ANU is Australia’s leading university in research and teaching of languages. Make the most of your opportunity to learn a new language, or extend your knowledge of a language you already know, while applying to this language the skills of analysis and description that you will master in your degree.
Specialists from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific will equip you with critical language learning approaches and an in-depth understanding of how to apply that knowledge. You will be taught by Japanese Studies specialists, linguists and experts in oral, dramatic and textual arts.
Career opportunities
This specialisation will advance your career in language-related and cross-cultural work in government and non-government organisations, language technologies or as an independent language practitioner or researcher.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- demonstrate general fluency in oral and written expression as well as in aural and reading comprehension, covering expression in different registers from everyday language use to academic language;
- express themselves orally and in writing in different genres;
- understand key aspects of culture, history, politics and society;
- demonstrate intercultural awareness, including critically comparing and reflecting on cross-cultural differences between Japanese-speaking and Australian cultures and/or their native culture; and
- conduct research on a topic related to Japanese and its associated cultures, and to write an essay on their research outcomes.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:
A minimum of 18 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| JPNS6007 | Japanese Linguistics | 6 |
| JPNS6009 | Japanese Lexicon | 6 |
| JPNS6012 | Spoken Japanese 3 | 6 |
| JPNS6013 | Spoken Japanese 4 | 6 |
| JPNS6014 | Written Japanese C | 6 |
| JPNS6015 | Written Japanese D | 6 |
| JPNS6018 | Readings in Japanese | 6 |
| JPNS6019 | Japanese Phonetics and Phonology | 6 |
| JPNS6020 | Readings in Japanese B | 6 |
| JPNS6023 | Advanced Readings in Japanese History | 6 |
| JPNS6024 | Japanese Grammar | 6 |
| JPNS6025 | Advanced Readings in Japanese Law | 6 |
| JPNS6026 | Advanced Readings in Japanese: International Relations and Politics | 6 |
| JPNS6027 | Advanced Readings in Japanese Economy | 6 |
| JPNS6102 | Debating Japan: Contemporary Intellectual Debate | 6 |
| JPNS6103 | Japanese Seminar B | 6 |
| JPNS6112 | Spoken Japanese 1 | 6 |
| JPNS6113 | Spoken Japanese 2 | 6 |
| JPNS6114 | Written Japanese A | 6 |
| JPNS6115 | Written Japanese B | 6 |
| JPNS6125 | Advanced Readings in Science and Technology | 6 |
| JPNS6505 | Advanced Japanese: Issues in Contemporary Japan | 6 |
| JPNS6506 | Advanced Japanese: Language in Context | 6 |
| JPNS6507 | Advanced Japanese: Readings in Culture and Society | 6 |
| JPNS6508 | Advanced Japanese: Readings in Literature | 6 |
| JPNS6511 | Language Variation and Change in the Japanese Archipelago | 6 |
| JPNS6512 | Teaching Japanese: Content | 6 |
| JPNS6513 | Japanese - English Translation | 6 |
| JPNS 6514: Teaching Japanese: Method | ||
| JPNS6516 | Readings in Japanese C | 6 |
| JPNS6517 | Readings in Japanese D | 6 |
| JPNS 6524: Teach Japanese Content Res | ||
| JPNS8003 | Japanese Refresher A | 3 |
| JPNS8004 | Japanese Refresher B | 3 |
| JPNS8005 | Japanese Refresher C | 3-6 |
| JPNS8007 | Japanese Update Online (1) | 6 |
| JPNS8008 | Japanese Update Online (2) | 6 |
| JPNS8009 | Japanese Refresher E | 3 |
| JPNS8010 | Japanese Refresher F | 3 |
A maximum of 6 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LANG6001 | Translation across Languages: The Translation of Literary Texts | 6 |
| LANG6002 | Translation across Languages: Specialised Materials | 6 |
| LANG6016 | Translation Project | 6 |