JPNS8006 Japanese Refresher D

Offered By	School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Japanese
Offered in	Second Semester, 2012
Unit Value Range	3 units to 6 units
Course Description	This intermediate refresher program aims to continue to update, maintain and improve students' Japanese language ability. Following on from Japanese Refresher C, this course continues to work on all four skills as it reviews the functions and grammar required to converse and understand Japanese at an intermediate level. With the course textbook *Yookoso! Continuing with Contemporary Japanese* & the accompanying *Workbook* students will work through various activities relating to a number of themes. The themes covered include: Body and Health, Life & Careers, Communication & Media, and Nature & Culture.
Learning Outcomes	Develop the linguistic skills to move from a basic knowledge of Japanese to a more complex intermediate level understanding. With a particular focus on their grammatical knowledge and aural skills, students will learn to better understand and participate in a variety of everyday situations in Japanese. Develop language-learning strategies to help students’ take charge of their own Japanese language learning. Consolidate grammatical and communicative understanding of lower intermediate Japanese and begin to develop functional skills at an intermediate level. Learn a variety of socio-cultural information useful to intermediate learners of Japanese. Consolidate reading skills and develop familiarity with up to 500 kanji.
Indicative Assessment	Workbook Pre-Class Preparation Tasks (20%), Homework (30%), Take-home Final Exam (40%), Attendance & Participation (10%)
Workload	1.5 hours class room teaching per weekand 1.5 hours non contact hours.
Course Classification(s)	TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Requisite Statement	Japanese Refresher C or permission of the course convener
Recommended Courses	No assumed knowledge or skills.
Consent Required	Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Prescribed Texts	Tohsaku Yasu-Hiko, Yookoso: Continuing with Contemporary Japanese, Third Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Tohsaku, Yasu-Hiko, Workbook / Laboratory Manual to accompany Yookoso : Continuing with Contemporary Japanese, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006 Yokoso Student Site: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072408162/information_center_view0/ Additional course materials, audio files and quizzes will be available through the ANU Wattle course site.
Technology Requirements	No Specific Requirement
Programs	Master of Asia-Pacific Studies and Master of Asia-Pacific Studies
Academic Contact	carol.hayes@anu.edu.au

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