Japanese Language and Culture Course – level I

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methodologies:
Throughout the year there will be cultural events such as origami, calligraphy, tea ceremony, cuisine and Japanese costume and also meetings between students of this course and Japanese students from the annual course of Portuguese language and culture of FLUC to promote the dialogue in Japanese.
Given the existing linkages between the University of Coimbra and Japanese universities such as Kyoto, Kansai, Tokyo, Waseda, Tenri and Kobe, we will seek the necessary information to facilitate access to the exchange of Portuguese students truly interested and motivated.
Evaluation: Continuous assessment.
The courses assessment is guided by a set of rules, available in http://www.uc.pt/fluc/cl/regulamentos/fluc/cl/ficheiros/regulamento_aval

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of this course is learning the Japanese language and culture both written and spoken, in the context of everyday situations and cultural life. This first level in learning Japanese language and culture should result in the acquisition of basic skills for oral and written communication in usual everyday situations.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the Japanese Language.

2. Speaking: dialogues on topics concerning everyday life (reetings, expressions used in the classroom, introducing at the first meeting, talking about family, describe what dishes someone likes and asking questions related to gastronomy, agreeing where to have lunch and ordering, describing the house someone lives in and its surroundings, knowing how to invite friends over, receiving visitors at home).

3. Written expression: Romaji characters, Hiragana and Katakana, the three types of writing in combination with kanji. Romaji is Japanese in Roman letters (Latin), to write according to Japanese phonetics in Hiragana characters.

4. Reading: essential vocabulary, reading and interpreting texts.

5. Grammar: particles; nouns; verbs; interrogative sentences; suffixes; demonstrative pronouns and adverbs of place; numbers; verbal tenses.

6. Japanese Culture: customs, gestures, rituals, facial expression, values such as honor, protocolary culture.

Head Lecturer(s)

Ayano Shinzato Dias Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Continuous assessment: 100.0%

Bibliography

まるごと - 日本のことばと文化 – 入門A1 かつどう Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture, Starter A1, Coursebook for communicative language active, The Japan Foundation, 2013;

まるごと - 日本のことばと文化 - 入門A1 りかい Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture, Starter A1, Coursebook for communicative language competences, The Japan Foundation, 2013

Nihongo: Kana – Uma introdução ao Silabário Japonês, The Japan Foundation – Japanese Language Institute, Bonjinsha, 1995;

Serão apresentados outros títulos ao longo das aulas.