. It equips students with the skills to communicate and negotiate with people of different cultural backgrounds.
This Minor combines language study and cultural knowledge of Japanese society and is designed to boost the employment prospects of STEM graduates. It equips students with the skills to communicate and negotiate with people of different cultural backgrounds.
Graduates will be able to speak and behave appropriately in different situations and contexts, and demonstrate an understanding of Japanese culture and society. By pairing with a Major in Medicine, Social Sciences, Science or Engineering, students gain an advantage after graduation as they enter the global employment market.
For students taking a minor which shares units with their other unit sets (majors or minors):
In order for minors to be recognised on academic and graduation documents, students may only have a maximum of one unit overlapping between their unit sets.
Outcomes
Students are able to:
demonstrate a Japanese language proficiency, in both oral and written forms, equivalent to N5 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test;
demonstrate cultural competence and an understanding of the current socio-cultural issues in Japan; and
acquire information literacy and management skills in Japanese through a variety of media and search techniques.
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Japan has one of the biggest economies in the world and is your gateway to the Asian culture. Enjoy the experience of learning about new cultures, new foods and life styles.
This course is designed by Junko for absolute beginners who want to learn the necessary travel phrases, how to pronounce place names, order meals, shop and how to get around. Full of fun activities that focus on speaking and listening skills.
The aim of the course is to help you to use Japanese effectively, in general, everyday situations such as shopping or at the train station
Learning Japanese is beneficial to anyone interested in doing business with Japan or for travel.  While you don't need to be fluent, you'll have a much easier time making your way around if you can communicate. Plus, the Japanese people will appreciate your effort to learn their language.
Japanese is the official language of Japan. It is also widely used by communities of speakers in Hawaii, Peru and Brazil, and learnt as an additional language by large numbers of students in the Republic of Korea, China, Indonesia and Australia.
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