Faculty of Arts

Undergraduate - Unit


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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL


FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitJapanese Studies
OfferedCaulfield First semester 2014 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Naomi Kurata


Previously coded JPL1010


This unit aims to develop knowledge, strategies and skills to interact in Japanese, in situations likely to be encountered in Australia and Japan and to establish a firm foundation of linguistic, sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge which can be creatively applied in a variety of situations.


Upon completing Japanese Introductory 1, students will be able to:

  1. Understand simple greetings, self-introductions, and simple dialogues, based on routines practiced in class.
  2. Read simple and familiar texts written in hiragana, katakana and basic kanji.
  3. Participate in interactions, using basic vocabulary and grammar practiced in class.
  4. Write/type simple sentences using hiragana, katakana and approximately 60 kanji,.
  5. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of some aspects of Japanese society and culture.
  6. Apply basic research skills to find relevant information about given topics, organise, synthesise it and communicate it.


Within semester assignments and quizzes: 30%
Within semester tests: 30%
Exam period exam: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Workload requirements

5 hours (2 x 1 hour lecture and 3 hours tutorials/seminars) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study