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~1303 Japanese 3C
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisite: AJ204 or approved equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject continues systematically to extend the students'
use of spoken and written Japanese. Emphasis is placed on
the correct use of an extended variety of syntactical and
lexical items, colloquial and idiomatic expressions,
intonations, etc., appropriate to a given situation and speech
level. The aural and the reading components are integrated
with each other to reinforce the students' knowledge.
Textbooks
Fukushima. N. Japan and Australia. Melbourne, Swinburne Press,
1992
Fukushima, N. SignsandAds. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1993
Machida, T., Skoutarides, A. and Fukushima, N. A Trip to Japan.
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L". Skoutarides, A. et al. Nihongo, Reading and Writing. Vols 11 and
12. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1991
Mackie, V. et al. (eds.) Advanced Japanese Reader. Melbourne,
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Sw~nburne Press, 1992
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~304 Japanese 3D
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisite: AJ303 or approved equivalent
Assessment: continuous
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This subject continues expansion of students' knowledge of
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appropriate to a variety of communicative situations.
Textbooks
Fukushima, N. Catch Phrases. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1994
Fukushima, N. Japan and Australia. Melbourne, Swinburne Press,
1992
Machida, T. Skoutarides, A. and Fukushima, N. A Trip to japan.
Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1993
Skoutarides. A. et al. (ed.) Nihongo, Reading and Writing. Vol. 13,
Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1991
Skoutarides, A.et al. (eds,) Advanced Japanese Reader: Melbourne,
Swinburne Press, 1992
Reference
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary
Tokyo, Kenkyusha. 1990
~1305 Advanced Japanese 3C
No, of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisite: AJ206 or approved equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject continues to develop skills in written and spoken
Japanese with particular attention to communication styles
appropriate to different situations.
Textbooks
Fukushima, N. Japan andAustralia. Melbourne, Swinburne Press,
1991
Fukushima, N. Catch Phrases. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1994
Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Reading and Writing.
Vol. 13, Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1991
Machida, T., Skoutarides. A. and Fukushima, N. A Trp to Japan.
Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1993
Skoutarides. A. et al. (eds) Advanced Japanese Reader.
Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1991
Reference
Halpern, J. NewJapanese-English Character Dictionary: Tokyo,
Kenkyusha, 1990
PJ306 Advanced Japanese 3D
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisite: AJ305 or approved equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject consolidates all language skills acquired in
previous stages of the Advanced Japanese major.Three
modules (for instance 'Dietary Life in Japan', 'Education in
Japan' and similar) form the basis for extensive reading of
reference literature, writing of reports in Japanese and oral
class presentation in Japanese. Students will spend
approximately 66 hours per semester in class and the
remaining 18 hours conducting field work among the
Japanese community in Melbourne. Classwork will be utilised
for reading or reference material, lectures by specialists in the
particular research area (Ja~anese) and discussion/debates of
the field work findings (in Japanese).
Textbook
Machida, T. (ed.) Selected Readings in Japanese. Melbourne,
Swinburne Press, 1993
Reference
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary: Tokyo,
Kenkyusha. 1990
4307 Reading Japanese Newspapers
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: AJ204, A205 or approved
equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject consists of a four hour class which deals with a
number of issues on contemporaw Japan, in JaDanese.
Students read a variety of unabridged newspaper articles
which are complemented by additional language exercises.
Textbook
Machida, T. A Collection of Japanese Newspaper Articles 1993-1 994.
Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1995
Reference
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Tokyo,
Kenkyusha, 1990
4308 Japanese for Tourism and
Hospitality
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: AJ204, AJ206 or approved
equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject is centered on development of spoken language
suitable for interaction with Japanese customers/ciients in a
variety of service situations. Emphasis is placed on training in
appropriate honorifics. A mandatory 'work experience'
component is included in the course. Students placed in