This unit follows on from Japanese 5 and provides further development of linguistic and cultural competency, including the ability to read general news articles from print and electronic media. While the unit covers the four linguistic skills, it has increased engagement with reading and analysing journalistic prose texts. It enhances students' effective communication skills, including the ability to read critically and to translate general academic and media language from Japanese to English, with the objective of meeting routine practical and social demands in the professional world in general. Successful completion of this unit brings students to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Laura Dales
Prerequisites: JAPN1405 Japanese 5