Destination Japan - Language and Culture (3 cr)
Code: 9001001-3007
General information
- Enrollment
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02.12.2024 - 09.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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09.01.2025 - 04.04.2025
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Turku University of Applied Sciences
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 15 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Joint Elective Studies
- Teachers
- COS Opettaja
- Shiho Torii
- Course
- 9001001
Realization has 13 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 26 h 0 min.
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Thu 09.01.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 16.01.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 23.01.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 30.01.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 06.02.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 13.02.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 20.02.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 27.02.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 06.03.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 13.03.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 20.03.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 27.03.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Thu 03.04.2025 time 16:00 - 18:00 (2 h 0 min) |
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Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Content scheduling
Basics of Japanese language and basic hiragana and katakana characters.
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
We use Japanese for busy people 1 (4th edition) as class textbook and 1 unit/lesson.
Teaching methods
Classroom teaching
Exam schedules
No exam.
International connections
Participatory learning, lots of oral exercises in classroom teaching.
Student workload
Contact lessons: 24 h
Independent study: 56 h