Ms Yukiko Rikitake
Course overview
- Study period
- Summer Semester, 2024 (06/01/2025 - 01/02/2025)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- External
- Attendance mode
- Online
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Languages & Cultures School
JAPN1012 is a beginner-level Japanese course that students can take either at the same time as JAPN1011, or after completing JAPN1011. Students who have completed any JAPN2*** or JAPN3*** coded courses are not eligible to enrol in this course.
JAPN1012 introduces approximately 72 kanji to students who are learning or have learnt hiragana and katakana scripts. The course develops foundational skills for functioning in everyday life in both written and oral Japanese; students learn to introduce, describe and discuss people, maps and locations, and physical environments. Students build cultural understanding and competence through engaging with a foreign language, and develop effective language study strategies.
JAPN1012 is designed to continue beginner students' study of the Japanese language through learning the basic functions and associated grammar and vocabulary for use in everyday situations such as discussing locations and giving directions, talking about daily, past and futureﾠactivities,ﾠexplaining reasons, making requests, and many more language functions. Students who have learnt the two phonetic syllabaries, hiragana and katakana (46 syllables each), will be introduced to approximately 72 kanji (Chinese characters).ﾠCultural aspects are integrated into the course.
Contact and tutorial classes will start from Day 1.
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Course requirements
Assumed background
The course is for:
- Students who have completed JAPN1011 or JAPN1013 or equivalent, and have done no subsequent Japanese study.
- Students with no experience studying Japanese, who will take JAPN1012 at the same time as JAPN1011. These students must complete a Japanese Language Questionnaire through our online Language Course Placement Advisor: https://courseplacements.languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/. Placement in a course is not confirmed until this is done and the appropriate placement has been issued.
- Students who are placed directly into JAPN1012 by the online Language Course Placement Advisor: https://courseplacements.languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/.
Students who have substantial prior experience of Japanese are not eligible to enrol in this course. This includes students who have completed any JAPN2*** or JAPN3*** coded courses at UQ. Please also note that enrolment may be refused on the basis of such knowledge or abilities, and enrolment in a different course may be recommended. If a student enrols in a course for which they hold incompatible qualifications, they may be advised to cancel their enrolment, and continued enrolment may result in a forfeiture of credit for this course. Any misrepresentation in the placement process may be raised as a misconduct matter.
Prerequisites
You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:
JAPN1011 or equivalent; or concurrent enrolment in JAPN1011.
Recommended companion or co-requisite courses
We recommend completing the following courses at the same time:
JAPN1011
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
JAPN1010, JAPN1023
Course staff
Course coordinator
Lecturer
Ms Yukiko Rikitake
Miss Saffron Nyx
Dr Mayumi Parry
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
Classes are not recorded. Students are encouraged to attend all classes in order to benefit from live practice.
Public holidays:
Alternative arrangements for affected students will be announced through the Blackboard site.
Class allocation:
In order to optimise the student experience, it may be necessary to reallocate students to a different class from their first choice.
Before this happens, every effort will be made to enable students to voluntarily change into an alternative class that is suitable.
Please note: Teaching staff do not have access to the timetabling system to help with class allocation. Therefore, should you need help with your timetable and/or allocation of classes, please ensure you email hass.mytimetable@uq.edu.au from your UQ student email account with the following details:
- Full name,
- Student ID, and
- the Course Code
Additional information and support can be found here .
Aims and outcomes
JAPN1012 aims to develop communicative competenceﾠboth in spoken and writtenﾠform at a practical level in Japanese, to introduce fundamental grammatical structures of Japanese, to raise awareness and understanding of the nature of Japanese and cultural aspects through studying its linguistic systems, and to acquire language learning strategies which will help the students take charge of their own learning and communication. ﾠ
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
communicate in spoken form in standard Japanese using patterns and vocabulary of themes specified in the course content;
LO2.
understand the Japanese text written in a combination of hiragana, katakana and kanji within the range of topics and functions studied;
LO3.
write basic Japanese passages using hiragana, katakana, and kanji on the everyday topics using the language functions studied in the course;
LO4.
understand the social and cultural aspects of the Japanese society reflected in the language;
LO5.
continue to study the language independently using and expanding the basic knowledge studied in the course; and
LO6.
recognise and reproduce learned kanji and words using those kanji, understand their meanings and know the readings specified for use in the given context.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation/ Student contribution |
Course placement
|
Pass/Fail |
10/01/2025 5:00 pm |
| Participation/ Student contribution, Practical/ Demonstration |
Course Participation
|
30% |
7/01/2025 5:00 pm 9/01/2025 5:00 pm 13/01/2025 5:00 pm 14/01/2025 5:00 pm 16/01/2025 5:00 pm 20/01/2025 5:00 pm 21/01/2025 5:00 pm 23/01/2025 5:00 pm 28/01/2025 5:00 pm 29/01/2025 5:00 pm 30/01/2025 5:00 pm 3/02/2025 5:00 pm
There are two class sessions per day and students must submit one task component for each class session. These are due at the end of each class session or by 5:00 PM the next weekday via Blackboard submission link. If the sessions are held on a Friday, submissions are due by 5:00 PM the following Monday, or the following Tuesday when the Monday (27/1) is a public holiday. |
| Examination |
Writing and Reading Aloud Exam
|
30% |
20/01/2025
Sign up for a timeslot. The student's assigned timeslot will be considered the due date and time for this assessment. |
| Presentation |
Oral Presentation
|
40% |
7/02/2025
Sign up for a timeslot. The student's assigned timeslot will be considered the due date and time for this assessment. |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
Assessment details
Course placement
- Hurdle
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution
- Weight
- Pass/Fail
- Due date
10/01/2025 5:00 pm
Task description
Students must have received a passing mark (49.5% or higher) for JAPN1011, and met all hurdle requirements of JAPN1011, in order to enrol in JAPN1012.
