110-217 Advanced Japanese B

Formerly available as 110-109. Students who have completed 110-109 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

110-216 Advanced Japanese A or equivalent. However this subject can be taken co-currently with 110-452 Advanced Japanese Grammar.

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 Japanese traditional social events, and examines how they are interpreted and practiced in modern Japanese society. Students are encouraged to use web-based learning tools such as online dictionaries and machine translation in this process. Students will engage in activities such as discussion and essay writing focusing on changing social values in Japan. On completion of the subject, students should be able to gather information in a foreign language and have an understanding of what sociocultural factors influence observed phenomena.

Assignments totalling 2000 words for 2nd and 3rd year, 3000 words for 4th year, 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.