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ATS3978

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitJapanese Studies
OfferedClayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Shimako Iwasaki

Synopsis

The unit provides advanced students of the Japanese language with theoretical and practical knowledge of the socio-cultural and communicative challenges in workplaces where the Japanese language is used, and the strategies employed to tackle those challenges. The unit addresses a variety of real-life professional settings and roles, including working in a Japanese organisation, using Japanese with clients and collaborators, and functioning as a linguistic and cultural intermediary. Students will extend their existing language skills in various modes of face-to-face and electronic communication, and engage with key ideas regarding organisations and interpersonal relationships in and around Japan.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:

  1. Comprehend a variety of spoken and written texts used routinely in Japanese-language workplaces
  2. Use spoken and written Japanese appropriate to professional contact situations, and appreciate how non-native speaker identity is constructed and negotiated in such situations
  3. Employ strategies for mediating interactions involving the use of both Japanese and English languages
  4. Apply a range of disciplinary approaches to understanding business institutions and organisations in a Japanese context
  5. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the concepts and terms used to describe and discuss Japanese approaches to work and professional interaction
  6. Read critically and engage with existing research, with the potential to facilitate life-long learning.
  7. Demonstrate independent research skills including enquiry techniques, critical thinking, and skills of oral and written communication.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Shimako Iwasaki

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

Japanese studies

Prerequisites

ATS3147 or permission of the unit coordinator