Handbook

This subject is available to students who have completed JPN 3005 or hold equivalent proficiency, approximately Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4. You will continue to consolidate their language ability towards an intermediate level. The subject includes the reading, writing and translation of Japanese prose, lectures on Japanese culture and society and a further development of conversation skills. By the end of the of this course, You will learn with approximately 450 kanji. In this subject, students will begin working towards level N3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). Please note, if you are majoring in Japanese, we recommend you take AST3001 (China and Japan: Asian perspectives) in your second year study of Japanese (i.e., intermediate stream) as it facilitates reading comprehension in your third year language study. This subject is required for a Japanese major, as well as AT3UJS (Understanding Japanese Society) which you should take in your third year.