JPL4440

Honours in Japanese

(ART)

Hiroko Hashimoto

48 points + Full-year + Clayton (optional first semester in Japan)

Synopsis: On completion of this subject students should be able to refer to Japanese books, journals and newspapers for honours-level research, be able to interview a native speaker for data collection, be able to present their own research topic in Japanese; be able to summarise their research topic in Japanese, and be able to develop self-study skills for further study. In addition, students will have acquired invaluable experience in designing, implementing and writing up an extended research project. Students choose (i) to do the first semester0s work in Japan and the second semester at Monash, or (ii) to do the entire program at Monash.

Assessment: (i) Honours dissertation of 15,000-18,000 words (50%) and language work at an advanced level (50%): 100% + (ii) A dissertation of 8000-9000 words (25%) and advanced work in the language (50%) and additional coursework (25%) or a program with the same structure as (i): 100%