110-241 Japanese 2A

110-142 Japanese 1B 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 consolidates students' Japanese knowledge and enables communication in Japanese using an appropriate politeness level and style. Various reading materials will be introduced. Students will learn a further 150 kanji (Chinese characters). Students are also 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;

• develop teamwork through joint projects and group discussions;

• develop research skills through computer use of the library, electronic database and other information sources and the definition of areas of inquiry and methods of research.

Four in-class quizzes of 300 words 12% (due throughout the semester), a 30-minute listening test 10% (due at the end of semester), an 8-minute speaking test 13% (due mid-semester), a team project assignment comprising a written report of 1200 words and a 10-minute oral presentation 20% (taking place during semester) and a 2-hour final examination 45% (due during the examination period).

• Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, Yookoso! Continuing Contemporary Japanese. McGraw-Hill College USA 1999.