MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Business & Economics Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

FIN1311

Business Japanese 2

Ms Amanda Ralph

Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to read and write plain messages in business situations; participate in polite conversations in business situations; interact with Japanese customers in a number of defined tourist industry settings.

Synopsis This subject, designed to continue on from FIN1210, develops basic communicative competence in spoken Japanese, introduces the Japanese writing system and focuses upon interaction in regular business situations within Japanese society.

Assessment Written: 60% + Listening comprehension (test): 10% + Performance activities: 15% + Assignments: 15%

Prescribed texts

• Itani-Adanis Y and Utsumi Y Interacting with the Japanese: Reading and writing workbook 1 Japanese Studies Centre, 1992
• Neustupny J V Introduction to Japanese writing Japanese Studies Centre, 1984
• Neustupny J V Basic Japanese vocabulary Japanese Studies Centre, 1985
• Neustupny J V and others Interacting with the Japanese: A business communication course Japanese Studies Centre, 1992
• Quackenbush H and others Katakana in 48 minutes Curriculum Development Centre, ACT