16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th years Mr Richard Harrison. Japanese 4B or satisfactory completion of a placement test. First semester Four hours per week. On conclusion of the subject students will be prepared to deal with newspaper articles covering current issues. They will be able to discuss the topics taken up in the reading materials. The subject consists of two weekly sessions, one devoted to the development of reading skills through daily newspapers and the other to spoken skills through discussion. Second and Third Years: Assignments and quizzes totalling not more than 2,500 words in written work; one 2-hour written examination; one oral/aural perception test (maximum 30 minutes). Fourth Year: Assignments and quizzes totalling not more than 2,500 words in written work; one 2-hour written examination; one oral/aural perception test (maximum 30 minutes); one translation exercise (equivalent to not more than 1,000 words in written work). Texts are prepared and provided by staff 16.7 Mr Richard Harrison. Japanese 4B or satisfactory completion of a placement test. First semester. Four hours each week. On conclusion of the subject students will be prepared to deal with newspaper articles covering current issues. They will be able to discuss the topics taken up in the reading materials. The subject consists of two weekly sessions, one devoted to the development of reading skills through daily newspapers and the other to spoken skills through discussion. Assignments and quizzes totalling not more than 2,500 words in written work; one 2-hour written examination; one oral/aural perception test (maximum 30 minutes). Texts are prepared and provided by staff