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Foreign language C for translators and interpreters 2 (Japanese)

Code: 101462
Credits: 9
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Translation and Interpreting OP 4

Contact lecturer

Name :
Megumi Yamada
Email :
megumi.yamada@uab.cat

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

It is advisable to have assimilated the contents of Second Foreign Language and Culture 1 (Japanese) before starting this subject.

Objectives

The purpose of this subject is to consolidate students’ basic language competences in Second Foreign Language (Japanese) to prepare them for direct translation.

On successfully completing the course, students should be able to:

  • Understand short and simple written texts about topics related to everyday situations.
  • Write very short and simple texts on topics related to everyday situations.
  • Recognise the basic phonological and lexical system, and understand elementary spoken Japanese expressions related to everyday situations.
  • Use the phonological and lexical system and reproduce elementary spoken expressions in Japanese related to everyday situations.

Learning outcomes

  1. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphic, lexical, morphosyntactic, textual and linguistic variation related knowledge.
  2. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphic, lexical and morphosyntactic basic knowledge.
  3. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphic, lexical and morphosyntactic knowledge.
  4. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphic, lexical, morphosyntactic and textual related knowledge.
  5. Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to understand basic written expressions related to the immediate environment.
  6. Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend information of short and simple written texts related to the immediate environment.
  7. Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend written texts about general topics.
  8. Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend verbal texts of a certain complexity about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  9. Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend a diverse typology of written texts about general topics of well-known areas.
  10. Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend a diverse typology of written texts of a certain complexity about general topics from a wide variety of fields and registers.
  11. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending information of short and simple written texts about subjects related to the immediate environment.
  12. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending the essential information of written texts about general topics.
  13. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of a certain complexity about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  14. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of a diverse typology of written texts about general topics of well-known areas.
  15. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of a diverse typology of written texts about general topics from a wide variety of fields and registers.
  16. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphic, lexical, morphosyntactic, textual and linguistic variation related knowledge.
  17. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphic, lexical and morphosyntactic knowledge.
  18. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphic, lexical, morphosyntactic and textual related knowledge.
  19. Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies to use the basic graphic and lexical system in order to produce simple written expressions related to the immediate environment.
  20. Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce really short and simple written texts about topics related to the immediate environment.
  21. Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts about topics related to the immediate environment.
  22. Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts about general topics.
  23. Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of a certain complexity about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  24. Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce a diverse typology of written texts of a certain complexity about general topics of well-known areas.
  25. Producing written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing basic written expressions related to the immediate environment with linguistic correctness.
  26. Producing written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing really short and simple texts about topics related to the immediate environment with linguistic correctness.
  27. Producing written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing written texts about general topics that are appropriate to their context.
  28. Producing written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing written texts of a certain complexity about personal and general topics from well-known areas and with specific communicative purposes, following standard modes of discourse.
  29. Producing written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing a diverse typology of written texts about general topics of well-known areas with specific communicative purposes and following standard modes of discourse.
  30. Producing written texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Producing simple academic texts, following standard models of discourse.
  31. Solving interferences between the working languages: Solving interferences from the language combination with a certain degree of control.
  32. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying phonological, lexical and morphosyntactic basic knowledge.
  33. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying phonological, lexical and morphosyntactic knowledge.
  34. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying phonological, lexical, morphosyntactic and textual related knowledge.
  35. Implementing strategies in order to understand verbal texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to understand basic verbal expressions related to the immediate environment.
  36. Implementing strategies in order to understand verbal texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to understand simple and clear verbal texts about general topics.
  37. Implementing strategies in order to understand verbal texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to understand clear verbal texts about general topics.
  38. Implementing strategies in order to understand verbal texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend verbal texts about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  39. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of verbal texts of several fields: Comprehending the information of clear and simple oral texts of general topics.
  40. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of verbal texts of several fields: Comprehending the sense of clear verbal texts about general topics.
  41. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of verbal texts of several fields: Comprehending verbal texts about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  42. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of verbal texts of several fields: Comprehending a diverse typology of verbal texts of general topics of well-known areas.
  43. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying phonological, lexical and morphosyntactic knowledge.
  44. Implementing strategies in order to produce verbal texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce basic verbal expressions related to the immediate environment.
  45. Implementing strategies in order to produce verbal texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce really short and simple verbal texts about topics related to the immediate environment.
  46. Implementing strategies in order to produce verbal texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce simple verbal texts about general topics.
  47. Implementing strategies in order to produce verbal texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce verbal texts about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  48. Implementing strategies in order to produce verbal texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce verbal texts of a certain complexity about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  49. Producing verbal texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing basic verbal expressions related to the immediate environment.
  50. Producing verbal texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing basic verbal texts about general topics that are appropriate to their context.
  51. Producing verbal texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing verbal texts about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  52. Producing verbal texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing verbal texts of a certain complexity about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  53. Producing verbal texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Producing basic verbal texts with specific communicative purposes, following standard models of discourse.
  54. Producing verbal texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Producing verbal texts with specific communicative purposes, following standard models of discourse.

Contents


The content that must be achieved by the end of the subject is that presented in lessons 6,7, 8, 9 and 10 of the book Tobira: Beginning Japanese 1. The following aspects will be studied:

- Phonological: pronunciation of the phonemes and syllables of standard Japanese.

