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Textbook
Machida, T. Japanese Sociefy 6. Melbourne: Swinburne Press, 1993
Reference
Masuda. K. (ed.) Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary. 4th
ed, Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1974
Additional reading materials and reading guides are distributed to
students enrolled in the course
Japanese Culture A
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Japanese language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
AJ402
In this subject topics covering various aspects of modern
Japanese culture are studied, for example, Koreans in Japan,
Japanese repatriates from China, education, corruption,
2 Japanese language, media, arts, sport, Japanese abroad and
n
= international understanding.
u" Textbook
2 Fukushima, N. Japanese Culture A. Melbourne: Swinbure Press, 1993
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Reference
Masuda, K. W.1 Kenkyusha's New ,apaneseEnglish Dictionary. 4th
ed, Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1974
Additional reading materials and reading guides are distributed to
students enrolled in the course
4403 Japanese Culture B
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Japanese language, or.equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject allows students to extend their reading of topics
introduced in Japanese Culture A and to develop their
conversational skills.
Textbook
Machida. T. Japanese Culture B. Melbourne: Swinburne Press. 1993
Reference
Masuda, K. (ed.) Kenkyusha's New JapaneseEnglish Dicrionaryl 4th
ed, Tokyo: Kenkyusha. 1974
Additional reading materials and reading guides are distributed to
students enrolled in the course
A1404
Japanese Business and Industry A
(Not offered in 1994)
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Japanese language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject covers topics related to business, for example,
employment and working conditions; advanced technology;
structure of industry; trade friction; automobile industry;
Japan and world trade; energy and tertiary industry.
Most of the material on which the program is based is
selected from newspapers but some media broadcasts are
also included. Emphasis is on the acquisition of vocabulary,
characters and some practice in translation and precis
writing.
Text book
Fukushima, N. Japanese Business and Industry A. Melbourne:
Swinburne Press, 1993
Reference
Masuda, K. (ed.) Kenkyusha's New JapaneseEnglish Dictionary. 4th
ed. Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1974
Additional reading materials and reading guides are distributed to
students enrolled in the course
A1405 Japanese Business and Industry B
(Not offered in 1994)
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Japanese language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
Additional reading which extends the topics introduced in
Japanese Business A is covered. Here the emphasis is placed
on the comprehension and active use of grammar structures.
Students also develop their conversational skills in this
subject.
Textbook
Mach~da, T. Japanese Business and lndustry B. Melbourne. Swinburne
Press, 1993
Reference
Masuda. K. (ed.) Kenkyusha's New JapaneseEnglkh Dictionary. 4th
ed, Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1974
Additional reading materials and reading guides are distributed to
students enrolled in the coune
A1406 Japanese Politics A
(Not offered in 1994)
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must haw a degree with
a major in the Japanese language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
In this subject students are introduced to various aspects of
the Japanese political system through the reading of
newspaper articles supplemented by some media broadcasts.