Japanese 1B

Course aim

To further develop students’ proficiency in spoken and written Japanese at an introductory level, building on their prior language learning, and strengthen their intercultural understanding through reflection on representations of contemporary Japanese culture and society.

Course content

Students will further develop their vocabulary and language structures related to a range of texts, themes and topics. Students will continue to develop grammatical concepts with a focus on language in use. They will build upon their sociocultural knowledge integral to a range of developing situations and tasks as well as intercultural aspects of contemporary Japanese culture and society relevant to the readings and projects covered.

Textbook(s)

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

Prerequisite(s)

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

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.