Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Coordinator, Instructor
Wes Robertson
Contact via Email
25WW 350
See iLearn
Instructor
Kayo Nakazawa
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides introductory Japanese language instruction for students with no previous knowledge of Japanese. Students develop basic speaking, listening, reading & writing skills, including mastery of the hiragana & katakana scripts. By the end of the course, students should be able to describe their surroundings, ask questions, make plans, and effectively participate in a variety of fundamental conversations. Furthermore, the course will also assist students in developing an awareness of sociocultural issues which influence Japanese language use. The class provides opportunities for interactive language learning, and a wide variety of methods for Japanese practice through the use of online resources. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
General Assessment Information
Rubrics and indicative samples are provided in iLearn as additional guidance on standards of achievement for different assessment types.
Submission of most tasks is via iLearn. All assessment tasks are compulsory and must be submitted on time. Assignment tasks handed in early will not be marked and returned before the due date.
Late Assessment Submission Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
To be very clear:
These are serious penalties that will substantially alter your final grade and even determine whether you pass or fail this unit. Please make every effort to submit your assignment by the due date.
If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply:
https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Weekly Participation | 5% | No | Weekly |
Weekly Workbook | 10% | No | Midnight Sunday Weeks 1-6, 8-11 |
Online Quizzes | 15% | No | Midnight Sunday Weeks 1-6, 8-11 |
Mid-semester Test | 20% | No | Between 7/4 and 9/4 |
Mid-Semester Speaking Test | 10% | No | Week of 3/4-9/4 by appointment |
Final Test | 30% | No | Between 26/5 and 28/5 |
Final Spoken Performance | 10% | No | Midnight, 4/6 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 5%
Weekly activities to check and confirm active engagement with course material.
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Midnight Sunday Weeks 1-6, 8-11
Weighting: 10%
Students will complete the workbook for each week, check their answers against a model, and then submit the corrected file via iLearn.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Midnight Sunday Weeks 1-6, 8-11
Weighting: 15%
Students complete weekly online quizzes via iLearn, which test them on the content of the week.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Between 7/4 and 9/4
Weighting: 20%
The mid-semester written test will comprehensively test students on their reading, writing, and listening skills. The test is open book, and available online for all students during a set time period.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Week of 3/4-9/4 by appointment
Weighting: 10%
Students will be required to participate in a Japanese conversation over a short time period, and answer any questions that arise during the conversation. This will occur as part of regularly scheduled class time for internal students, and online at scheduled times for other cohorts.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Between 26/5 and 28/5
Weighting: 30%
The final test is conducted online, and will comprehensively evaluate students’ Japanese reading, writing, and listening skills, covering the entire content of the course. The test is open book, and available online for all students during a set time period.
Assessment Type 1: Media presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Midnight, 4/6
Weighting: 10%
This task requires students to create, perform, and record a short Japanese dialogue. All students will upload their videos via iLearn.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
TEXTBOOK
A Unit Book is provided free on iLearn. Please download and have a copy ready by Week 1. Printing off a hard copy is recommended, but not required.
Online Unit
Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
Is my unit in iLearn?:https://unitguides.mq.edu.au/ilearn_unit_status/ 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.
For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.
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 before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.
Week 1: Introduction, Basic Sentences, Counting + Hiragana 1/3
Week 2: This/That, Here/There, and Basic Questions + Hiragana 2/3
Week 3: Negation & verbs + Hiragana 3/3 + Katakana 1/3
Week 4: "い" adjectives + Katakana 2/3
Week 5: "な" adjectives, and に・で Particles + Katakana 3/3
Week 6: Family Terms, Time, and に・と Particles
Week 7: Likes, Dislikes, Existence, and Ownership + Midterm Speaking Test
Break - Online Midterm
Week 8: Advanced Counting, and Past Tense
Week 9: が-fronting, Talents, and Reasons
Week 10: Advanced Particles, Frequency + Kanji 1/2
Week 11: Invitations + Kanji 2/2
Week 12: Review + Final Test
Week 13: Video Skit Preparation & Submission
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Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) 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 or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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Unit information based on version 2023.01R of the Handbook