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JA1001:03
Foundation Japanese 1
13 hours lectures (video-conferenced to Cairns), 39 hours tutorials (over three weekend workshops in Cairns). Semester 1.
Mr K Kampmark,
Dr G Kutash.
This subject is designed for complete beginners. It introduces the two syllabary writing systems hiragana and katakana as well as the fundamentals of kanji , and starts building elementary conversation skills.
to equip students with the skills necessary to introduce themselves and exchange greetings; discuss countries of origin, occupations, fields of study and hobby interest; deal with numbers - phone numbers, prices, etc.; talk about time; talk about families; order meals and drinks and to deal with elementary shopping tasks and read and write simple passages in hiragana and katakana .