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Japanese 6 (JAPN20014)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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This subject is for students who have completed Japanese 5 or those who have basic language skills and knowledge of Japan and can recognise around 500 kanji characters, or those who have equivalent experience in Japanese. This subject provides a preparation for students to engage in academic research using Japanese. It aims to further develop students’ Japanese communication skills through discussions and task-based collaborative work. Students will critically examine issues and phenomena prevalent in Japan from various perspectives. Students will have further exposure to various Japanese essays in different genres (e.g., survey reports, essays of critical and or analytical nature) to understand differences in their rhetorical structures. The subject covers wide ranging topics about Japan but they will be examined in global perspectives. Students will also have the opportunity to practise variations of spoken Japanese by applying Japanese honorific system rules to the situation, depending on the relationship between the participants of the conversations. Through class activities, such as discussions and a small research project, students will build further vocabulary and expressions, including around 150 additional kanji characters. In addition, students will further develop intercultural and interpersonal skills to create rapport to achieve positive outcomes.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should have:

  • Practiced essential skills required for research (e.g. how to clarify goals, search for appropriate approaches/methods, draw conclusions from findings)
  • Further developed students' Japanese communication skills by examining the language of various registers and discourse
  • Further developed students' Japanese communication skills by applying honorific system rules, learning interpersonal skills
  • Understood differences in Japanese rhetorical structures
  • Built vocabulary by developing etymological (in-depth cultural and linguistic) knowledge, and learning organized learning
  • Developed intercultural and interpersonal skills essential to present themselves appropriately in international situations
  • Learnt how to work in group effectively through project work, i.e., integrity, self-awareness
  • Practiced reflective learning and monitoring their learning, continuing learning
  • Learnt how to manage time and priorities.

Generic skills

Last updated: 2 December 2023

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
JAPN10003 Japanese 5
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
JAPN20013 Japanese 5
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

OR

Equivalent

OR

New students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Japanese Program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Placement Test information here:

Link

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

Students who have successfully completed Japanese 3B are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 2 December 2023

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Written work in Japanese

  • 600 words
Throughout the teaching period15%

An oral reflection

  • 400 words
Mid semester10%

A cultural discovery project with a reflective essay , due towards the end of semester

  • 600 words
Second half of the teaching period15%

An oral presentation

  • 400 words
End of the teaching period10%

A written examination

  • 2 hours
During the examination period50%
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance of all classes. Throughout the teaching periodN/A
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. (Some assessment tasks may be treated differently and these will be highlighted by the Subject Coordinator in the LMS). All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. Throughout the semesterN/A

Last updated: 2 December 2023

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorKaya Oriyama
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursA total of 48 hours: Two x 2 hour seminars per week.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024
    Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024
    Census date 2 September 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail20 September 2024
    Assessment period ends15 November 2024

    Semester 2 contact information

    kaya.oriyama@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

Time commitment totals 170 hours.

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    - Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
    - Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.

Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.

Last updated: 2 December 2023

Further information

Last updated: 2 December 2023