JA1001 - Foundation Japanese 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	College of Arts, Society & Education

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.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

JA1011

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr George Kutash
Contact hours:	39 hours - 1x2hr Workshop and 1x1hr Workshop weekly (video-conference from Townsville)
Assessment:	end of semester exam (45%); other exams (40%); assignments (15%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr George Kutash
Contact hours:	39 hours - 1x2hr Workshop and 1x1hr Workshop weekly (video-conferenced from Townsville)
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.