- Graphic: identification of character structure, radicals, identification of stroke order, stroke number and stroke types, etc. Upon completion of the book, 139 characters will have been learnt.

- Lexical: Use and comprehension of about 350 new words.

- Grammatical. Basic structures will be learnt, such as: - て form; the imperative (- て く だ さ い); expressing states or habits (- て い ま す); indirect speech and quotations (と); expressing consecutive activities (- た り - た り); expressing permission (- て も い い); Expressing tastes, hobbies, abilities, desires or hopes (す き · き ら い, じ ょ う ず · へ た, - と お も い ま す, - た い, ほ し い).

- Communicative and socio-cultural: expressing cause-related relationships – consequence; talking in casual speech (present and past); talking about daily life; asking about who, how, when and why; asking or ordering someone to do something, and asking for permission; asking and explaining where a particular thing is located; expressing comparisons; expressing a past experience; expressing tastes or preferences

- Introductory knowledge of certain aspects of Japanese culture directly or indirectly related to the language.


Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Written / oral communicative exercises 10 0.4
Introduction of new content 20 0.8
Study of the writing system (kanji) 8 0.32
Written expression exercises 9 0.36
Written grammar exercises 18 0.72
Written / oral grammatical exercises 10 0.4
Independent study 125 5
Reading comprehension exercises 18 0.72

Activities

The content will be acquired from the vocabulary and kanji (ideograms) tests done in class; the analysis and the conceptualisation of the new grammatical structures; reading, understanding and reformulation of dialogues, and carrying out complementary activities and specific reinforcement exercises in each lesson (writing, grammar exercises, etc.). Given the content and structuring of the subject, it is important for students to attend class regularly and it is essential to regularly dedicate time each week to preparing new material, doing the exercises and revising the subject matter. This dedication on the part of the student is necessary to ensure good progress in the subject.




Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Grammar and knowledge of the language test 3 20 1 0.04 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 43
Grammar and knowledge of the language test 1 20 1 0.04 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 43
Grammar and knowledge of the language test 2 20 1 0.04 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 43
Oral test 10 0.5 0.02 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
Deliverable tasks 10 0.5 0.02 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 43
Writing tests (kanji) 20 3 0.12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 32, 33, 34

Continuous Assessment

Assessment is continuous throughout the subject. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing various tasks and tests. Task and test deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class. The information on assessment activities and their weighting is a guide. The subject lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.

Review

When publishing final grades prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.

Missed/failed assessment activities

Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the final grade for the subject and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5. In case of retaking, the maximum grade will be 5 (Pass).

The lecturer will inform students in writing of the retake procedure involved when publishing final grades prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for.

Classification as "not assessable"

In the event that the assessment activities a student has performed account for 25% or less of the final grade for the subject, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript..

Misconduct in assessment activities

Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the student involved will be given a final grade of “0” for the subject. Assessment activities in which irregularities have occurred (e.g. plagiarism, copying, impersonation) are excluded from retake.

Use of artificial intelligence

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage of the assessment activities. Any work that includes AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and will be graded a 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated.

Single assessment

This subject may be assessed under the single assessment system in accordance with the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.

Students must make an online request within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the lecturer responsible for the subject, for the record.

Single assessment will be carried out in person on one day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. The Academic Management Office will publish the exact date and time on the faculty website.

On the day of the single assessment, teaching staff will ask the student for identification, which should be a valid identification document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).

Single assessment activities

Single assessment will include a minimum of three assessment activities of different types, as stated in the assessment guidelines.

  • Grammar and vocabulary test: 60%
  • Speaking test: 10%
  • Writing test/essay: 10%
  • kanji test: 20%


Grade revision and retake procedures for the subject are the same as those for continual assessment. See the section above in this Study Guide.

Bibliography

  • OKA, Mayumi et al. Tobira: Beginning Japanese 1. Tokyo: Kuroshio, 2021.
  • OKA, Mayumi et al. Tobira: Beginning Japanese 1. Workbook 1 (Hiragana - Katakana - Kanji - Reading - Writing). Tokyo: Kuroshio, 2022.
  • OKA, Mayumi et al. Tobira: Beginning Japanese 1. Workbook 2 (Vocabulary - Grammar - Listening). Tokyo: Kuroshio, 2022.
  • Diccionario japonés-español, Takahashi Masatake (ed.), Hakusuisha, Tokyo, 1980.
  • Diccionario español - japonés, Kuwana Kazuhiro et al., Shogakkan, Tokyo, 1991.
  • A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, The Japan Times, Tokyo, 1986. A very useful dictionary in English to clarify and expand on the grammatical concepts presented in the class.
  • Kanji no michi, A road to kanji, Bonjinsha, Tokyo, 1990.
  • Kanji & Kana, Wolfgang Hadamitzky i Mark Span, Charles E. Tuttle, Tokyo, 1997. Basic dictionary of kanji in English.
  • The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary. 2nd ed. NELSON, A. N. Tokyo: Tuttle, 1974.


WEB PAGES

Textbook webpage

Online dictionaries

Learning kanji

General resources on Japanese language


Software

No specific software is required for this course.


Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE