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Discover Japanese Grammar - JAPN3300
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: JAPN2001 or higher
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Investigates the logic of modern Japanese grammar. Explores the grammatical domains whereby logic is constructed in spoken and written Japanese using a detailed map of the domains of enquiry.

Note: Instruction will be given mainly in Japanese with some English.


Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Understand and analyse how macro phenomena of the world are constructed logically in the grammar of Japanese, in particular, how the flow of events is construed as a series in the development of text
  • Understand systematically how clauses are linked to one another by means of some kind of logico-semantic relation to form clause complexes
  • Consolidate the understanding of the grammar of human experiences and interactions
  • Develop the skills to work on, or with reference to, a large volume of natural Japanese language text and to view the language grammatically in a systematic way
  • Identify one's areas of weakness in grammar for improvement.

Assessment

  • Learning journal - 50%
  • Short tests - 40%
  • Class performance - 10%

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