Foundational Japanese 2 (JAPN1012)
Information valid for Summer Semester, 2023
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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 contact hours per week for Summer offering
Incompatible
JAPN1010, JAPN1023
Prerequisite
JAPN1011 or equivalent; or concurrent enrolment in JAPN1011.
Recommended companion
JAPN1011
Assessment methods
Online tasks, writing exam, oral presentations
Course enquiries
Yukiko Rikitake
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Summer Semester, 2024 (06/01/2025 - 01/02/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Summer Semester, 2024 (06/01/2025 - 01/02/2025) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| 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.
