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Japanese 3 (JAPN20007)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject is designed for students who have successfully completed Japanese 1 and 2, or Year 12 Japanese curriculum and can recognise around 150 kanji characters. In this subject, students will be introduced to around 100 new kanji characters. Students will develop skills to collect and use relevant information from published resources associated with history, travel and transport. Students will develop literacy through writing short informative area guides for a general audience. They will develop communication skills required to deal with giving and receiving gifts and favours, along with understanding of Japanese social norms such as reciprocity. Students will have opportunities to collaborate and interact with peers from different backgrounds. In addition, students will develop intercultural understanding through identification of common Japanese rituals and routines in giving gifts, suggestions and orders, then draw comparison between their own cultural practices.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
use around 100 new kanji characters, and recognise up to 50 additional kanji characters to strengthen existing pool of kanji knowledge;
develop skills to collect and use relevant information from published resources associated with travel and transport by utilising the internet and other materials in Japanese;
develop literacy through writing short informative area guides for a general audience;
understanding of Japanese social norms such as reciprocity;
develop intercultural understanding through identification of common Japanese rituals and routines in giving gifts, suggestions and orders and
draw comparison between their own cultural practices through working in groups with students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Last updated: 15 January 2025