JAPANESE LANGUAGE 2

The course aims to develop the students' ability to understand and create texts at an intermediate-advanced level, corresponding to level N2 of the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test). The students will have to be able to employ autonomously the structures analyzed in class, and to use them in order to comprehend a text, translating it accordingly. They will need to be able to read and write the characters explained in class, and to demonstate their written and oral proficiency.

frontal class activities, individual activities.

Consolidation of the students' Japanese language's knowledge.

The course will mainly focus on reading and listening comprehension together with translation techniques as to develop a better understanding of the Japanese grammar and syntax and better oral and written production skills. Additional material will be presented in class to ampliate the students' vocabulary.

1) Bunka Chukyu Nihongo 1 (Libro dello studente), Bonjinsha Co.LTD, ISBN 9784893587879, 2004

2) Bunka Chukyu Nihongo 2 (Quaderno degli esercizi), Bonjinsha Co.LTD, ISBN, 9784893587909, 2009

Altro materiale complementare ai contenuti del corso sarà distribuito a lezione o reso disponibile attraverso la piattaforma studium del corso.

Suggested Grammar Reference Books:

Seiichi Makino, Michio Tsutsui,, A dictionary of Intermediate Japanese grammar, The Japan Times, Tokyo, 2000.

Matilde Mastrangelo, Naoko Ozawa, Mariko Saito, Grammatica giapponese, Hoepli, Milano 2006.

Suggested Exercise Books:

1) Nihongo Sou Matome Japanese Language Proficiency Test JLPT N2 Series, Asuku Shuppan, 2003

2) Shin Kanzen Master N2 Series, 3A Corporation, 2012

Further Reference Material:

Naoko Chino, All About Particles: A Handbook of Japanese Function Words, 978-1568364193, Kodansha USA Inc, 2013

Kakuko Shoji, Common Japanese Collocations: A Learner's Guide to Frequent Word Pairings, 978-1568365572, Kodansha USA, 2014

Hiroko Fukuda, Jazz Up Your Japanese With Onomatopoeia: For All Levels, 978-1568364865, Kodansha USA, 2012