Universität Wien

150129 UE Business Japanese (2024S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work


To be taken in tandem with UE Writing Systems and UE Japanese Grammar II [= EC Wirtschaftskommunikation Japanisch 2 / Japanese Business Communication 2]
Please register for all three!

PREREQUISITES:
* Grammar I, Japanese Communication (and their prerequisites)
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English, Japanese

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 07.03. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 14.03. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 21.03. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 11.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 18.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 25.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 02.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 16.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 23.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 06.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 13.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 20.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Thursday 27.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course continues [UE Japanese Communication]. It introduces new grammar, vocabulary, and oral exercises. This lecture should be taken simultaneously with [UE Japanese Grammar II] and [UE Japanese Writing System].

Goal of these set of courses is to provide a base level of Japanese which allows students to use basic Japanese and lets students further their Japanese language learning independently if needed.

At the end of the second semester students should be able to:
* Communicate orally in various everyday situations;
* Understand basic spoken and written Japanese (with the use of aids, like dictionaries, apps, etc.), including business- or economics- related content written for a general audience;
* Read a few hundred of the most common Kanji;
* Write simple Japanese (with the use of aids), i.e. E-mails;
* Improve their Japanese skills through self-study, with the aid of educational material;

In addition to classroom attendance please plan for approximately 10 hours of self-study to prepare for classes, make homework, memorize vocabulary, Kanji, etc.

Assessment and permitted materials

This course uses continuous assessment (Prüfungsimmanent), active participation throughout the semester is therefore part of the final grade. This includes but is not limited to: Being prepared for classes and homework. There will also be a written midterm and final test and one oral test.
No materials or aids are permitted during tests (suitable exceptions will be made for students with disabilities).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Midterm test 30%
Final test 35%
Speaking test 5%
Homework 15%
Essays 2.5%X4 total of 10%
Active participation 5%

More than 60 percentage points are required to pass the course
Components weighted as above and translated into grades as follows:
>90% Excellent (1/A)
>80% Good (2/B)
>70% Satisfactory (3/C)
>60% Acceptable (4/D)
<=60% Failed (F)

* Attendance is mandatory. Minimum attendance is 80%. (unexcused or excused does not matter)

* There is a strict zero tolerance policy on cheating and plagiarism.

* First time attendance concludes the course application, which means the course will be graded (even if you stop attending the class mid semester and do not take any tests). You can deregister within the deadline.
Unexcused missing of the first lesson will result in an automatic deregistration and students on waiting lists will fill the newly opened spot automatically.
If you should not be able to attend the first lesson please contact the lecturer per email, you will be considered as excused and not automatically deregistered.

Examination topics

Everything covered, in class and/or on the e-learning platform (Moodle).

Reading list

Textbook: Bunka shokyû nihongo I. Tekisuto. Kaiteiban.
Available at Facultas bookshop in "Hof 1" on Campus.
Additional material will be distributed in class or via the e-learning platform.

Association in the course directory

MA M1 for Ecos-students
EC Wirtschaftskommunikation Japanisch II

Last modified: Mo 13.01.2025 17:05