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Japanese Communication 2B - JAPN2001
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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: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: JAPN2000
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Consolidation of oral-aural skills up to intermediate level. Development of reading and writing skills, with another 150 kanji introduced.


Learning Outcomes

  • Knowledge about communication styles in Japanese
  • Linguistic and paralinguistic communication skills in Japanese
  • Four macro-skills for communication at formal and semi-professional levels
  • Public speech skills including drafting the script
  • Narrate and describe events at a discourse level
  • Cultural awareness and tolerance between Japan and Australia, and the country of one's own
  • Establish positive interpersonal relationships with the Japanese.

Assessment

  • Quizzes and dictations - 20%
  • Listening tests - 10%
  • Interaction tests - 10%
  • Final test - 20%
  • CV writing - 5%
  • Public speech - 20%
  • Lab tasks - 6%
  • Active class participation - 9%

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