Undergraduate - UnitATS2145 - Japanese proficient 1

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Japanese Studies
Offered	Clayton First semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Hiroko Hashimoto

Notes

Previously coded JPL2050

Synopsis

This is the first part of an intermediate sequence which covers both spoken language and contemporary written language. Language acquisition through active interaction in and out of the classroom is encouraged. The course content is integrated around a major project which involves interviewing a Japanese native speaker and writing a report.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion students should:

be able to understand and use Japanese grammar at intermediate level
be able to read and understand extracts from Japanese text, of various genres written for a Japanese audience
have developed listening and speaking skills in the area of their interest
have developed interview skills to obtain information from members of the Japanese community
be able to write and talk about given topics
be able to recognize the kanji introduced at previous levels, and 150 newly introduced kanji
have developed and be able to display skills to use a Japanese word processor
be able to use a kanji dictionary
have developed skills that will enable them to continue their Japanese acquisition outside the classroom.