JAPA415-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Advanced Japanese Language B

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

The purpose of this course is to prepare students to, on the one hand, conduct research using Japanese materials and, on the other hand, for the work environment through practical training in writing and verbally presenting summaries and reports in Japanese on a broad range of topics, and via applied project work. In addition, the course aims to provide some ‘authentic’, real-life experience in using Japanese, and to build community links, through engagement with the local Japanese community. Students will be given the opportunity to further develop their communicative competence, including translation and interpreting skills, and a variety of other skills through fieldtrip, project, class and assignment work. JAPA415 will build upon the prerequisite course, JAPA414 Advanced Japanese Language A.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

JAPA414 and subject to approval of the Programme Director.

Restrictions

JAPA318, JAPA407

Course Coordinator

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Short fortnightly presentations 22%
Translation assignment and reading comprehension 20%
Participation and Engagement 10%
Fieldtrip report 8%
Portfolio 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,084.00

* 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 .

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