Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor & Seminar 2 Teacher
Kayo Nakazawa
Contact via via Email
Arts
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Seminar 1 Teacher
Chavalin Svetanant
Contact via via Email
Arts
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
HSC Japanese Continuers or HSC Japanese Extension
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is designed to develop skills in all areas of Japanese language (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to a higher level of proficiency. Students learn to discuss a wider range of topics as well as substantially increase their knowledge of vocabulary and kanji. This unit also focuses on further increasing students' skills in intercultural communication so that they will be able to communicate in a manner which is culturally as well as linguistically appropriate. Interactive tutorials and the use of online resources provide students with opportunities to use Japanese as much as possible. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.
Late Assessment Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Weekly Participation | 20% | No | Weekly |
Weekly Online Quiz | 15% | No | Weekly |
Kanji Test and Essay Writing | 15% | No | Recess |
Online Test | 30% | No | Week 12 |
Group Presentation | 20% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 22 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 20%
Weekly activities to check and confirm active engagement with course material.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 15%
Students are to complete the weekly quizzes. Self Tests are provided as examples.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Recess
Weighting: 15%
The written test includes first half of session content.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 30%
The in-class online test is a comprehensive test of listening, reading and writing skills, covering all unit content.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 20%
Students are required to discuss a given topic in Japanese in a group, using the contents and skills they have learned in the unit.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
No textbook is required for this unit. Seminar notes (Grammar & Kanji), seminar presentation slides, and other materials are available for downloads in iLearn.
Completion of assessment tasks will also require a computer with Japanese fonts enabled. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing in Japanese and English are required.
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
Online Unit
Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
Is my unit in iLearn?: https://unitguides.mq.edu.au/ilearn_unit_status/ to check when your online unit will become available.
Technology
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.
Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.
Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.
W01 Unit Overview & Revision
W02 Past experiences and listing representative activities
W03 Limitation and restriction
W04 Capability
W05 Opinion and hearsay
W06 Problems and disappointments
Recess (5 - 18 Apr) Kanji Test & Essay Writing
W07 Desires
W08 Intentions
W09 Permission and Conditionals
W10 Advice & Obligation
W11 Instructions on detailed procedures and directions
W12 Revision & Online Test
W13 Group Presentation
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Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook