97203 Japanese Language and Culture 3

8cp; 4hpw
Requisite(s): 97202 Japanese Language and Culture 2

Japanese 3 is designed for students who have completed Japanese 2 at UTS or its equivalent. It is also the entry point for students who have completed HSC Japanese (Continuers). Informal spoken Japanese is introduced in this subject. The aim of the subject is to develop students' spoken skills and their sociocultural awareness of when to use the different language registers according to social relationships in Japanese. By the end of this subject, students are expected to have developed their listening and spoken skills to the level where they can communicate effectively in a range of everyday situations. Students are expected to be able to read and write approximately 250 kanji by the end of this subject.

This subject lays the basis for further studies in Japanese language and culture (Japanese 4).

Assessment: This subject has a combination of continuous assessment and final examinations for speaking, listening, reading and writing. Further details are available in the subject outline distributed in class during the first week of teaching.

Texts and references

A full range of texts, audio and video media are used in this subject. Further details are available in the subject outline distributed in class during the first week of teaching.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Also offered in Spring semester at City campus subject to demand.

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $816.50
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,720.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.