Destination Japan - Language and Culture (3 cr)
Code: 9001001-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 30.11.2022 - 18.01.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 09.01.2023 - 09.04.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
- Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
- Joint Elective Studies
- Teachers
- Shiho Torii
- Anne Räikkä
- Course
- 9001001
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Content scheduling
Lessons 12 x 2 h on weeks 2-14 (except on week 8)
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
Evaluation methods and criteria
The course evaluation is passed or not-passed, based on the class attendance, assignments and active participation.