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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Japanese

158-140 Discover Japan

Credit Points:

12.5 1st year

Coordinator:

Professor W H Coaldrake

Prerequisite/s:

Nil.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

3 hours per week (2 hours of lectures; 1 hour tutorial)

Subject Description:

An introductory subject on Japan for students of Japanese language which provides a socio-cultural basis for communication in the Japanese language and prepares students for further studies on Japan. It examines major aspects of traditional and contemporary Japan and 'discovers' their relationship to Japanese geography, including the city of Tokyo; society, particularly the family, the education system and the workplace, including the role of women; government and politics; elite and popular culture in modern Japan; and the historical background to Japan today.

Assessment:

Continuous assessment equivalent to not more than 4000 words. Students are required to attend a minimum of 70% of all classes in order to be eligible to take the examinations.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Joy Hendry, Understanding Japanese Society, Routledge, 2nd ed., 1995.
  • June Kinoshita and Nicholas Palevsky, Gateway to Japan, Kodansha International, 1990.
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