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(ii) AJ202 Communication in Japanese - which is offered in
both semesters concurrently with the second year
subjects of each stream.
AJlO2 Introduction to Japan -A Cultural Overview is also
available to those not undertaking the full Japanese language
course.
AP204, Modern Japan, offered by Political Studies is also
highly recommended.
The language subjects offered in Japanese have been
specifically designed for non-native speakers of the Japanese
language. These subjects will not meet the needs of native
speakers of Japanese. Students with native proficiency in a
language taught at Swinburne will not normally be eligible to
enrol in that language.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
g AJ102 lntroduction to Japan -A Cultural Overview
: A1103 Japanese 1A
G? AJ104 Japanese 1 B
$ A1105 ~dvanced Japanese 1A
m 4106 Advanced Japanese 1 B
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Stage 2
AJ202 Communication in Japanese
.YI A1203 Japanese 2A
1 4204 Japanese 28
5 AI205 Advanced Japanese 2A
N206 Advanced Japanese 2B
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~ Stage 3
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A1302
Work Experience in Japan (only available to BBusI
BA (Japanese) students)
Japanese 3C
AJ303
8. A1304 Japanese 3D
LU AJ305 Advanced Japanese 3C
A1306 Advanced Japanese 30
A1307
' 4308
Reading Japanese Newspapers
Japanese for Tourism and Hospitality
Japanese for Business and Industry
A1309
Note: Students whose stage two results are credit or above
in either the beginners or the advanced streams may choose
to study the equivalent of A1303, N304 or N305 at an
approved tertiary institution in Japan. A scholarship scheme
has been established to enable students to undertake this
alternative.
Korean
The course offers three years of systematic language training
to enable students to communicate effectively in modern
spoken Korean, and to read fluently a wide range of modern
written material in Korean.
Supporting subjects provide the opportunity to supplement
language studies with courses on culture, society, economy
and politics.
The subjects AK103, AK104, AK205, AK206, AK303, AK304,
and AK305 form a degree major in Korean. Students
intending to complete a major should enrol in the first
instance in AK103 and AK104.
Students undertaking a major in Korean are also strongly
advised to enrol for subject AK102 Traditional Korea, which is
offered in the second semester. This subject is also open to
students not undertaking the full Korean language sequence.
Since language studies at Swinburne are designed for
beginners, students with native proficiency in a language
taught at Swinburne will not normally be eligible to enrol in
that language.
All incoming students in Korean will be assessed in terms of
their expertise in the language. Those students who display a
high level of competence in this regard may be required to
study an alternative syllabus to that shown in this Handbook.
If a student requests exemption from any part of a Korean
subject no credit will be granted unless the student has
previously completed studies which are part of a degree
program studied at a recognised institution.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
AKlO2 Traditional Korea
AK103 Korean 1 A
AK104 Korean 1 B
Stage 2
AK205 Korean 2A
AK206 Korean 2B
AK207 Korean Society
AK208 Korean Politics and Economy
Stage 3
AK303 Korean 3C
AK304 Korean 30
AK305 Reading Korean Newspapers
Vietnamese
The course is designed to acquaint students with Vietnamese,
an important community and trade language. The broad aim
of the course is to provide students with communicative
competence in the language together with knowledge and
understanding of Vietnam.
The beginners stream consists of AV103, AV104 at
:age one, AV203, AV204 at stage two, then AV303, AV304
and AV306 at stage three. Normally AV303 and AV304 are
taken prior to or concurrently with AV306.
Subjects related to Vietnamese studies may also be offered,
and students are advised to check with the division for
information.
It should be noted that the Vietnamese major is sequential in
nature. Students must complete both subjects in stage one
before enrolling in stage two subjects, and these, in turn,
must be completed before enrolling in stage three subjects.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
AV103 Vietnamese 1A
AV104 Vietnamese 1 B
Stage 2
AV203 Vietnamese 2A
AV204 Vietnamese 28
Stage 3
AV303 Vietnamese 3A
AV304 Vietnamese 38
AV306 Reading Vietnamese Newspapers
ltalian Language and Culture
This course is designed to acquaint students with Italian, an
important commercial, community and cultural language. The
broad aim is to enable students to communicate with Italians,
on both linguistic and socio-cultural levels. The major study in
Italian therefore strongly emphasises language acquisition,
and progressively treats those aspects of Italian language,
literature, histoly, geography, economics, sociology, politics
and culture appropriate to an understanding of the modern