JPL3060

Japanese 6 (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Jun Yano

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit students will: 1. Be able to understand and use Japanese grammar at advanced-intermediate level. 2. Have obtained some knowledge on issues of Japanese society and culture through reading and be able to speak and write on these topics. 3. Be able to read and understand extracts from Japanese texts of various genres written for Japanese audiences. 4. Have developed listening and speaking skills on social issues. 5. Be able to obtain information in Japanese from newspaper articles and other written materials including the internet in areas covered in Semester 2. 6. Have further developed and displayed skills to use Japanese word processors. 7. Be able to recognize the kanji introduced at previous levels, and 150 newly introduced characters. 8. Have developed skills that will enable continued study of Japanese outside the classroom.

Assessment: Mid-semester test (50 minutes): 15% + Final examination (2 hours): 35% + Listening comprehension test: 10% + Speaking test: 15% + Quizzes: 10% + One major assignment (1200 characters in Japanese): 15% + Students at third-year level are expected to choose a more challenging topic for the major assignment.

Contact Hours: 4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 3 hours tutorials/seminars) per week

Prerequisites: Japanese 5 or equivalent

Prohibitions: JPL1060, JPL2060