Overview

The unit provides advanced students of the Japanese language with theoretical and practical knowledge of the socio-cultural and communicative challenges in workplaces where the Japanese language is used, and the strategies employed to tackle those challenges. The unit addresses a variety of real-life professional settings and roles, including working in … For more content click the Read More button below.

Requisites

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Shimako Iwasaki

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Shimako Iwasaki

Notes

This unit is not offered in 2025.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Comprehend a variety of spoken and written texts used routinely in Japanese-language workplaces

2.

Use spoken and written Japanese appropriate to professional contact situations, and appreciate how non-native speaker identity is constructed and negotiated in such situations

3.

Employ strategies for mediating interactions involving the use of both Japanese and English languages

4.

Apply a range of disciplinary approaches to understanding business institutions and organisations in a Japanese context

5.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the concepts and terms used to describe and discuss Japanese approaches to work and professional interaction

6.

Read critically and engage with existing research, with the potential to facilitate life-long learning.

7.

Demonstrate independent research skills including enquiry techniques, critical thinking, and skills of oral and written communication.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Participation
2 - In class test/s
3 - Case study
4 - Career development task

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

Japanese studies