Undergraduate - UnitATS3147 - Japanese studies advanced 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 Shimako Iwasaki

Notes

Previously coded JPL3070

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.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

Extended their skills in using a wide range of grammar patterns, phrases and vocabulary appropriately in both written and spoken Japanese.
Reinforced their knowledge of the kyooiku kanji acquired so far (750 kanji), and developed their knowledge of an additional 150 kanji frequently used in the Japanese media.
Developed skills to gain necessary information from newspaper articles, journals, books and the internet.
Developed the skills to express themselves in written forms, in group discussions and in interviews with Japanese people.
Acquired independent study strategies, noting problems and weaknesses and devising strategies to overcome these.