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Japanese characters and vocabulary acquired at VCE level. It
also provides training in auralloral skills appropriate to post-
VCE competency level.
Textbooks
Skoutarides, A. and Machida, T. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. Vol. 2.
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1987
Skoutarides, A. (ed). Nihongo, Reading and Writing. Vol. 1A and 2A.
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1991
Skoutarides, A,, Machida. T. and Mizuno, T. Audio-Visual Handbook.
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1991
References
Mizutani, 0. and N. Nihongo Notes. Vols. 1-2, Tokyo: Japan Times,
1979-80
Japan Foundation. Basic Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo:
Bonjinsha, 1986.
AJ106 Advanced Japanese 1B
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisite: A1105 Advanced Japanese 1A or
approved equivalent
Subject aims and description
This subject continues training in written and spoken
Japanese. It introduces students to unabridged fiction
reading texts. It extends the range of Japanese characters
and begins training in honorifics appropriate to a range of
adult communicative situations.
Textbooks
Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. Vol. 3,
Melbourne: Swinburne Press. 1988.
Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Reading and Writing. Vols.
6. 7 and 8, Melbourne: Swinburne Press. 1988
Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. (eds) A Collection of Readings.
Melbourne: Swinburne Press. 1985.
Skoutarides, A., Machida, T. and Mizuno, T. Audio-Visual Handbook.
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1992
Mizuno, T. Dialogues and Aural Comprehension 2. Melbourne:
Swinburne Press, 1992
References
Mizutani, 0. and N. Nihongo Notes. Vols. 1, 2 and 3, Tokyo: Japan
Times Ltd., 1979-1981
Japan Foundation. Basic Japanese-English Dictionary Tokyo:
Bonjinsha. 1986.
a202 Communication in Japanese
No, of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: AJ 104 or AJ 106
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject introduces topics relevant to language and
effective communication. It aims at acquainting students
with the differences between English and Japanese
communication patterns. References in English are used.
Students are encouraged to establish contact with Japanese
people and to use data collected from interviews with them
in the writing of essays and research assignments. The
contact scheme is an important component of this course as
it provides the student with the opportunity to converse in
Japanese and to become familiar with Japanese attitudes
and customs.
Text book
Neustupny. JV. Communicating with the Japanese. TOM: The Japan
Times, 1987
Preliminary reading
Reischauer, E.O. The Japanese. Cambridge: Haward University Press,
1977
References
Kittredge, C.H. !&mansword: What Japanese words say about
!&men. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1988
Miyagawa, S. and Kitagawa, C. (eds.) Studies in Japanese Language
Use. Carbondale: Linguistic Research Inc., 1984
Mizutani, 0. & N. How to be &lire in Japanese. Tokyo: Japan Times,
1987
Suzuki, T. Japanese and the Japanese: Words in Culture. Tokyo:
Kodansha. 1978
Twine, N. Language and the Modern State: the Reform of Written
Japanese. London: Routledge, 1991
A comprehensive list of other references is available from the course
coordinator
AJ203 Japanese 2A
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisite: 4104 or approved equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject extends the range of language patterns,
grammar and writing. It also provides further training in oral
and aural Japanese. Students are introduced to various topics
on Japanese culture and society through reading in
Japanese. A variety of audio-visual material is used
throughout the course.
It is highly recommended that students enrolled in this
subject also enrol for AJ202 which is offered in both
semesters.
Textbooks
Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Reading and Wn'ting. Vols.
6-8, Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1988
Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. and Fukushima, N. Trp to Japan.
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1985
Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. (eds). A Collection of Readings. Melbourne:
Swinburne Press, 1985
Mizuno, T. et al. Dialogues and Aural Compmhension 2. Melbourne:
Swinburne Press, 1992
Skoutarides, A. and Machida, T. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. Vol. 3,
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1985
References
Mizutani, 0. and N. Nihongo Notes. Vols. 1, 2, 3. Tokyo: Japan
Times. 1977, 1979 and 1980
Japan Foundation. Basic Japanese - English Dictionary. Tokyo:
Bonjinsha. 1986.
AJ204
Japanese 2B
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisite: AJ203 or approved equivalent
Assessment: continuous
This subject is a continuation of N203.
Textbooks
Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Reading and Writing. Vols.
8-10, Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1988
Machida, T., Skoutarides, A. and Fukushima, N. Trp to Japan.
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1985
Machida. T. and Skoutarides, A. (eds) A Collection of Readings
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1985.
Mizuno, T et al. Dialogues and Auml Comprehension 2. Melbourne:
Swinburne Press, 1994
Skoutarides, A. and Machida, T. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. MI. 4.
Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1985
References
Japan Foundation. Basic JapaneseEnglish Dictionary. Tokyo:
Bonjinsha, 1986
Mizutani, 0. and N. Nihongo Notes. Vols. 1 and 2, Tokyo: Japan
Times. 1977