110-216 Advanced Japanese A

Formerly available as 110-107. Students who have completed 110-107 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

110-242 Japanese 2B or equivalent. New students who have had some prior experience with the language may not enrol unless they have taken a placement test in the week preceding the first week of semester.

In this subject, significant topics in Japanese society will be introduced through authentic texts such as articles from Japanese newspapers, magazines and internet, and also to comprehend extracts of semi-naturally occurring conversations between Japanese native speakers. The subject focuses on current trends and issues in Japanese society from cross-cultural perspectives. Students are encouraged to use web-based learning tools such as on-line dictionaries and machine translation in this process. Students will engage in activities such as discussion and essay writing. On completion of the subject, students should be able to use learning tools effectively and independently to decode authentic texts; and gain a sociocultural understanding on Japan.

Assignments totalling 2000 words, and examinations totalling 2000 words. Students are required to attend a minimum of 70% of all classes in order to be eligible to take the examinations.

Materials supplied by the Institute.