Japanese 3A
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MLAC3008 | Media, Languages and Cultures | 3 | 20 | Autumn Malaysia |
- Code
- MLAC3008
- School
- Media, Languages and Cultures
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn Malaysia
Summary
Further develop studentsÂ’ four skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing to enable students to gather and process information accurately and quickly through discussion and from written sources. Teaching methods involve intensive classes and the use of language laboratory materials. In addition students are required to undertake a programme of private study.
Target Students
Third year students who are doing this module as a compulsory element of their degree. 20-credit and 10-credit are combined in this module and both groups of students will be taught the same in this module. Priority of seats will be given to students doing the module as a compulsory element of their degree, thus there is a limited number of places for 10-credit students on this module.
Classes
- One 2-hour workshop each week for 12 weeks
- One 3-hour lecture each week for 12 weeks
NAA students and auditors are required to sit for the Listening Examination. Year 1 core students can only take 1 core language. Year 2 or Year 3 core students can take another 1A language if he/she scored 60 or above in his/her 1st core language last semester.
Assessment
- 30% In Class Test: In class tests – 2 times, Listening, practical usage of language (30 mins per test)
- 30% Speaking Task: Group Speaking Task (Q&A)
- 40% Written Exam: Reading and practical usage of language (AUT semester) (1 hour)
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
The overall aim of the module is to consolidate and extend students' competence in the four skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing in the target language. Special emphasis will be put on developing more sophisticated oral and written skills, enabling students to deal proficiently and accurately with real-life situations (such as information-retrieval from written and spoken sources and report writing in the target language). Additional skills taught this semester include letter- and CV writing.Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and understanding:
- Students will be familiar with the target language structure at Advanced level.
- They will develop the following skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing in the target language with confidence, fluency, accuracy and sophistication.
B. Intellectual skills:
- On completing the module, students should be able to manipulate the language using the skills they have acquired in speaking, reading, listening and writing in the target language, together with grammatical structures at the Advanced level.
C. Professional/practical skills:
- Students will acquire the skills necessary to cover topics both orally and in written form in t at a sophisticated level, and to produce formal letters and CVs.
D. Transferable skills:
- Use of IT resources; use of dictionaries; pair and group work; independent work; presentation and interaction; essay writing; construction of coherent argument; summary writing; time-management; cultural and inter-cultural awareness.
Conveners
- Dr Yut Moy Leong