Japanese 1A

Subject 110-141 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Undergraduate
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This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: A 1-hour lecture and three hours of language classes per week, including computer assisted learning
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Coordinator

Dr S Machida
Subject Overview:

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 syllabaries, and are introduced to up to 75 basic kanji (Chinese characters). Students are also introduced to aspects of Japanese culture.

Assessment: A 2-hour final examination 50% (due during the examination period), 2 oral exams of 10-minutes each 10% (mid and end-semester), listening exam 20% (late in semester), vocabulary quizzes 10% (within first 5 weeks of semester).
Prescribed Texts: Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese (Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku), Student edition with online learning centre built-in card 3e, (McGraw-Hill, 2006)
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

  • Bachelor of Biomedicine
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Environments
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

  • acquire skills to manage time;

  • cognitive skills to handle two different language systems to express their opinions;

  • develop awareness and sensitivity to appreciate different culture and people.
Notes:

Students who have had some prior experience with the language may not enrol unless they have taken a placement test in the week preceding the first week of semester. Students who have completed VCE level Japanese are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Available at level one for Beginners stream students only.

Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts
Diploma in Modern Languages (Japanese)
Graduate Diploma in Arts (Japanese)

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