Japanese 2A

Course aim

To develop students’ proficiency in spoken and written Japanese at a post-introductory level and develop their intercultural competence through critical reflection on key aspects of contemporary Japanese culture and society

Course content

Students will build upon their knowledge in vocabulary and structures related to a range of themes and topics which were developed in the introductory level courses. They will expand on the grammatical concepts with a focus on language in use, sociocultural knowledge integral to the range of themes, topics and representations of key aspects of recent Japanese culture and society and their relevance to intercultural contexts.

Textbook(s)

Tohsaku, Y 2006, Yookoso!: An invitation to Contemporary Japanese (pack containing Textbook, CD-ROMs and accompanying Workbook/Laboratory Manual)(seminal), McGraw-Hill, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LANG 1034	Japanese 1B

The listed prerequisite or equivalent with approval from the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, ONLINE SCHEDULED CLASS
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Linguistics exercise, Project, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.