express personal reflections on familiar topics.

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Oral Tests
  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination

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 outcome

  • Spoken Interaction: interact in structured situations with anticipated routine expressions; interact spontaneously provided the topics are familiar (e.g., family, hobby, job, travel, recent events related to daily life and personal interest).

Assessment tasks

  • Unit Participation
  • Test 2 - In Class Test
  • Final Written Examination