JAPANESE 6

JPN3006

2021

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject is available to students who have completed JPN 3005 or hold equivalent proficiency, approximately Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4.Students will continue to consolidate their language ability towards an intermediate level. The subject includes the reading, writing and translation of Japanese prose, lectures on Japanese culture and society and a further development of conversation skills. By the end of the of this course, students will learn with approximately 450 kanji. In this subject, students will begin working towards level N3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).

SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorEmerald King

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsNo

Available as ElectiveYes

Learning ActivitiesParticipate in individual and group work in tutorials and workshops, and complete various assessment. Engage with audio, visual, and written texts in both English and Japanese in both lectures and workshops.

Capstone subjectYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesJPN3005

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsJPN2AD4 OR JPN3BE6 OR JPN3AD4 OR JPN2006 OR JPN1BE6 OR JPN1AD4 OR JPN2BE6

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese _ Grammar Power Up

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorOka, Tsutsui, Kondo, Emori, Hannai, Ishikawa

Year2009

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherKurosio

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Japanese-English character dictionary

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorNelson, A. N.

Year1997

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherTUTTLE

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Kanji Look and Learn work book

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorBanno, Ikeda, Shinagawa, Tajima, Takashiki

Year2009

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherThe Japan Times

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorOka, Tsutsui, Kondo, Emori, Hannai, Ishikawa

Year2009

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherKurosio

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Kanji Look and Learn

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorBanno, Ikeda, Shinagawa, Tajima, Takashiki

Year2009

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherThe Japan Times

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese _ Kanji

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorOka, Tsutsui, Kondo, Emori, Hannai, Ishikawa

Year2009

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherKurosio

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Speak at an intermediate level on general and specific topics in intermediate to advanced Japanese

02. Read and write at an intermediate level, learn 96 new kanji and recognise a total of approximately 900 kanji.

03. Participate in pair and group work both in and outside of lectures.

04. Communicate using all for key areas of the target language: speaking, listening, reading and writing

05. Gain a socio-linguistic and socio-cultural understanding of Japan through critical engagement and development of arguments of issues in contemporary Japanese society

Subject options

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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmerald King

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
Three 1.00 hour workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Listening and speaking tests (equivalent to 1000 words)	N/A	Other	Individual	No	20	SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
Workshop exercises and quizzes (800 words equivalent)	N/A	Quizzes	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5
mid and end of term tests (1600 words equivalent)	N/A	Other	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO4, SILO5
Weekly ""Tweet"" (400 words equivalent)	N/A	Other	Individual	No	10	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5