This unit functions as a bridging unit for students in the post-WACE Stage 2 major of Japanese (MJD-JPNSP), providing the foundation for further developing their linguistic and cultural competency. The unit emphasises the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) equally and increases learners' effective communication skills to meet routine practical and social demands that are relevant to students at tertiary level. It introduces compound sentence structure and the colloquial register; and covers practical functions such as requesting someone not to do something, offering advice, and describing comparisons. Successful completion of this unit brings students to a... -- Course Website
Instructor: Assistant Professor Natsuko Akagawa
Prerequisites: WACE Japanese: Second Language JSL2A/2B or equivalent with approval of the unit coordinator
