2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

EAST3221 Japanese 3B: Spoken Communication Skills

20 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Yuka Oeda
Email: Y.Oeda@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

EAST2212 or EAST2213
and
EAST2222 or EAST2223.

Module replaces

EAST3210 Using Japanese (3)EAST3220 Understanding Japanese (3)

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

This module aims to develop oral communication skills at the highest level. Both oral and aural skills will be practised through speech presentations, discussions and listening exercises on wide range of social and academic topics.

By the end of this module, students are expected to be able to:

1) Initiate, sustain and bring to end a wide variety of communicative tasks both in formal and informal settings;
2) Discuss various contemporary and academic issues with an extended amount of vocabulary and expressions, making fully use of the knowledge obtained from other study modules;
3) Deliver an effective oral presentation on social/academic issues using PowerPoint and other audio-visual aids;
4) Comprehend various authentic materials such as TV news, documentaries and dramas.

Skills outcomes
Further development of overall spoken communication skills

Syllabus

Two contact hours per week which consist of 1 oral class and 1 aural class. The oral class will focus on speech presentations and discussions on various social/academic issues, and the aural class will provide various listening tasks based on TV news, documentaries, and dramas.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Practical	42	1.00	42.00
Private study hours			158.00
Total Contact hours			42.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

- Preparation for speeches and discussions (60 hours)
- Learning vocabulary and expressions given in the handouts (60 hours)
- On-line learning using WWW materials (38 hours)

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- In-Class speech presentations
- In-Class discussions
- In-Class listening exercises

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	Class contribution	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		10.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Practical Exam / OSCE	0 hr 15 mins	60.00
Practical Exam / OSCE	1 hr 00 mins	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		90.00

The oral exam will take place during the exam preparation week in Semester 2.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 20/07/2012

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