07289 - JAPANESE A - 1

Academic Year 2007/2008

  • Docente: Motoko Ueyama
  • Credits: 9
  • SSD: L-OR/22
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Asian Languages, Markets and Cultures (cod. 0534)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is giving a knowledge on elementary Japanese together with some notions of japanese linguistics. The student is asked to master the use of dictionaries, speak japanese at an elementary level and read some easy written texts. A basic knowledge of japanese grammar is also required.

Course contents

Basic grammar (Valerio Luigi Alberizzi); Use of research tools (Native tutor); Introduction to Japanese linguistics (Valerio Luigi Alberizzi); Elementary translation (Valerio Luigi Alberizzi); Textbook based exercises (Kono Shiori [Japanese language 1]); Conversation drills (Kono Shiori [Japanese language 1]); Writing exercitations (Native tutor/Kono Shiori).

Readings/Bibliography

The following texts are compulsory.

S. Dalla Chiesa (a cura di), Shin bunka shokyu Nihongo (vol.I), Venezia, Cafoscarina, 2004.
Kono Shiori, Materiali di giapponese 1 (Dispensa).
Kubota Yoko, Grammatica di giapponese moderno, Venezia, Cafoscarina, 1989.
Matilde Mastrangelo, Ozawa Naoko, Saito Mariko (a cura di), Grammatica giapponese, Milano, Hoepli, 2006.
Nelson, The New Nelson - Japanese-English Character Dictionary, Tokyo, Tuttle, 1997.
Nishikawa, Ichiro, Dizionario giapponese - italiano, Tokyo, Shogakukan, 1993.

For further informations and digital materials please refer to http://amscampus.cib.unibo.it/ .

Teaching methods

1. Frontal lessons
2. Language laboratory by native lecturer
3. Language practice by native tutor
4. Japanese textbooks and teaching materials

Assessment methods

Written exam (grammar, chinese characters, translation from japanese)
Oral exam (conversation, reading of the textbook)

Teaching tools

Computer assisted learning tools

Office hours

See the website of Motoko Ueyama