Newspaper Japanese B
Mariko Okabe
6 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
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Prerequisites: BA in Japanese with Monash post-level D Japanese or
equivalent
Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have: increased their ability to extract the main points as well as to understand the details of an article; extended their knowledge of sentence patterns, expressions, vocabulary and kanji especially in students' areas of speciality; and increasing their knowledge of Japanese current affairs and social/cultural perspective.
Synopsis This subject is designed to further extend the ability of students to comprehend written Japanese presented in a journalistic style. The subject involves extensive reading of newspapers and journal articles covering a wide range of topics in class. It also involves individual reading by each student to extend vocabulary range in his/her specialised areas. Students are expected to search for and to choose articles for their individual reading.
Assessment Quizzes and assignments: 10%
* Projects: 40%
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Examination (2 hours): 50%
Prescribed texts
Newspaper Japanese B reading materials (available from the department)
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