• Offered by School of Culture History and Language
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Course subject Japanese
  • Areas of interest Asian Languages
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Yuki Itani-Adams
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2014
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The course focuses on mainstream theories about Japanese society and major current socio-cultural issues. The course will be based on authentic materials dealing with Japanese society from linguistic, anthropological, sociological and psychological points of view.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course students should have the skills and knowledge to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of Japanese material related to the course subject area, 
2. Demonstrate the ability to use relevant vocabulary to discuss the course topic areas, 
3. Demonstrate competence in using advanced Japanese in different contexts, 
4. Develop the confidence and expertise to engage in Japanese at an advanced level,
5. Demonstrate information gathering, presentation and analytic skills, and
6. Develop pair and group work skills that will enhance communicative abilities.

Indicative Assessment

In-Class Topic Discussion (two 5%) 10%

Assignments/ In class quizzes 20%

Group Oral Presentation & Report 20%

Individual Project and Presentation 20%

Final Exam 30%

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Workload

Three contact hours per week

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have previously completed JPNS2013 and JPNS2015.

Majors

Minors

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $1164
2014 $2478
2013 $2472
2012 $2472
2011 $2424
2010 $2358
2009 $2286
2008 $2286
2007 $2286
2006 $2190
2005 $2190
2004 $1926
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $2574
2014 $3246
2013 $3240
2012 $3240
2011 $3240
2010 $3240
2009 $3240
2008 $3240
2007 $3240
2006 $3240
2005 $3234
2004 $2916
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
4890 17 Feb 2014 07 Mar 2014 31 Mar 2014 30 May 2014 In Person N/A

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