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School of Culture History and Language · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Japanese 4 is a higher intermediate Japanese language course that builds on the foundation established in Japanese 3. This course aims to further enhance students' proficiency in modern spoken Japanese while fostering the development of essential linguistic skills at the intermediate level, with a focus on progressing toward a more advanced stage. Reading and writing skills are also addressed to support the improvement of speaking and listening abilities. The course introduces students to authentic Japanese media resources, enabling them to engage more effectively with real-world language use. Through a series of themes related to historical and contemporary Japan, the course promotes practical communicative abilities and introduces key communication strategies essential for public speaking and in-depth conversations, thereby strengthening overall language proficiency. Additionally, the activities and tasks are designed to encourage students to engage critically with the content, further developing their critical thinking skills.
Quizzes (10x2%)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4
Mid-term test
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Speech/Communication Task (3x5%)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Individual/Group Project (500-character outline (10%), presentation [5-min per student] (20%))
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Final Exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The total workload for the course is 130 hours including independent study. The course requires four hours of classes per week: 1x two hour seminar, and 2 x one hour tutorial. Other Information Proficiency level: Students who successfully complete this course will typically achieve a level of proficiency roughly equivalent to JLPT N3 to N4, 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 Advanced Intermediate 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 result 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.
Main Textbook: Oka, Mayumi et al. (2009) Tobira - Gateway to Advanced Japanese: Learning through content and multimedia . Tokyo: Kurosio Publishers . ISBN: 978-4-87424-447-0 Grammar Workbook: Tsutsui, Michio et al. (2012) Tobira - Grammar Power - Exercises for Mastery. Tokyo: Kurosio Publishers . ISBN: 9784874245705 C0081 Kanji Workbook: Mayumi, Oka et al. (2010) Tobira - Power Up Your KANJI. Tokyo: Kurosio Publishers . ISBN:978-4-87424-487-6 C0081 Tobira Website: http://tobiraweb.9640.jp/ Preliminary Reading Recommended Texts: Makino, Seiishi (1991) A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. ISBN: 978-4-7890-0454-1