• Inactive for Year: 2024/25

• Module Leader(s): Mrs Kumi Casey
• Lecturer: Dr Shiro Yoshioka, Ms Etsuko Suda

• Owning School: Modern Languages
• Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus

Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Aims

This module aims to build upon the achievements made during your year abroad in Japan or those made in Level C Japanese and to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the Japanese language and the ability to use it at a high level of proficiency in professional environments. This includes:

- providing students with the basis for community interpreting.
- training students in the fundamentals of translation from Japanese to English.
- offering students a good understanding of Japanese used in business situations.
- Developing an appropriate level of inter-cultural sensitivity in students, enabling successful interpersonal communication in a range of different situations.
- Continuing to provide students with the necessary skills to become better language learners.

Outline Of Syllabus

1. Translation
You will develop skills in translation from Japanese to English
2. Interpreting
You will develop skills for community interpreting such as hospital appointments.
3. Listening
The listening materials will be used: news, documentaries, films.
4. Business Japanese.
The module will take you through two manuals of business Japanese. You will learn how to converse and to behave in the professional environment of Japanese companies, how to read and write documents related to business work and you will master a specific vocabulary related to business Japanese. You will also read a Japanese news article every week.


Please note that the syllabus, the course content and the pace may be changed as necessary to reflect students’ needs.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Each class is conducted using an integrated communicative approach and involves individual, pair, and group work.

In order to ensure that 134 hours of independent guided study take place, each contact hour is followed by homework assignments

There is a minimum homework submission requirement of 70%.

This module is taught and assessed mainly in Japanese. English will be used for the following activities: translation from Japanese to English and Community Interpreting seminars.

*To improve skills to work in an online environment.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams

Other Assessment

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The assessment is designed in such a way as to test all the skills mastered during scheduled learning and teaching activities, structured guided learning and individual study.

- One oral examination in Semester 2 (30%) will assess on their ability to act as an interpreter in the role play.

- One written examination for translation in Semester 2 (30%) will assess student’s ability to translate text from JPN to ENG.

- One portfolio in Semester 1 and 2 for Business Japanese (40%) helps students assess their progress and identify their strengths and areas for improvement, thus stimulating their independent and reflective learning skills throughout the year.

Reading Lists

• JPN4063's Reading List

Timetable

• Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
• JPN4063's Timetable