ATS2141 · Japanese introductory 1

Overview

This unit aims to develop knowledge, strategies and skills to interact in Japanese in situations likely to be encountered in Australia and Japan and to establish a firm foundation of linguistic, sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge, which can be creatively applied in a variety of situations.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Understand simple greetings, self-introduction, and simple dialogues, based on routines practiced in class;
2. Read simple and familiar texts written in hiragana, katakana and basic kanji;
3. Participate in interactions, using basic vocabulary and grammar practiced in class;
4. Write/type simple sentences using hiragana, katakana and approximately 60 kanji;
5. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of some aspects of Japanese society and culture;
6. Apply basic research skills to find relevant information about given topics, organise, synthesise it and communicate it.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.