Course

Intermediate Japanese A - ARTS2630

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of International Studies

Course Outline: School of International Studies Course Outlines

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: ARTS1631 or JAPN1001

Excluded: JAPN2000

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Available for General Education: Yes (more info)

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Description

Subject Area: Japanese Studies

The course introduces a number of basic Japanese structures and vocabulary including 150 kanji that are essential to basic Japanese communication (oral/aural and reading/writing).

They are taught through five social/cultural topics following the textbook, Nakama Book 2 chapters:

1. Health and Japanese
2. Travel and Japanese
3. Preparing for the future
4. Asking for and giving directions
5. Cooking
6. Gift

While studying language, the thematic focus gives students the opportunity to understand current sociocultural issues in Japan, and to apply this to their own culture as they discuss similarities and differences.

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