150127 UE Japanese Grammar II (2024S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Th 15.02.2024 10:00 to Th 29.02.2024 07:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 22.03.2024 18:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English, Japanese
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
⚠ Japanese Grammar II and Writing Systems do share a time-slot. This is not an error.
Units may be held online via BBB if necessary / by agreement.
Wednesday
06.03.
11:15 - 13:45
Digital
Wednesday
13.03.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
20.03.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
10.04.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
17.04.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
24.04.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
N
Wednesday
08.05.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
15.05.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
22.05.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
29.05.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
05.06.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
12.06.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
19.06.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Wednesday
26.06.
11:15 - 13:45
Seminarraum Japanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-21
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
This course uses continuous assessment (hat immanenten Prüfungscharakter). The idea is that students do not study for, say, a particular test but simply keep up with the course—and demonstrate that regularly. As such students will be asked to perform a variety of tasks, online and/or offline, in and beyond the classroom, with little or no prior announcement, and their entire activity over the course of the semester will be used for assessment.The bulk of these tasks will be in the form of short revision tests, but possibly also, less formally, oral revision, ad-hoc questions, homework, etc. Naturally, kanji, vocabulary, and grammar knowledge are on the menu, but also, for example, graded reading (fluency & pronunciation), oral translation, ad-hoc reading comprehension and grammar questions, dictation, listening and listening comprehension exercises, research on specific points of grammar, and so forth.Naturally not all questions, exercises and the like count as a task, some are just off-the-record practice, but there may still be an impact on active participation.
Some weeks may have no tasks, others multiple.
Some tasks may be optional/voluntary. Students are not entitled to participate in these.Active participation in class and on the forums, e.g. being prepared, asking and answering questions, volunteering to read and translate, contributes to the grade as well.Additionally, there will be a comprehensive final test at the end of the semester.Unless otherwise stated, no materials or aids are permitted. Students must do all work on their own, without any outside help. For the purposes of this stipulation, using machine translation services or software that may be classified as AI counts as outside help as well. It should go without saying that plagiarism is strictly prohibited.There is a strict zero tolerance policy regarding the above rules, at minimum students deemed in violation immediately fail the course and the reason will show up on their transcript.Otherwise, cooperation between students, and active participation in general is very much encouraged and deemed an important element of the course, and the grade.Extra credit (1 ECTS) is available on request for students whose programme of studies requires it.The lecturer reserves the right to restrict the use of electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones, during class.
Some weeks may have no tasks, others multiple.
Some tasks may be optional/voluntary. Students are not entitled to participate in these.Active participation in class and on the forums, e.g. being prepared, asking and answering questions, volunteering to read and translate, contributes to the grade as well.Additionally, there will be a comprehensive final test at the end of the semester.Unless otherwise stated, no materials or aids are permitted. Students must do all work on their own, without any outside help. For the purposes of this stipulation, using machine translation services or software that may be classified as AI counts as outside help as well. It should go without saying that plagiarism is strictly prohibited.There is a strict zero tolerance policy regarding the above rules, at minimum students deemed in violation immediately fail the course and the reason will show up on their transcript.Otherwise, cooperation between students, and active participation in general is very much encouraged and deemed an important element of the course, and the grade.Extra credit (1 ECTS) is available on request for students whose programme of studies requires it.The lecturer reserves the right to restrict the use of electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones, during class.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
* Attendance is mandatory. No-shows for the first unit will have their registration revoked immediately. As a courtesy, absences of up to 1 in 5 units [rounded down] are tolerated, but students are not entitled to make up for missed tasks / opportunities to participate; anything beyond that results in a failing grade by default. Tardiness may be counted as absence at the sole discretion of the lecturer.
