Languages

Japanese Advanced A

Module code: T2004
Level 5
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Class
Assessment modes: Coursework

This stage 5 advanced module is for you if you have already acquired the capacity to function with some autonomy in the target language. You’ll build on existing levels of proficiency at level B1 (Independent User) of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

The module aims to:

• enable you to understand the main ideas within extended discourse and to communicate effectively, with increasing fluency, confidence and spontaneity, in a variety of contexts
• provide opportunities across a variety of topics for practice of understanding and communication, using the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, at an advanced level
• introduce and develop the range of complex elements of language structures, syntax, and vocabulary to allow continued progression
• facilitate the analysis of some aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural background of the language through a variety of contextualised activities and materials, in a range of media (such as text, audio, audio-visual and digital).

This module is at B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Module learning outcomes

• With reference to CEFR B1 level, the student can recognise and identify the main points of clear standard discourse in the target language within a selected range of familiar subjects.
• Communicate effectively in the target language within a selected variety of familiar formal/informal contexts.
• Use and apply a good range of vocabulary and standard language structures cohesively, appropriate to context.
• Convey understanding of aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural context of the target language.