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JPNS1014 Written Japanese A

First Year Course

Offered By School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Japanese
Offered in First Semester, 2011 and First Semester, 2012
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 Japanese Language and Pacific Languages
Academic Contact Dr Shunichi Ishihara

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