JPL1380

Japanese 1C: part 2 (Kanazawa)

Kyoko Ogawa

6 points - 5 weeks, three hours a day and excursions - Summer semester - Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange, Kanazawa, Japan - Prerequisite: At least credit or above in level B Japanese or equivalent, selection by the department

Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have developed the skills necessary to gain information from newspaper and magazine articles using dictionaries, and to express their own opinions and discuss issues regarding contemporary features of Japanese society covered during the semester. They should also have acquired basic communication skills applicable in Japanese business organisations. Students should also be able to recognise most of the kyooiku kanji (approximately 1000 including 250 kanji which are newly introduced in this subject), and should have extended their knowledge of fundamental Japanese grammar patterns which are essential for pursuing advanced studies in Japanese language.

Synopsis This is a JPL1320 equivalent special fee-paying in-country Japanese language program for selected students which provides homestay, a variety of cultural activities, visits to various institutions and a number of other excursions as well as classroom-based study. This subject can normally only be taken in combination with JPL1370. The subject aims to further develop students' advanced intermediate communicative competence in Japanese, dealing with socio-cultural topics and situations in Japan, such as education, Japanese families, relationship with neighbours, marriage and funerals and so on.

Assessment Assignments: 30% - Vocabulary test: 15% - Speaking test: 15% - Final examination (2 hours): 40%

Prescribed texts

Ogawa K and others Interacting with the Japanese: A comprehensive communication course Book 6, Japanese Studies Centre, Monash U

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