Japanese

Japanese language subjects are organised in a progressive sequence (of units). Entry and exit points are determined by the student’s background in the language, placement testing, prerequisites, or at the discretion of the language program. Students normally progress through the subjects in consecutive order. Mid-year entry is also possible into subjects with even numbers, subject to appropriate prior experience and approval from the Convenor of the language program.

Please refer to the following link for further information on placement testing:

http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/help/undergraduate_students/placement

See program objectives

Duration and Credit Points

100 credit points. This program is only available part-time and normally takes 2 - 3 years to complete.

Structure & Available Subjects:

In the Graduate Diploma language subjects are taken in sequence over 3 years part-time. The standard structure for a Graduate Diploma in language is:

• 25 points at level 1
• 37.5 points at level 2
• 37.5 points at level 3

Common entry points are as follows:

Japanese 1 entry point: Students who have never studies Japanese before or have only rudimentary knowledge of the language usually enter the progression at Japanese 1

Japanese 3 entry point: Students who have completed VCE Japanese (Second Language), IB or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Japanese 3

Japanese 5 entry point: Students who perform at an intermediate level in Japanese, for example those who have completed VCE or IB with excellent results or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Japanese 5

Japanese 7 entry point: Students who perform at an advanced level in Japanese, for example those who hold N3 of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) or have lived or studied in Japan usually enter the progression at Japanese 7

Please refer to the following link for further information on placement testing:

http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/help/undergraduate_students/placement

Japanese 1 entry point - Level 1

Students are required to complete the following subjects (25 points)

Note: Japanese 1 and Japanese 2 were formerly called Japanese 1A and Japanese 1B respectively

Japanese 1 entry point - Level 2

Students are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points)

Note: Japanese 3 and Japanese 4 were formerly called Japanese 2A and Japanese 2B respectively

Japanese 1 entry point - Level 3

Students are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points)

Note: Japanese 5 and Japanese 6 were formerly called Japanese 3A and Japanese 3B respectively

Japanese 3 entry point - Level 1

Students are required to complete the following subjects (25 points)

Note: Japanese 3 and Japanese 4 were formerly called Japanese 2A and Japanese 2B respectively

Japanese 3 entry point - Level 2

Students are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points)

Note: Japanese 5 and Japanese 6 were formerly called Japanese 3A and Japanese 3B respectively

Japanese 3 entry point - Level 3

Students are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points)

Note: Japanese 7 and Japanese 8 were formerly called Japanese 4A and Japanese 4B respectively

Japanese 5 entry point - Level 1

Students are required to complete the following subjects (25 points)

Note: Japanese 5 and Japanese 6 were formerly called Japanese 3A and Japanese 3B respectively

Japanese 5 entry point - Level 2

Students are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points)

Note: Japanese 7 and Japanese 8 were formerly called Japanese 4A and Japanese 4B respectively

Japanese 5 entry point - Level 3

Students are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points)

Japanese 7 entry point - Level 1

Students are required to complete the following subjects (25 points)

Note: Japanese 7 and Japanese 8 were formerly called Japanese 4A and Japanese 4B respectively

Japanese 7 entry point - Level 2

Students are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points)

Japanese 7 entry point - Level 3

Students are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points)