Бакалавриат
2025/2026





Иностранный язык (японский)
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
9
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Students learn the language starting with the Elementary level. The course aims at developing basic communicative competences in the chosen foreign language that include: communicative competence, language competence, socio-cultural competence, cognitive competence.
Learning Objectives
- Gain basic knowledge of Japanese phonetics, vocabulary and grammar.
- Basic skills of constructing a coherent text/dialogue within the studied topics, as well as skills of translation from Russian into Japanese and from Japanese into Russian using the studied vocabulary and grammatical constructions.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- 1. Students demonstrate the knowledge of the hiragana and katakana, have an understanding of the phonetic system of Japanese language.
- Students can build basic sentences, talk about themselves, ask and show directions, talk about costs and order
- Students can talk about what happened to them in the past, add adverbs and adjectives to their speech, combine several verbs in one sentence; allow or forbid an action
- Students can read and write kanji of basic verbs, directions
- Students can use simple forms for everyday communication
- Students can compare subjects and classes of subjects with each other, talk about future plans, talk about feeling unwell, use constructions of excuses and wishes
- Studens can write and read about 145 Japanese characters
- Studens can formulete what thay can or cannot do, give several reasons, express first impression, talk about uncertain things, use constructions of desire, talk about feeling unwell
- Studens can write and read about 252 Japanese characters
Course Contents
- 1. Introduction to the course. Hiragana. Katakana
- 2. Chapters 1-3: "New Friends", "Shopping", "Making a Date"
- 3. Chapters 4-6: "The First Date", "A Trip to Okinawa", "A Day in Robert's Life"
- 4. Chapters 7-9: "Family Picture", "Barbecue", "Kabuki"
- 5. Chapters 10-12: "Winter Vacation Plans", "After the Vacation", "Feeling Ill"
- 1. Chapters 12-14: "Feeling Ill", "Looking for a Part-time Job", "Valentine's Day"
- 2. Chapters 15-17: "A Trip to Nagano", "Lost and Found", "Grumble and Gossip"
- 3. Chapters 18-20: "John's Part-time Job", "Meeting the Boss", "Mary Goes Shopping"
- 4. Chapters 21-23: "Burglar", "Education in Japan", "Good-bye"
Assessment Elements
- tests
- in-class participation
- final test
- final test
- final test
- final test
- final test
- final test
- final test
- final test
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 2nd module0.2 * final test + 0.4 * in-class participation + 0.4 * tests
- 2025/2026 4th module0.2 * final test + 0.4 * in-class participation + 0.4 * tests
- 2026/2027 2nd module0.2 * final test + 0.4 * in-class participation + 0.4 * tests
- 2026/2027 4th module0.2 * final test + 0.4 * in-class participation + 0.4 * tests
- 2027/2028 2nd module0.2 * final test + 0.4 * in-class participation + 0.4 * tests
- 2027/2028 4th module0.2 * final test + 0.4 * in-class participation + 0.4 * tests
- 2028/2029 2nd module0.2 * final test + 0.4 * in-class participation + 0.4 * tests
- 2028/2029 3rd module0.2 * final test + 0.4 * in-class participation + 0.4 * tests
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- GENKI 1: an integrated course in elementary Japanese : workbook, , 2016
- GENKI 1: an integrated course in elementary Japanese, Banno, E., 2013
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Kanji: look and learn : 512 Kanji with illustrations and mnemonic hints, Banno, E., 2013
- Японский язык для начинающих. Ч. 1, Нечаева, Л.Т., 2019
- Японский язык для начинающих. Ч.2, Нечаева, Л.Т., 2016