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;

• 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 200 words 8% (due throughout the semester), a 30-minutes listening test 10% (due late semester), an 8-minute speaking test 10% (due end of semester), a 5-minute short oral presentation 7% (due in first half of semester), a project assignment 14% (due throughout the semester), a written assignment 6% (due in second half of semester) and a 2-hour final examination 45% (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.