Overview | Summary of Courses

Offered By:	ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Academic Contact:	Duck-Young Lee

Description

This minor is designed to develop primary skills in and knowledge of the theoretical aspects of teaching Japanese as a foreign language.  It investigates practical approaches to teaching Japanese, such as how to select and present the linguistic and socio-cultural subject matter of Japanese language courses. Students must to have at least an intermediate ability in the Japanese language. They will further be able to improve their Japanese language skills through class activities and preparation/implementation of their teaching practice.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this minor a student will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the key issues in teaching Japanese as a foreign language within the Australian context,
• Articulate well-formed views on the wide range of teaching approaches in Japanese language education,
• demonstrate the ability to analyse and discuss general questions in applied Japanese linguistics, and
• demonstrate in the class-room setting practical skills related to teaching Japanese as a foreign language

 

Course Lists

The course lists in the "Requirements" section below is a definitive list and includes all courses that can be counted towards the major, whether or not they are offered in the current year. For a list of courses that will be offered in the current year, please see the Summary of Courses page.

Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units which must include:

 

18 units from the following courses:

LING1001      Introduction to the Study of Language (6 units)

JPNS3012       Teaching Japanese: Content (6 units)

JPNS3014       Teaching Japanese: Method (6 units)

 

6 units from the following courses:

JPNS2007       Japanese Linguistics (6 units)

JPNS2009       Japanese Lexicon (6 units)

JPNS2019       Japanese Phonetics and Phonology (6 units)

JPNS2024       Japanese Grammar (6 units)

JPNS3011       Language Variation and Change in the Japanese Archipelago(6 units)

JPNS3013       Japanese-English Translation (6 units)

ASIA2001      Language in Asia (6 units)

ASIA2103      Language in Asia (L) (6 units)

LING1021      Cross-culture Communication (6 units)

LING2013      Teaching Languages (6 units)

LING2101      Second Language Acquisition (6 units)

LING3011      Conversation Analysis (6 units)

LING3021      Children’s Language Acquisition (6 units)

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