Course description
Specialisation Requirements:
* 100 points elective subjects
Students considering higher degree language study should seek advice from the course coordinator or a Faculty course adviser regarding an appropriate enrolment.
Elective subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
110-141 Japanese 1A
This is the beginners' introductory level subject. Its focus is to provide basic expressions to the students to enable them to survive and function day-to-day in Japan. Students will learn Japanese writing systems: hiragana and katakana syllabar... Semester 1 12.50
110-142 Japanese 1B
This is a beginners' post-introductory Japanese subject. This subject enhances skills that enable students to communicate in Japanese and to manage daily life in Japan. Further basic Japanese sentence patterns, vocabulary and expressions are int... Semester 2 12.50
110-209 Introduction to Japanese Communication
This subject aims to heighten general awareness of the Japanese language and to enhance the acquisition of Japanese, particularly in aural and oral communication skills. Students will be introduced to Japanese sound systems, characteristics of commun... Semester 2 12.50
110-188 Japanese 3A
This subject provides students with an opportunity to read and listen to various types of authentic Japanese materials with some modification and learn to communicate on a wide range of topics. Students will learn100 kanji (Chinese characters) and wi... Semester 1 12.50
110-189 Japanese 3B
This subject provides students with an opportunity to read and listen to various types of authentic Japanese materials with some modification and learn to communicate on a wide range of topics. Students will learn100 kanji (Chinese characters) and wi... Semester 2 12.50
110-216 Japanese 4A
In this subject, significant topics in Japanese society will be introduced through authentic texts such as articles from Japanese newspapers, magazines and the Internet. The subject examines current trends and issues in Japanese society from a cross-... Semester 1 12.50
110-217 Japanese 4B
In this subject, significant topics in Japanese society will be introduced through authentic texts such as articles from Japanese newspapers, magazines and the Internet, and also through extracts of semi-naturally occurring conversations between Japa... Semester 2 12.50
110-241 Japanese 2A
This subject consolidates students' Japanese knowledge and enables communication on various everyday topics in Japanese. Various reading and listening materials are introduced to enhance students' communication skills on a range of topics. ... Semester 1 12.50
110-242 Japanese 2B
This subject follows on from Japanese 2A, further consolidating students' Japanese knowledge and communication. Students will also learn to use an appropriate politeness level and style. Various reading and listening materials are introduced to ... Semester 2 12.50
110-245 Sign and Symbols in Japanese
This subject aims to give students an overview of current Japanese writing systems. Students will become aware of the structural and functional characteristics of various words. In class, students will be exposed to words and phrases that are written... Semester 1 12.50
110-246 Japanese Grammar in Action
This subjects aims to advance learners' Japanese acquisition with a focus on the grammatical aspects of Japanese language. The subject asks students to re-think the rules they were taught at earlier stages of their Japanese learning in terms of ... Semester 2 12.50
110-247 Reading Japanese Literature
This subject aims to familiarise students with authentic literary Japanese texts. Students will read various forms and styles of reading materials including well-known Japanese novels and poems. In class, students will learn new vocabulary, phrases, ... Semester 2 12.50
110-248 Variation in Japanese Language
This subject aims to familiarise students with colloquial and dialectal expressions used in Japan. It introduces students to various styles of Japanese spoken by those differentiated by gender and region. It will also give students opportunities to e... Semester 1 12.50
110-318 Japanese Through Translation
This subject introduces advanced learners of Japanese to two interrelated, but different, areas of language study: translation and interpreting. It provides the students with opportunities to understand and gain knowledge necessary for interpreting a... Semester 2 12.50
110-319 Japanese through the Media
This subject focuses on key social and political issues that are part of the public discourse in the media in Japan and Australia. These include Japan’s aging society, education and language policies and gender equality. It compares the c... Semester 1 12.50
