Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The Secondary Japanese Education Major will provide students with 80 credit points of Japanese discipline knowledge and 20 credit points of Language pedagogy and curriculum knowledge. Together with completion of subjects in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), this Major will enable students to meet requirements to graduate from the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with the Language teaching area in Japanese. Students completing this 100cp major will use 20cp of electives in the program. The Secondary Japanese Education Major will span the Foundation and Development phases of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), enabling students to develop strong pedagogical content knowledge, an understanding of evidence-based pedagogies, and skills in using assessment and feedback to guide and enhance student learning.

Location

Location (Specialisation)

Campus	Mode	Advice
Bankstown City Campus	Internal	SecondaryEnquiries@westernsydney.edu.au
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road	Internal	SecondaryEnquiries@westernsydney.edu.au

Major Structure

• Note:  Students may need to travel to different campuses  depending on subject availability and campus offerings.

Students must successfully complete 100 credit points as follows.

Students complete eight pool subjects according to the beginner, intermediate, or advanced streams reflecting their level of competence at program entry. All students must complete at least two pool subjects at Level 3.

Students must also complete the two listed TEAC subjects at Level 3 and Level 4.

Start-year intake - Beginner Stream

The beginner stream is suitable for students with no or minimal previous study of the Japanese language.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
LANG 1020	Japanese 101	10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
LANG 1021	Japanese 102	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 2
Autumn session
LANG 2024	Japanese 201	10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
LANG 2026	Japanese 203	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 3
Autumn session
Select two pool subject from the beginner stream pool		20
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
TEAC 3063	Languages Curriculum 7-10	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4031	Languages Curriculum 11-12	10
Select one pool subject from the beginner stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
Select one pool subject from the beginner stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	10
	Total Credit Points	100

 Beginner Stream Pool

Students complete four of the following subjects, with at least two subjects at Level 3.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
LANG 2025	Japanese 202 Speaking and Listening	10
LANG 2054	Japanese 204: Speaking and Listening	10
LANG 3051	Japanese 301	10
LANG 3052	Japanese 302	10
LANG 3053	Japanese 303: Contemporary Culture and Society	10
LANG 3054	Japanese 304: Discourse in Japanese	10
LANG 3055	Japanese 305: Advanced Reading and Writing	10
LANG 3056	Japanese 306: Japanese Popular Culture	10

Start-year intake - Intermediate Stream

The intermediate stream is suitable for:
1) students who are non-native speakers with study of Japanese at HSC level;
2) students whose home language is Japanese but with no formal study of the language.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
Select one pool subject from the intermediate stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one pool subject from the intermediate stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 2
Autumn session
Select one pool subject from the intermediate stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one pool subject from the intermediate stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 3
Autumn session
Select two pool subjects from the intermediate stream pool		20
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
TEAC 3063	Languages Curriculum 7-10	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4031	Languages Curriculum 11-12	10
Select one pool subject from the intermediate stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
Select one pool subject from the intermediate stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	10
	Total Credit Points	100

 Intermediate Stream Pool

Students complete eight of the following subjects, with at least two subjects at Level 3.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
LANG 2024	Japanese 201	10
LANG 2025	Japanese 202 Speaking and Listening	10
LANG 2026	Japanese 203	10
LANG 2054	Japanese 204: Speaking and Listening	10
LANG 3051	Japanese 301	10
LANG 3052	Japanese 302	10
LANG 3053	Japanese 303: Contemporary Culture and Society	10
LANG 3054	Japanese 304: Discourse in Japanese	10
LANG 3055	Japanese 305: Advanced Reading and Writing	10
LANG 3056	Japanese 306: Japanese Popular Culture	10
LANG 3082	Special Study in Languages and Linguistics	10

Start-year intake - Advanced Stream

The advanced stream is suitable for students who are non-native speakers with substantial formal study and near-native competence, or are literate native speakers. The advanced stream also includes opportunities for depth studies in Japanese culture, history and politics.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
Select one pool subject from the advanced stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one pool subject from the advanced stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 2
Autumn session
Select one pool subject from the advanced stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Spring session
Select one pool subject from the advanced stream pool		10
	Credit Points	10
Year 3
Autumn session
Select two pool subjects from the advanced stream pool		20
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
TEAC 3063	Languages Curriculum 7-10	10
	Credit Points	10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4031	Languages Curriculum 11-12	10
Select one pool subject from the advanced stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
Select one pool subject from the advanced stream pool (instead of 1 elective in the program)		10
	Credit Points	10
	Total Credit Points	100

 Advanced Stream Pool

Students complete eight of the following subjects:

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
LANG 3051	Japanese 301	10
LANG 3052	Japanese 302	10
LANG 3053	Japanese 303: Contemporary Culture and Society	10
LANG 3054	Japanese 304: Discourse in Japanese	10
LANG 3055	Japanese 305: Advanced Reading and Writing	10
LANG 3056	Japanese 306: Japanese Popular Culture	10
LANG 3082	Special Study in Languages and Linguistics	10
HUMN 3060	Modern Japanese History	10
POLI 3010	Politics of Post-War Japan	10

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