Learning Japanese through Manga and Anime - ARTS3638
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ARTS3631 or ARTS3632 or ARTS3633
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Japanese Studies
Given the popularity of both Japanese comics or manga and anime with learners of Japanese, the course selects a range of materials that reflect various aspects of contemporary Japanese life such as family life, education, and work. The course provides students an opportunity to extend their Japanese language vocabulary, grammar and kanji through using authentic materials as well as giving students the opportunity to improve their listening skills through watching anime. Students are also required to analyze the socio-cultural aspects of each manga and anime as part of a critical literacy approach. Activities include reading the manga out loud, performance of one section from a set manga narrative, and specific language learning based assignments that encourage the active learning of key elements in the Japanese language.