jpn1001 japanese 1
JAPANESE 1
JPN1001
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This is an introductory level language subject focusing on contemporary spoken and written Japanese. Students are provided with the ability to communicate in Japanese in various situations that they can encounter in Australia and Japan and to read and write at an elementary level. The hiragana and katakana syllabic scripts are taught, along with approximately 40 kanji characters. It is recommended that student take AST1IJI and AST1ICI with this subject.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorEmma Dalton
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects JPN1BEA, JPN1BE1, JPN2BE1, JPN3BE1
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Semester 2. This subject is offered subject to enrolment numbers, staff and funding availability.
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
Readings | Genki Vol. 1 | Prescribed | Banno, E. et. al | THE JAPAN TIMES 2011. 2ND EDITION |
Readings | Genki Vol. 1, exercise book, | Prescribed | Banno, E. et al, | THE JAPAN TIMES 2011. 2ND EDITION |
Readings | Kanji: Look and Learn (Textbook) | Prescribed | Banno et al | THA JAPAN TIMES 2009 |
Readings | Kanji: Look and Learn (Workbook) | Prescribed | Banno et al | THE JAPAN TIMES 2009 |
Readings | A dictionary of basic Japanese grammar | Recommended | Makino, S. and Tsutsui, M. | THE JAPAN TIMES 1986. |
Readings | Japanese-English character dictionary, | Recommended | Nelson, A. N. | TUTTLE 1997 |
Readings | Progressive Japanese-English dictionary | Recommended | . . . | SHOGAKUKAN 1986. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. To learn to write and read 2 syllabaries and 15 characters and write short texts.
- Activities:
- Tutorials participation, homework
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. To speak about names, professions, exchange greetings and information.
- Activities:
- Tutorial participation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
03. To find, critically evaluate and manage the information they retrieve from dictionaries and grammar summaries and to begin to apply understanding and synthesis.
- Activities:
- Tutorial participation, homework
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
04. Integrating discrete learning to produce a new meaningful whole by participating in class, doing homework and completing assessment
- Activities:
- End of semester written test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
05. Participating in class pair and group activities
- Activities:
- Oral work
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
06. Awareness of and participation in the target language and cultural aspects of Japan
- Activities:
- Tutorial participation, homework, lectures
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmma Dalton
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
"This is a reading/writing workshop"
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|
Ongoing assessment (equivalent to 800 words) | 20 | 01, 03, 06 | |
one 10-minute oral and one aural test (equivalent to 800 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 05, 06 | |
two 1-hour written tests (each test equivalent to 1000 words) | 50 | 01, 04 | |
weekly 5-minute quiz (equivalent to 400 words) | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 05, 06 |
Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmma Dalton
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|
Ongoing assessment (equivalent to 800 words) | 20 | 01, 03, 06 | |
one 10-minute oral and one aural test (equivalent to 800 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 05, 06 | |
two 1-hour written tests (each test equivalent to 1000 words) | 50 | 01, 04 | |
weekly 5-minute quiz (equivalent to 400 words) | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 05, 06 |