JPL1260R

Japanese 1B: part 2

Takako Tomoda

6 points
* 5 hours per week
* Second semester
* Berwick
* Prerequisites: JPL1250 or equivalent.

Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should be able to express opinions and conjecture; report the words of others; give and ask advice using the conditional form; use the causative and passive caussative forms of verbs; use vocabulary and expressions relevant to renting an apartment; describe physical symptoms; use the vocabulary and expressions required in a job interview; use the honorific forms of common verbs; read and reply to formal invitations written in Japanese; read graphs and statistics written in Japanese and recognise an additional 170 kanji (in total 470).

Synopsis This subject aims to consolidate and further develop students' knowledge of Japanese in order to achieve lower intermediate competence in spoken and written Japanese. An off-campus option is available.

Assessment Final examination (2 hours): 50%
* Speaking test: 10%
* Listening comprehension test: 10%
* Ongoing assessment: 30%

Prescribed texts

Interacting with the Japanese Book 4, Japanese Studies Centre, Monash U