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JPNS2612: Japanese 4
2025 unit information
This unit aims to consolidate basic grammar and introduce intermediate grammar through grammar tutorials, communicative methods and reading and writing practice. By the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to sustain a conversation about a selected topic for several minutes in a dialogue, to write a well-structured short Essay without the assistance of dictionaries, and to read Japanese texts on a wide variety of topics. They will be able to write approximately 300 kanji and to recognise about 400 kanji.
Unit details and rules
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Japanese Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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JPNS1114 or JPNS2212 or JPNS2611 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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JPNS1124 or JPNS2222 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. sustain a conversation about a selected topic for several minutes in a dialogue
- LO2. write a well-structured short essay without the assistance of dictionaries
- LO3. read Japanese narrative texts on a wide variety of topics
- LO4. recognize the difference between written and spoken modes of communication
- LO5. write approximately 300 Kanji and to recognise about 400 Kanji.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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