97203 Japanese Language and Culture 3

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. The learning of the sociocultural use of the language is an integral part of this subject. Students are also required to use a range of resources that facilitate independent language learning.

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.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Final time offered in Spring semester 2009 at City campus subject to demand.