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Destination Japan - Language and Culture (3 cr)

Code: 9001001-3005

General information


Enrollment

30.11.2022 - 18.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 09.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Joint Elective Studies
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology

Teachers

  • Shiho Torii
  • Anne Räikkä

Groups

  • VAVA2223
  • 30.03.2023 16:00 - 18:00, Destination Japan - Language and Culture 9001001-3005
  • 06.04.2023 16:00 - 18:00, Destination Japan - Language and Culture 9001001-3005

Objective

The objective of the course is to give the students some basic Japanese language and cultural readiness. By the end of the course, the students have learned some useful phrases in Japanese. The cultural topics include group orientation, time concepts, hierarchy, politeness, food culture etc.

Content

- Introduction: What is culture?
- Verbal and Non-verbal communication
- Indirect communication: the Japanese never say “no”?
- Concept of time
- Group orientation vs. Individual orientation
- Hierarchy & Formality
- Politeness
- Gender role
- Food culture
- Language

For the cultural module students are given two written assignments, one individual and one group task.

Materials

Japanese for busy people 4th edition
romanaised version
https://www.adlibris.com/fi/kirja/japanese-for-busy-people-1---romanized-edition-revised-4th-edition-9781568366197

kana version
https://www.adlibris.com/fi/kirja/japanese-for-busy-people-1---kana-edition-revised-4th-edition-9781568366203

Content scheduling

Lessons 12 x 2 h on weeks 2-14 (except on week 8)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

The course evaluation is passed or not-passed, based on the class attendance, assignments and active participation.