Foundational Japanese 2 (JAPN1012)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities Arts Social Science
School
Languages & Cultures School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
General contact hours 2 Hours/ Week
12 hours per week for Summer offering of course
Incompatible
JAPN1010, JAPN1023
Prerequisite
JAPN1011 or equivalent; or concurrent enrolment in JAPN1011.
Recommended companion
JAPN1011
Assessment methods
Online tasks, writing assessment, presentations
Course enquiries
Doctor Penny Bailey (Semester 1, Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Summer Semester, 2024 (06/01/2025 - 01/02/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
| Summer Semester, 2024 (06/01/2025 - 01/02/2025) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
JAPN1012 is a beginner-level Japanese course that students can take either at the same time as JAPN1011, or after completing JAPN1011. Students who have completed any JAPN2*** or JAPN3*** coded courses are not eligible to enrol in this course. JAPN1012 introduces approximately 72 kanji to students who are learning or have learnt hiragana and katakana scripts. The course develops foundational skills for functioning in everyday life in both written and oral Japanese; students learn to introduce, describe and discuss people, maps and locations, and physical environments. Students build cultural understanding and competence through engaging with a foreign language, and develop effective language study strategies.