All students who have not completed JAPN1011 at UQ are required to demonstrate that they have been correctly placed in JAPN1012. Failure to do so will result in a maximum grade of 3 for the course. This is a hurdle requirement. No assessment items will be marked until this is completed. The link for the placement questionnaire is here: https://languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/study/whats-my-language-level
Students who have completed JAPN1011 and no further study are not required to take the questionnaire again.
Generative AI & MT Statement
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
Placement in this course via a passing mark for JAPN1011 or the placement questionnaire is a hurdle requirement. No assessment items will be marked until this is completed. Failure to complete this task will result in a maximum grade of 3 for the course.Submission guidelines
https://languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/study/whats-my-language-level
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Students who are not able to complete this task by the due date must contact the Course Coordinator as soon as possible.
Course Participation
- Hurdle
- Identity Verified
- Mode
- Oral, Written
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution, Practical/ Demonstration
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
7/01/2025 5:00 pm
9/01/2025 5:00 pm
13/01/2025 5:00 pm
14/01/2025 5:00 pm
16/01/2025 5:00 pm
20/01/2025 5:00 pm
21/01/2025 5:00 pm
23/01/2025 5:00 pm
28/01/2025 5:00 pm
29/01/2025 5:00 pm
30/01/2025 5:00 pm
3/02/2025 5:00 pm
There are two class sessions per day and students must submit one task component for each class session. These are due at the end of each class session or by 5:00 PM the next weekday via Blackboard submission link. If the sessions are held on a Friday, submissions are due by 5:00 PM the following Monday, or the following Tuesday when the Monday (27/1) is a public holiday.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06
Task description
Course Participation assesses students’ overall contribution to each class session (1 mark) as well as their completion and submission of a specified task in written or oral format (0.5 marks).
There are 23 class sessions in total (two class sessions per day, except on the day of the Writing & Reading Aloud Exam, which has one class session, i.e. the Writing Exam is held instead of the Contact class session and the Tutorial class session will run as usual). The best 20 marks will be counted towards your final participation mark. 1.5 x 20 = 30 possible marks. However, please note the hurdle requirement in the section below.
Course Participation is marked according to the following marking criteria (1.5 marks total):
Class Contribution (1 mark)
- 1 mark = Actively contributes to class activities for the entire session, uses language taught in class, engages respectfully with others.
- 0.5 marks = Contributes to class activities for most of the session, makes some attempts to use language taught in class, engages acceptably with others.
- 0 marks = Makes little to no contribution.
Task submission (written/oral) (0.5 marks)
- 0.5 marks = Complete response, acceptably accurate use of the language [and script] introduced in class.
- 0 marks = No submission / Incomplete or largely incorrect response.
This task component is provided on the PowerPoint during class, and it is due for submission at the end of class OR via Blackboard submission link by 5pm the following day. If the class is held on a Friday, submissions are due by 5:00 PM the following Monday. All tasks must be handwritten (with a stylus or a pen/pencil).
GEN AI & MT Statement
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Likewise, students are not permitted to receive help from any other person to complete this task.
Hurdle requirements
Students must achieve 15% or more (ie. at least half of the full 30% weighting) on the Course Participation assessment in order to pass the course.Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
No extensions are allowed for this assessment task as it has been designed to encourage engagement with the course content and to support the sequential nature of learning in this course. Students only need to achieve full marks (1.5/1.5) on 20 out of 23 to obtain the maximum score (30%) but note that a minimum of 15% of 30% is required to pass this hurdle requirement.
Writing and Reading Aloud Exam
- Hurdle
- Identity Verified
- Online
- Mode
- Oral, Written
- Category
- Examination
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
20/01/2025
Sign up for a timeslot. The student's assigned timeslot will be considered the due date and time for this assessment.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L03, L04, L05, L06
Task description
The Writing and Reading Aloud Exam will be held instead of the Contact sessions on the Monday of Summer Semester Week 3.
Students must have their camera and microphone turned on for the entire assessment.
The Writing and Reading Aloud Exam covers required content from Modules A to J.
Written component:
Students will be given a topic to write about (15 minutes), and will submit their handwritten work to Blackboard for marking. Students will be required to write sentences in hiragana, katakana, and kanji, demonstrating their grasp of the vocabulary and grammar taught in class. Handwriting will be marked with reference to the Genki textbook guidelines (see handwriting styles in the "Reading and Writing" section). This is a closed-book assessment.
