Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Japanese Language in Context

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
LANG1277	City Campus	Undergraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2017
LANG1297	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2017
LANG1312	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2020, Viet2 2024

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
LANG1277	City Campus	Undergraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex18 (ISV), UGRDFlex18 (All)

Course Coordinator: Hiroko Ohashi

Course Coordinator Phone: + 61 3 9925 3975

Course Coordinator Email: hiroko.ohashi@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 37. Level 5. Room 40

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study  

You should have satisfactorily completed the prerequisite course Japanese 6 LANG1098/LANG1311 and/or it is recommended that you complete Japanese Language and Society LANG1276/LANG1313 before you commence this course.

You may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course without competing Japanese 6 or Japanese Language and Society.   

Students who have reached an upper-intermediate level of language proficiency may be allowed to enrol following a Placement Test.

If you have learnt Japanese outside RMIT, including self-study, you must contact the Course Coordinator in order to be directed to suitable courses. 

Course Description

This is an advanced course that continues to further consolidate your Japanese language skills. You will develop your reading, writing, oral and aural comprehension skills in a wide range of personal, vocational and social settings.

This course will extend your communicative competence and proficiency in Japanese. Emphasis will be placed on the further development of your oral and written skills in a wide range of vocational and social settings. You will continue to study different aspects of Japanese language and popular culture through a range of authentic written and multimedia materials. You will critically reflect on and debate contemporary issues from Japanese society.

You will be encouraged to be responsible for your own learning and to build on your knowledge to a level where you can continue with further self-directed learning. The course will equip you with further knowledge for cross-cultural situations within the framework of language and associated non-verbal communication.

Classes are taught in Japanese. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

In course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:

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• Communicate effectively in a range of forms and in different international and cross-cultural contexts, using appropriate modes of communication including electronic, written, graphic, oral and aural forms with audiences within and external to the discipline.
• Critically reflect on the role of culture in communication and society and apply this knowledge in a range of cross-cultural interactions locally and globally.  
• Work independently and in diverse teams to solve problems, using effective communication strategies demonstrating ethical and reflective practice. 
• Adapt and develop effective communication strategies to address linguistic diversity in the workplace. 
• Demonstrate creativity, critical thinking and innovation when identifying and solving problems in diverse contexts within language related fields.
• Critically analyse resources, evidence and personal experience to make ethical, socially and politically aware decisions related to language and intercultural interpretations and applications. 
• Effectively manage your own learning, developing skills in lifelong learning of languages and crosscultural communication.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

 

1. Communicate increasingly fluently in both oral and written Japanese. becoming skilled in the use of required kanji in a variety of vocational contexts. 
2. Analyse and critique the use of the Japanese language in a range of authentic spoken and written multimedia materials. 
3. Conduct and present research on a chosen topic, demonstrating appropriate norms in presentation techniques in formal work settings in the Japanese context. 
4. Apply a wide range of language learning strategies you have acquired and further demonstrate independent and autonomous learning. 
5. Analyse and debate some contemporary social, political and economic issues in Japan in Japanese. 

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be able to work in pairs and small groups to develop your language skills, with emphasis placed on communicative skill building. Oral exercises will provide you with opportunities to practise your spoken Japanese while you will use listening exercises to analyse features such as pronunciation to improve your listening skills.

Cultural understanding and the relationship between language and behaviour will be discussed. Various role-plays, exercises and games are employed to expose potential difficulties, which may arise in cross-cultural communication.

Class exercises are supported by language exchange sessions with speakers of Japanese, where appropriate. We will be expected to participate actively in in-class activities and to use only Japanese. Therefore, regular class attendance is important to support your learning.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

You may need to purchase a prescribed text and a recommended Language dictionary. Multi-media teaching and learning resources and tools will also be used and made available through our online systems which you can access at myRMIT/studies.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.

1. Progressive Assessments, totalling 70% 

    Written tasks CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4

    Communication (e.g. presentation,discussion) tasks CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4

    In-class and/or take-home quizzes and short answer tasks CLO1, CLO2,  CLO3

2. Final Assessments, totalling 30%  

   Written and/or communication (e.g. presentation and discussion) tasks  CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4 

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Assessment Task 1: Learning Portfolio 30% CLO1, CLO2, CLO3  

Assessment Task 2: Contextual Analysis 40% CLO1, CLO2, CLO4  

Assessment Task 3: Project-Based Learning 30% CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4  

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.