Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Arts

Postgraduate Diploma in Japanese Language

Course code: 2545 + Mid-year entry available with the approval of the course coordinator + 1 year full-time, 2 to 3 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton)
Course coordinator: Robyn Spence-Brown

Course description

This course is designed to allow graduates who have competence equivalent to at least a basic major in Japanese (level 6 Japanese) to extend their competence in the language.

Entry requirements

The postgraduate diploma is open to graduates of any undergraduate course who have competence in Japanese to at least the level of an undergraduate major in the beginner's stream (Japanese 6). Various entry points are available for students with more advanced competence. Native speakers of Japanese who have completed their secondary education in Japan will not be accepted into this course.

Course structure

The course consists of 48 points, which is equivalent to one year of full-time study. The course is available full-time or part-time. Most students will take the course part-time over two or three years in order to allow them to complete sequential units. Students will normally complete one or two six-point language units per semester.
In addition to language units (prefaced by JLG), students who have completed level 8 Japanese may also take JLG4100 (Japanese 10) (6 points). Those who have completed Japanese 12 may be able to take interpreting and translation units prefaced by JIT.
Part-time students will have the option of taking postgraduate units in Asian studies, Japanese studies or applied Japanese linguistics up to the value of 24 points.
Full-time students will normally take up to 24 points of language units and 24 points of postgraduate units in Asian studies, Japanese studies or applied Japanese linguistics. Further advice on suitable units for individual students can be obtained from the school.

Schedule of units

All units are offered subject to availability of staff and sufficient enrolments and some units have an alternative year of offering (please check with the school). Some language units can be done concurrently with the permission of the coordinator.

Units in Japanese language

• JLG4070 Japanese 7 (6 points)
• JLG4080 Japanese 8 (6 points)
• JLG4090 Japanese 9 (6 points)
• JLG4100 Japanese 10 (6 points)
• JLG4110 Japanese 11 (6 points)
• JLG4120 Japanese 12 (6 points)
• JLG4720 Advanced Japanese language in Japan (12 points)
• JLG4852 Advanced Japanese reading skills (6 points)

Units in applied Japanese linguistics

• JAL4130 Japanese sociolinguistics (12 points)
• JAL4140 Asian languages in contact (12 points)
• JAL4530 Teaching and learning Japanese (12 points)
• JAL4590 Japanese linguistics (12 points)
• JAL4610 Research methodology for applied linguistics (12 points)

Units in Japanese interpreting and translation

• JIT4200 Theory and practice of translation B (6 points)
• JIT4832 Translation of Japanese business documents (6 points)
• JIT4622 Interpreting B (6 points)
• JIT4621 Interpreting current events in Japanese and English B (6 points)
• JIT4843 Advanced theory and practice of translation (12 points)
• JIT4731 Theory and practice of Japanese interpreting (12 points)

Units in Asian studies

• AST4000 Contemporary issues in Asia (12 points)
• AST4220 Investigating Asia (12 points)

Units in Japanese studies

• JST4050 Australia-Japan cultural interaction (6 points)
• JST4060 Projects in Australia-Japan cultural interaction (6 points)
• JST4110 Advanced studies in Japanese society (12 points)
• JST4120 Work and economic organisation in Japan (12 points)
• JST4180 Advanced topics in Japanese culture (12 points)
• JST4190 Advanced studies in Japanese economics (12 points)

For information about the Graduate Diploma in Languages, refer to the entry under `Languages'.

Study in Japan

Subject to the approval of the school and faculty, certain units (but no more than 50% of the total requirements for any course) can be taken in Japan. However, students who have not completed their last undergraduate year at Monash will not normally be eligible to study in Japan in the first year of their candidature. The school currently maintains university-to-university agreements with about 10 Japanese universities. Opportunities exist for scholarships, and interested students should inquire with the convenor of the school's scholarship committee. Faculty approval must be obtained before students can proceed to an overseas study program.

Exit points

Students may be offered an exit award of a Graduate Certificate of Arts after successful completion of 24 points.

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