JAPA395-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Japanese Professional and Community Engagement

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

This is a professional and community engagement course designed specifically for students specializing in Japanese. The course provides an opportunity for the practical application of students’ Japanese skills and theoretical and research issues in an authentic Japanese business or community environment with faculty supervision, guidance, and evaluation.

This is a professional and community engagement course designed specifically for
students specializing in Japanese.

The course provides an opportunity for the practical application of students’
Japanese skills and theoretical and research issues in an authentic Japanese
business or community environment with faculty supervision, guidance, and
evaluation.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course, students will be able to:
  • Use Japanese language appropriate for the Japanese community/business environment with confidence, cultural sensitivity and accuracy.
  • Explain key concepts of Japanese business/community strategy, employment/community practices and the work-life balance in Japanese with confidence and accuracy
  • Present the findings of an individual research project in Japanese with confidence and accuracy
  • Recognize, analyze and apply knowledge from their Japanese studies to the real-world Japanese business/community environment
  • Evaluate the structures and processes that organize practices and conditions in the Japanese community/business world.
  • Research, plan, present and implement a project related to the New Zealand-Japanese community/business environment
  • Apply theory critically to analyze the community/workplace environment vis-à-vis NZ practices and biculturalism in NZ
  • Apply specific disciplinary knowledge within the real-world Japanese business and community environment
  • Use self-reflective approaches typical of the Japanese business/community environment to devise and analyze problem-solving initiatives
  • Critically evaluate project outcomes in a manner suitable to the Japanese business/community environment and reflect on one's own role and performance within those communities.

Prerequisites

JAPA325 or equivalent; and permission of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Susan Bouterey

Lecturer

Alistair Swale

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Initial scoping essay 10% Project scoping essay
Internship Reflective Diary 10% Internship Reflective Diary (in Japanese)
Oral presentation 10% Oral presentation (in Japanese)
Written account 20% Written in Japanese
Internship 50% Internship

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,896.00

International fee $8,525.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 5

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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