LANG 2054 Japanese 204: Speaking and Listening

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 102804

Coordinator Hiromi Muranaka Opens in new window

Description This unit is undertaken concurrently with, or after, Japanese 203. It is designed to further develop and expand speaking and listening skills on the basis of grammatical structure introduced in Japanese 203 and increase the range of communicative transactions developed in Japanese 202 so that more sophisticated exchanges are possible when stating a plan or intention, making a suggestion, offering advice, indicating the degree of certainty, describing a change in state, indicating causes, using the passive and the imperative, etc. This unit will also present further aspects of contemporary Japanese culture and society. The unit is not suitable for background speakers (i.e., who have completed formal secondary education where Japanese is used as an official language and also the language of instruction at the School). NOTE: Students enrolling in this unit as part of a major or sub major in Japanese are encouraged to enrol in Japanese 203 at the same time.

School Humanities & Comm Arts

Discipline Eastern Asian Languages

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Equivalent Subjects LANG 2031 - Language Communication Skills 2B Japanese LANG 2027 - Japanese 204

Assumed Knowledge

Japanese 201 and 202 or equivalent knowledge.

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Portfolio Equivalent to 1,000 words 30 N Individual
Research Project Equivalent to 1,000 words 30 N Individual
Intra-session Exam - In-class Test 2 hours maximum 40 N Individual

Teaching Periods