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This course is designed for those with no knowledge of Japanese. It covers basic oral and written skills including hiragana, katakana and 58 kanji. This course is for absolute beginners. It may not be taken by students with prior knowledge of the lan...

This course increases basic proficiency in oral and written Japanese. 150 Kanji are covered.

How do languages and cultures interrelate, and how can we read them in the world around us? This course provides students with insights into how languages and cultures shape and reflect identity by critically engaging with a wide variety of global te...

Asia is significant to New Zealand’s future. But how much do you know about this incredibly vast, dynamic and diverse region? In this course we will discuss key societal aspects of Northeast, Southeast and South Asia. You will learn about the basic c...

This course, taught in English, is designed to introduce students to major aspects of the history, society, cultures and language of Japan. The course will provide a good all-round basic knowledge of Japan that will be of value both to students inten...

This course is a continuation of the work done in JAPA 102 in all four language skills; reading, writing, listening and speaking. By the end of this course, students will acquire the knowledge of basic Japanese grammar and will understand approximate...

This course is a continuation of the work done in JAPA 201 in all four language skills; reading, writing, listening and speaking. By the end of this course, students will acquire the knowledge of basic Japanese grammar and will understand approximate...

This course involves language study at an approved overseas institution and is available to students who have completed 40 100-level points at Victoria. The course is available both to students who have studied the language before and to students wit...

A study of key aspects of Japanese culture through analysis of selected literary texts and films in their social and historical context. No prior knowledge of Japanese language is necessary.

This course is a continuation of the work done in JAPA 202 in all four language skills; reading, writing, listening and speaking. By the end of this course, students will acquire the knowledge of basic Japanese grammar and will understand approximate...

This course is a continuation of the work done in JAPA 301 in all four language skills; reading, writing, listening and speaking. By the end of this course, students will acquire the knowledge of basic Japanese grammar and will understand approximate...

This course involves language study at an approved overseas institution and is available to students who have completed 40 points of relevant language acquisition courses at Victoria. 100% internal assessment based on a portfolio completed abroad and...

This course explores the many forms in which Japanese people have identified with and understood them,  and how they have shaped Japanese culture throughout history and in contemporary times. You will explore research materials in both English and Ja...

This course introduces students to aspects of the culture, society and history of Japan through the reading of selected texts in Japanese and English and audio-visual materials. The course is conducted in English.

An examination of a variety of disciplinary, conceptual and methodological issues relating to Asian Studies, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary skills.

This course offers students an opportunity to extend their language skills through the reading of newspapers, periodicals and excerpts from essays and short stories, and expressing opinions on social issues both orally and in writing. The study of gr...

This course introduces Japanese popular culture through film adaptations of manga comics, anime and literature. The texts studied include adapted texts in Japanese and English translations. 100% internal assessment.

This course considers cultures as both local and global phenomena and addresses their development and evolution from an interdisciplinary range of theoretical and methodological perspectives in intercultural communication.

This course examines various aspects of the Japanese mythology derived from the earliest written sources and from oral traditions. Selected Japanese myths are outlined and devices of orality (pre-literary) tradition are applied to them. Origins of Ja...

A supervised research exercise.

MA thesis in Japanese.