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, 2012 and First Semester, 2013
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)
Incompatibility	JPNS6114
Prescribed Texts	Photocopied materials will be provided
Majors/Specialisations	Japanese Language
Academic Contact	Dr Shunichi Ishihara

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