However, in the interest of health and safety students are strongly encouraged to stay home if they’re not feeling well. To that end, the attendance requirement may be relaxed on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the lecturer.* Everyone who participates in at least one lesson and/or marked activity will receive a grade, except if they de-register before the appropriate deadline.* The tasks score is calculated by dropping the worst of each student’s individual task marks, then averaging the rest. (Missed mandatory tasks, like tests, receive a mark of 0 points; missed optional tasks simply don’t count.)* More than 60 percentage points are required to pass the course (> 70 → 3/C, > 80 → 2/B, > 90 → 1/A), comprising: the tasks set in the course of the semester (60 %); a written final test (30 %); and active participation (10 %).
Finally, up to 5 percentage points may be awarded / docked at the sole discretion of the lecturer for the purpose of determining the final grade.
However, in the interest of health and safety students are strongly encouraged to stay home if they’re not feeling well. To that end, the attendance requirement may be relaxed on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the lecturer.* Everyone who participates in at least one lesson and/or marked activity will receive a grade, except if they de-register before the appropriate deadline.* The tasks score is calculated by dropping the worst of each student’s individual task marks, then averaging the rest. (Missed mandatory tasks, like tests, receive a mark of 0 points; missed optional tasks simply don’t count.)* More than 60 percentage points are required to pass the course (> 70 → 3/C, > 80 → 2/B, > 90 → 1/A), comprising: the tasks set in the course of the semester (60 %); a written final test (30 %); and active participation (10 %).
Finally, up to 5 percentage points may be awarded / docked at the sole discretion of the lecturer for the purpose of determining the final grade.
Examination topics
Everything covered in the course, in class and/or on the e-learning platform (Moodle), including, but not limited to, the presentations/slides, textbook, vocabulary & kanji lists, grammar script & sheets, and forum discussions. Note that due to the cumulative nature of language learning, everything from the first semester is implicitly also still in scope.
Reading list
Textbook:
Bunka shokyū nihongo I. Tekisuto. Kaiteiban. [2013 ed.] Tōkyō: Bonjinsha.
Available at Facultas bookshop in “Hof 1” on Campus. Most likely (part of) the second volume will also be required, but there is no need to buy it in advance.Additional material may be provided in class and/or on the e-learning platform (Moodle).
Bunka shokyū nihongo I. Tekisuto. Kaiteiban. [2013 ed.] Tōkyō: Bonjinsha.
Available at Facultas bookshop in “Hof 1” on Campus. Most likely (part of) the second volume will also be required, but there is no need to buy it in advance.Additional material may be provided in class and/or on the e-learning platform (Moodle).
Association in the course directory
MA M1 for Ecos-students
EC Wirtschaftskommunikation Japanisch II
EC Wirtschaftskommunikation Japanisch II
Last modified: Tu 05.03.2024 17:26
* Grammar I, Japanese Communication (and their prerequisites)
* Japanese-capable laptop [specific units only]
* stable broadband connection, Japanese-capable PC, technical means for teleconferencing [for online units, if any]Together, the three BJ2 courses 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 ~470 of the most common kanji
* produce select kinds of written communication [with the help of a computer]
* expand on their knowledge of Japanese in self-study, using dictionaries, grammar references etc.
The course will also prepare students for the language part of the StEOP exam for Japanese Studies majors, should they wish to specialise further [some German required].Grammar II will continue to focus on constructively building an understanding of Japanese grammar and vocabulary by way of Japanese-English translation, providing a base for the other two courses to build upon.Students are expected to prepare for each lesson with the help of the material provided on Moodle, meaning that they should know the lesson’s vocabulary, have an idea of how the new grammar works, be able to read the text, even offer up a translation, but most importantly come with questions. Preparation and active participation, as well as cooperation between students is very much encouraged and deemed an important element of the course.Face-time is meant primarily for questions, extra coverage of content identified (by the students or lecturer) as difficult, review/testing, and such, though we will run through the week’s content together, time permitting.The plan is to cover 1 lesson from the textbook per week (excluding holidays), starting with L10; as well as ~18 new kanji/week (including holidays). Please budget at least 9 h/week for self-study.