ANU - STUDYAT - Written Japanese A

Offered By:

Faculty of Asian Studies

Academic Career:

Undergraduate

Course Subject:

Japanese

Offered in:

First Semester, 2010

Unit Value:

6 units

Course Description:

(a) Principles of the modern Japanese writing system;
(b) Acquisition of hiragana, katakana and 120 kanji;
(c) Reading of graded Japanese texts

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course students should have developed competence in reading and writing Japanese:
i) nature of the Japanese writing system
ii) meanings and practical usages of 120 kanji
iii) writing various Japanese sentences
iv) reading comprehension of about 300-ji passages.

Indicative Assessment:

Practice sheets (5%), Periodic tests (30%), Assignment work (30%), and a final examination (35%), to be confirmed towards the end of semester.

Workload:

Two hours per week
Japanese Program

Areas of Interest:

Asian Languages

Requisite Statement:

Concurrent enrolment in, or previous completion of, Spoken Japanese 1(JPNS1012)

Prescribed Texts:

Photocopied materials will be provided

Majors/Specialisations:

Asian Language Major (Japanese) and Pacific Languages

Academic Contact:

Dr Shunichi Ishihara

Written Japanese A JPNS1014 - Details