This module provides students with the opportunity to move their Japanese language to an advanced stage and enable students to gain experience of life in Japan.

A      Knowledge and Understanding:

·         Speak and read Japanese with improved facility

·         Live and function effectively in Japan

B     Intellectual Skills:

·         Appreciate and be able to digest information in a variety of forms

·         Describe and analyse given situations

·         Compare and contrast known paradigms with those newly encountered

C     Discipline Specific skills:

·         Recognise and reproduce a minimum of 1200 kanji

·         Use correct levels of Japanese language as appropriate

·         Employ Japanese etiquette

D     Transferable skills

·         Live and function in another country

·         Independently to observe and appreciate cultures and daily society

Carry out independent study and to further develop self study techniques

The exact content and timetable of classes will be determined by the host university in consultation with the Cardiff Japanese Studies Centre.

Independent study will be expected.

Indicative study hours:     1200

Please see Learning Outcomes.

Continuous assessment 100%

One essay of 4,000 words (60%) to be submitted by 2 June. The remaining 40% is based on Japanese language assessments taken whilst at the host university in Japan.

RE-ASSESSMENT:

Any student failing the module will be required to be re-assessed in failed components. If the essay is failed, then it will need to be resubmitted by the end of the first week of the resit period. If the language component is failed, then students will be required to pass an oral examination.

The exact content of the module will be decided upon by the host university in consultation with the Cardiff Japanese Studies Centre.

Additional material for self study will be provided by Cardiff University staff at the start of the year.

None given.

None given.