Survey of Japanese business communication practice
Ross Mouer and staff
8 points
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites:
Completion of MA part I in Japanese business interpreting and translation and
24 points of MA part II or equivalent
Objectives From this subject students should acquire a deeper appreciation of Japanese business communication practices, with a special awareness of selected facets of the business world. In addition, students should acquire a better understanding of general fundamentals of doing research in a corporate setting.
Synopsis Students will have a choice of three topics to conduct a survey and produce a critical and analytical paper: (1) business practices with particular emphasis on interpersonal aspect, (2) the use of polite style language in business situations, and (3) practices and conventions of writing Japanese business documents. Students doing this subject will not only obtain a full overview of communication practice in Japanese, but will also apply both theoretical and linguistic knowledge which students have acquired in the preceding core subjects. The emphasis will be on the students doing independent work on a chosen topic. Students will be given a supervisor to guide them through their work. Several joint seminars will be organised during the semester to discuss problems which arise.
Assessment Research project (6000 words): 100%
Prescribed texts
Manuals written in Japanese on several aspects of Japanese business communication
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