JLG4861

Newspaper Japanese A

Jun Yano

6 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: BA in Japanese with Monash post-Level D Japanese or equivalent

Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have acquired familiarity with the layout of Japanese newspapers and the structure of articles; developed skills to understand the main points of an article; consolidate their knowledge of sentence patterns, expressions, vocabulary and kanji which appear in journalistic writings in general.

Synopsis This subject is designed to extend the ability of students to comprehend written Japanese presented in a journalistic style. Students will read articles from newspapers and journals covering a wide range of topics and of different degrees of complexity. This subject also emphasises development of students' ability to comprehend a text and to produce a summarised version in Japanese. The subject involves extensive reading with a view to extending vocabulary range and increasing their knowledge of current affairs and social/cultural facts. Students are also introduced on how to have access to the Japanese newspaper site on the internet.

Assessment Quizzes and assignments: 15%
* Presentation: 50%
* Examination (2 hours): 35%