James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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JA2111:04

Japanese 2: Intermediate

Cairns

Prerequisites: JA1112 or JA1122
Inadmissable Subject Combination: JA2001 JA2011 JA2121 JA3001 JA3011

A number of intensive workshops and consultation sessions during the semester. No regular weekly classes. First semester.

Staff: Mr G Kutash.

Students will revise and learn new communicative skills at a higher level of sophistication than those encountered at level 1. They will be using a great deal of authentic material, such as Japanese TV programs and text from the print media. Major topics will include seeking and giving advice, expressing hearsay, aim and purpose, resolutions. Some tasks will require summarising and discussing the content of Japanese TV dramas and documentaries both in speech and in writing. Students will be expected to be familiar with 250 of the most frequently used Kanji characters on completion of this subject.

Assessment by oral/aural and written examinations: listening (25%); speaking (25%); reading (25%); writing (25%).


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