Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

Students who wish to achieve a double major in Japanese Studies and in a major offered byanother core Department in the Faculty of Arts must have taken Japanese language I (18 credits)and Introduction to Japanese studies (6 credits) in their first year; Japanese language II (12credits) and Japanese language III (12 credits) (as in List A below) in their second and thirdyears, and, in addition, must complete at least one Japanese Language Intensive Course (6 credits)(to be selected from List B) and one Interdisciplinary Content Course (6 credits) (to be selectedfrom List C) in each of their second and third years, and must also meet the requirements of theother departmental major.213Second YearJAPN2001.Japanese language II (12 credits)This language course is a continuation of Japanese language I. Its aim is to provide a balancedemphasis on the various linguistic skills of reading, writing, speaking, comprehension, translation andcomposition, and to bring students to an intermediate level of Japanese proficiency.Assessment: 70% coursework, 30% examination.Examination: A two-hour written examination at the end of the second semester.Prerequisite: Japanese language I.JAPN2002.Japan in Japanese (6 credits)This tutorial-based language intensive course deals with various aspects of traditional andcontemporary Japanese society and culture, making use of written texts in a variety of styles, includingnewspapers and magazines.Assessment: 100% coursework (weekly assignments, vocabulary quizzes, comprehension tests,project work (short report and presentation)).Prerequisite: Japanese language I.JAPN2007.Modern Japanese short stories (6 credits)This is a tutorial-based language intensive course for second year students. It aims to introduce studentsto the richness of Japanese literature, through careful study of a number of modern short stories.Students will be required to read original Japanese texts written by representative writers. Themes andideas in the stories will be thoroughly discussed. Literary styles and techniques of different writers willbe analysed and contrasted in order to enhance students' analytical power and critical thinking. Anotheraim of the course is to improve students' reading and speaking skillsthrough literary appreciation and discussion. Grammatical explanation will be given in class in order tofacilitate understanding.Assessment: 70% coursework, 30% examination.Examination: A two-hour written examination at the end of the second semester.Prerequisite: Japanese language I.