Reading Aloud component:
Students will read aloud their handwritten work and answer questions about it and about themselves.
GEN AI & MT Statement
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Likewise, students are not permitted to receive help from any other person to complete this task.
Students with exam adjustments in place should contact the Course Coordinator directly and apply through My Request to activate them for this assessment.
Hurdle requirements
The Writing and Reading Aloud Exam is a hurdle requirement for the course. Students who fail to submit assessable work cannot receive a grade of higher than 3 for the course.Exam details
| Planning time | no planning time minutes |
|---|---|
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Calculator options | No calculators permitted |
| Open/closed book | Closed Book examination - no written materials permitted |
| Exam platform | Other |
| Invigilation | Invigilated in person |
Submission guidelines
Submission via Blackboard link.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to defer this exam.
Oral Presentation
- Hurdle
- Identity Verified
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance, Oral
- Category
- Presentation
- Weight
- 40%
- Due date
7/02/2025
Sign up for a timeslot. The student's assigned timeslot will be considered the due date and time for this assessment.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L04, L05
Task description
The Oral Presentation is held in the exam period. This assessment is completed in Zoom, individually. Students will sign up for a 20-minute time slot. Students must have their camera and microphone turned on for the entire session.
In this assessment the student will be presented with an image and a short text in Japanese. They will be given one minute to prepare; no note-taking is permitted during this time. They will be asked to read the text aloud. They will then be asked questions in Japanese about the text and image, and relevant questions about themselves. The process takes approximately 20 minutes in total.
The task will require them to read aloud hiragana, katakana, and kanji, and demonstrate that they comprehend meaning of the text that they have read, and that they can discuss and describe an image. The focus is on demonstrating a grasp of the content covered in class; other vocabulary or grammar, even if it is more advanced, will not be awarded higher marks.
GEN AI & MT Statement
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Likewise, students are not permitted to receive help from any other person to complete this task.
Students with exam adjustments in place should contact the Course Coordinator directly and apply through My Requests to activate them for this assessment.
Hurdle requirements
The Oral Presentation is a hurdle requirement for the course. Students who fail to give a presentation cannot receive a grade of higher than 3 for the course.Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: The student does not use communication strategies and barely attempts to communicate at all. The student is unable to use most basic script or form sentences in written and spoken Japanese. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: The student does not use communication strategies and demonstrates little or no understanding of written or spoken Japanese. Pronunciation is frequently incomprehensible and speech is characterised by frequent one-word utterances. Written Japanese is extremely limited in range of structures and vocabulary, with frequent errors in form and use of scripts. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes Course grade description: The student hardly uses communication strategies and demonstrates a limited understanding of spoken and written Japanese. Pronunciation is frequently incomprehensible. The student speaks haltingly, relying heavily on memorisation. There are frequent errors in both speech and writing; and in both the form and use of scripts. |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: The student does not use communication strategies effectively. Comprehension of written and spoken Japanese is generally good but details may be missed or misunderstood. The student's pronunciation is generally comprehensible but some lapses occur. The student tends to use formulaic expressions rather than original utterances, and uses a narrow range of vocabulary. The student usually uses characters accurately, however, errors occasionally affect the intended meaning. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: The student occasionally uses effective communication strategies and understands most written and spoken Japanese when vocabulary and structures which are introduced in the course are used. The student's pronunciation is generally comprehensible but some lapses occur. Fluency is subject to fluctuation. The student attempts to use a range of characters, vocabulary and structures, with occasional attempts at creativity. While errors occur, they do not on the whole affect the intended meaning. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: The student occasionally uses effective communication strategies and understands written and spoken Japanese well when vocabulary and structures which are introduced in the course are used. The student uses comprehensible pronunciation and generally responds fluently and appropriately. In speech and writing, the student uses a range of vocabulary and structures although accuracy of use fluctuates. Creative use of language may often be attempted. The student uses characters introduced with a high degree of accuracy. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: The student effectively uses communication strategies and is always able to understand both written and spoken Japanese when vocabulary and structures which are introduced in the course are used. The student uses consistently comprehensible pronunciation and responds fluently, appropriately and confidently. In speech and writing the student uses a wide range of vocabulary and structures with accuracy; and attempts to use language creatively. The student uses characters introduced in the course accurately. |
Additional course grading information
In order to pass the course, students must complete the placement requirements, achieve at least 15% on the Course Participation assessment, and sit the hurdle requirement assessments: Writing and Reading Aloud Exam, and Oral Presentation. Students who fail to meet will not be eligible for a grade above 3.
Marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the ‘Assessment’ folder in Blackboard for this course.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
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Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 4 |
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Contacts and Tutorials Contacts and tutorials are taught in the same format. These are in-person, interactive sessions. The focus is on reading and writing kanji (in addition to established skills in hiragana and katakana), listening and speaking skills, and activities in the Genki textbook and workbook. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06 |
Policies and procedures
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- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
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