110-242 Japanese 2B

110-241 Japanese 2A or equivalent. New students with prior language experience may not enrol unless they have taken a placement test in the week preceding the first week of semester.

This subject provides students with an opportunity to read and listen to authentic Japanese materials and learn to communicate on a range of topics. Students will learn a further 150 kanji (Chinese characters) and will be introduced to various aspects of Japanese culture. Computer laboratory instruction will support the curriculum.

• written communication through essay writing and seminar discussion;

• attention to detail through essay preparation and writing;

• time management and planning through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion;

• public speaking through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations.

Four vocabulary quizzes of 100 words 4% (due throughout the semester), four 5-minute listening tests 4%, a 20-minute listening test 6% (due mid to end of semester), an 8-minute speaking test 10% (due at the end of semester), a 5-minute short oral presentation 6% (due beginning to mid-semester), a 500-word written assignment 5% (due mid-semester), two short paragraphs of 100 words each 1% each (due early and mid-semester respectively), a 1200-word written team project assignment 9%, a 10-minute oral presentation 9% (commencing mid-semester and due at the end of semester) and a 2-hour final examination 45% (due during the examination period).

• Satoshi Toki, Masaaki Seki, Fumiya Hirataka, Koko Shin'uchi and Yoshiko Tsuruo, Nihongo Chuukyuu J301-Kiso kara chuukyuu made. Three A Corporation, Tokyo 1995.