Introduction to Japanese 1A

• • Approach to Japanese language studies Simple greetings
  • The Japanese sound system and Hiragana
  • Self-introduction and simple dialogues
  • The Japanese writing system
  • Hiragana – Reading and Writing (typing)
  • Katakana
  • Numbers (1-10) – Phone numbers
  • Numbers (11-100)
  • Asking/Telling time
  • Basic structure (A=B)
  • Asking personal information
  • Academic Subjects and Majors
  • Nationalities and Languages
  • Self- introduction
  • Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives
  • Days of the week
  • Particles
  • Asking questions: Interrogatives
  • Likes and Dislikes
  • Things you do: Verbs
  • Frequency Words
  • Things you do: Verbs
  • Time expressions
  • Particles
  • Making Suggestions
  • Future and Past
  • Commuting
  • Adjectives
  • Kanji(1)
  • Adjectives
  • Kanji(2)

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• TAS-XBR115-Introduction to Japanese (No longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This is an introductory subject for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This subject has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The subject also provides a competence base in grammatical knowledge and oral/aural skills from which students can proceed to HMJ102. While a key goal of this subject is the acquisition of communication skills in Japanese, the subject also provides the basic knowledge of cross-cultural communication by exploring the linguistic and cultural differences between English and Japanese.

• Online Quiz 1 (30%)
• Online Quiz 2 (40%)
• Cheat Sheet (10%)
• Trip Advisor Powerpoint (20%)

Current study term: 20 Feb 22 to 29 May 22