Universität Wien

150116 UE Business Japanese (2022S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English, Japanese

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

1st lesson on Tuesday, March 1st will be ONLINE ONLY!

Type of teaching:
* mixed: on-site (if possible) and/or online -> Please check the announcements on moodle regularly.

A working microphone, webcam and a stable broadband connection are required.

  • Tuesday 01.03. 08:15 - 10:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 08.03. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 15.03. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 22.03. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 29.03. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 05.04. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 26.04. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 03.05. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 10.05. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 17.05. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 24.05. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 31.05. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 14.06. 08:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will continue right where Japanese Communication [Kommunikation auf Japanisch] finished, covering more basic grammar, vocabulary, and oral exercises. It is meant to be taken in tandem with Japanese Grammar II [Japanische Grammatik II] and Japanese Writing Systems.

Together, these provide students with basic skills in the Japanese language as well as the tools to build on those skills on their own. At the end of the second semester students should be able to
* communicate orally in various everyday situations
* understand basic spoken and written Japanese texts [the latter will require extensive use of dictionaries], including business- or economics-related ones aimed at a general audience
* read a few hundred of the most common kanji
* produce select kinds of written communication [with the help of a computer], e. g. e-mails
* expand on their knowledge of Japanese in self-study, using dictionaries, grammar references etc.

You should budget about 10 hours per week of additional study time for lesson preparation, homework, assignments, etc. acting in synergy with the complementary lesson.

The course will also cover everything required to pass the language part of the StEOP exam for Japanese Studies majors, enabling students to take more advanced language courses, if they wish to specialise further.

Business Japanese will continue to focus on constructively building an understanding of Japanese grammar and vocabulary by way of oral exercises and listening comprehension providing a base for the other two courses to build upon.

Assessment and permitted materials

This course uses continuous assessment (hat immanenten Prüfungscharakter), consequently active participation throughout the semester (both in class and outside) also can influence the grade. Aside from being prepared for class, volunteering for answering and asking questions etc. there will be homework -- to be submitted on time. There will also be a written mid-term and final exam as well as two oral tests.

No materials or aids are permitted during tests (suitable exceptions can be made on request for students with a handicap).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course is made up of
the final exam (35%)
midterm exam (30%)
homework (15%)
two speaking tests (20%)
and converted to a grade as follows:

> 90 % Excellent (A) [Sehr Gut (1)]
> 80 % Good (B) [Gut (2)]
> 70 % Satisfactory (C) [Befriedigend (3)]
> 60 % Acceptable (D) [Genügend (4)]
<= 60 %: Failed (F) [Nicht Genügend (5)]

* Attendance is mandatory. No-shows for the first unit will have their registration revoked immediately; missing more than 80 % of the total lesson time results in a failing grade. Tardiness may be counted as absence at the discretion of the lecturer. If you should not be able to attend the first lesson please contact the teacher per email, you will be considered as excused and not automatically deregistered.

* There is a zero-tolerance policy on cheating and plagiarism.

Examination topics

Everything covered, in class and/or on the e-learning platform (Moodle).

Reading list

Textbook: Bunka shokyû nihongo I. Tekisuto. Kaiteiban.
Available at Facultas bookshop in "Hof 1" on Campus.
Additional material will be distributed in class or via the e-learning platform.

Association in the course directory

MA M1 for Ecos-students
EC Wirtschaftskommunikation Japanisch II

Last modified: Mo 27.07.2026 11:03