JA1001 - Foundation Japanese 1
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
Students who have a SA in Senior Japanese are not permitted to enrol in this subject.
This subject is designed for complete beginners. It introduces the syllabary writing system of hiragana as well as the fundamentals of kanji, and starts building elementary conversation skills.
Learning Outcomes
- 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; talk about time; talk about families; order meals and drinks; and read and write simple passages in hiragana.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
- A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
- A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | JA1011 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr George Kutash. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (45%); other exams (40%); assignments (15%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr George Kutash. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (45%); other exams (40%); assignments (15%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.