JLG4805

Tourism Japanese 1

Proposed to be offered next in 2000

Yoko Pinkerton

6 points -1.5 hours per week -First semester -Clayton -Prerequisites: Monash post-level D Japanese or equivalent

Objectives Students completing this subject should have developed Japanese language skills and cross-cultural knowledge for use in the tourism industry in Australia.

Synopsis The general aim of this subject is to prepare students in educational and cultural tourism for participation in the tourism industry. This subject is designed to expand students' competence in spoken Japanese for use in Japanese tourism in Australia. The course consists of two components. In the first component students will practise providing information on various topics on Australia to a Japanese tourist. The content for information delivery focuses on various aspects of Australian life, such as family life, work, housing, leisure, holidays, Melbourne's sightseeing spots. Wide reading is also included for the purpose of information gathering and delivery in Japanese. In the second component of the subject, students will practise professional discourse in various service situations.

Assessment Class presentation: 20% -Class performance in professional discourse: 10% -Assignment: 10% -End-of-semester test (one hour): 60%

Prescribed texts

Tourism Japanese 1 reading and information materials (available from the department)
Pinkerton Y and Hiraga M The easy interpreter: A Japanese phrasebook for the hospitality industry 2nd edn, Hospitality Press, 1998

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