Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Unit

Synopsis

This is the first part of a sequence progressing from the intermediate to the advanced levels of Japanese.It covers spoken language and contemporary written language through various activities integrating listening, speaking, reading and writing. Activities are built around topics relating to Japanese lifestyles, their values, and to cultural interaction between Australians and Japanese. In addition to daily classroom-based study, this special fee-paying, in-country program provides home-stay, a variety of cultural activities, visits to various institutions and number of other excursions.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit should:

1. extend their skills in using a wide range of grammar patterns, phrases and vocabulary appropriately in both written and spoken Japanese;

2. reinforce knowledge of the kyooiku kanji they have acquired so far (a total of 750 kanji), and develop knowledge of an additional 150 kanji frequently used in the Japanese media;

3. develop skills to gain necessary information from a variety of Japanese media including print materials, online materials and visual materials;

4. develop the skills to express themselves in written forms, in group discussions and in interviews with Japanese people; and

5. acquire independent study strategies, noting problems and weakness and devising strategies to overcome these.

Assessment

Tests and Examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Takako Tomoda

Contact hours

3 hours per day over 5 weeks and excursions and participation in cultural activities

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese

Prerequisites

Completion of Japanese 6 or equivalent

Prohibitions

JPL2079/3079; JPL1070/2070/3070