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This course builds upon JAPA 115/6. By the end of the course students will have acquired a knowledge of intermediate level Japanese grammar and will also have learned approximately 400 kanji and approximately 2500 words and phrases.
This course is for students who have passed JAPA115 or JAPA116 (previously JAPA142 or JAPA101) or equivalent, Bursary Japanese, or NCEA Level 3, or who have gained direct entry through a placement test. You should be able to read and write all the Hiragana and Katakana characters as well as at least 150 kanji, and have knowledge of basic Japanese grammar and approximately 800 words and phrases.The course aims to cultivate skills in all four areas of language acquisition: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and the texts used are especially designed to develop each of these areas. The course combines traditional instruction with communication-oriented interaction and oral/audio visual exercises in the language laboratory. There are five contact hours per week, with four hours of classroom teaching and one hour in the language lab, which are all mandatory, therefore students are expected to attend them every week. Classroom work is supported by additional on-line resources.Expectations:Students in this course are expected to attend class every day (five classes a week) including a language lab session.
The major focus in our language program is to help you read, write, listen, and speak Japanese in a fluent manner, and JAPA215 provides this foundation. At the end of the course, you will have mastered:An additional 172 kanji and approximately 900 new words and phrases;Further basic grammar that enables you to communicate in a more sophisticated manner;Written Japanese that enables you to read and write increasingly complex text;Better understanding of Japanese culture and society.
JAPA115 or JAPA116 or JAPA142 or JAPA101 or NCEA Level 3 Japanese with at least 12 credits or equivalent or with approval of the Programme Director. RP: Students should be able to read and write all of the katakana and hiragana script as well as at least 150 kanji and have knowledge of basic Japanese grammar and approximately 800 words and phrases.
JAPA151, JAPA152, JAPA153, JAPA154, JAPA105, JAPA201
Students should be able to read and write all of the katakana and hiragana script as well as at least 150 kanji and have knowledge of basic Japanese grammar and approximately 800 words and phrases.
Maki Tokumoto
Rachel Payne and Masayoshi Ogino
Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda et al; An Integrated Course in Japanese, GENKI II ; 2nd edition; Japan Times, 2011.
Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda et al; An Integrated Course in Japanese, GENKI II Workbook ; 2nd edition; Japan Times, 2011.
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Domestic fee $2,090.00
International fee $8,738.00
* 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.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .