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School of Culture History and Language · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
This course is the second half of the beginner's level and is designed for those learners who have acquired basic knowledge and skills through Japanese 1: Spoken or equivalent and want to further develop their Japanese spoken conversation skills. It provides a comprehensive learning, and covers all key components such as vocabulary, phrases, grammar points, communication strategies, cultural aspects, and listening practice, which are necessary to reinforce conversation skills. It also adopts a step-by-step learning by which learners first focus on constructing and understanding simple sentences, then practicing short dialogues that use those sentences, and further work on longer conversations. It covers a variety of conversation settings in Japan that Australian university students may encounter when visiting Japan.
Oral tests (15% + 20%)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
In-class quizzes (1% x 10 quizzes)
Learning outcomes 1
Online homework (1% x 10 assignments)
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Final exam (Listening and Grammar)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4
Tutorial Participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
This course requires a total of 130 hours of work on the following activities: five hours of contact each week and students will be expected to complete 9-10 hours of work each week over the course of the semester, including online and in-class contact hours and independent study. Other Information Proficiency level: Students who successfully complete this course (as well as JPNS2005) will typically achieve a level of proficiency roughly equivalent to JLPT N4 to N5, depending on their performance and degree of engagement. On successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to engage at an Introductory level of Japanese. Students with native speaker proficiency (may include cognate languages and dialects) must review the language proficiency assessment site and contact the CAP Student Centre for appropriate enrolment advice. Students with previous “language experience or exposure” are required to undertake a language proficiency assessment to ensure enrolment at the most appropriate level. Relevant past experience includes: - Previous study of the language (both formal and informal, for example but not limited to, at school, or, home, or through online activities, etc.) - Being exposed to the language in childhood via a family member or friend - Travel or living in a country where the language is spoken - The language being spoken in your home (even if you do not speak it yourself) Students who are not sure if they need to undertake a language proficiency assessment should seek advice from the course or language convenor. Students who intentionally misrepresent their language proficiency level may be investigated under the Academic Integrity Rule 2021 as having failed to comply with assessment directions and having sought unfair advantage. This may results in a penalty such as reduced grades or failure of the course. Students are not permitted to enrol in a language course below one that they have already successfully completed, except with permission of the language and/or course convenor.
The textbook is Nihongo ga Ippai. Refer to the course Canvas site for information on obtaining the textbook. Other photocopied/PDF worksheets will be provided.