ATS3649 Japanese language in action
Faculty of Arts
ATS3649 Japanese language in action is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3649
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3649
No unit lists ATS3649 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Any one of the following units:
ATS2143 Japanese Intermediate 2 (or above)
ATS2145 Japanese Proficient 1 (or above)
ATS3145 Japanese Proficient 1 (or above)
ATS3147 Japanese Advanced 1 (or above)
AND
The successful completion of any 2nd year elective for the Japanese Studies major
OR
The successful completion of any 2nd year elective for Linguistics major
OR
With demonstrated capability in the language with permission of coordinator.
Prohibition: ATS2649
Overview
The unit complements Japanese language learning by investigating everyday language use from a variety of analytical perspectives. Examining examples from a range of sources and contexts, you will explore how Japanese is structured, used, and affected by cognitive, social and cultural factors. Observation and analysis of actual language use will contribute to advancing language proficiency and understanding of Japanese language and culture. Language use will be examined through different lenses which may include: applied linguistics, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, interactional linguistics, corpus analysis, second language acquisition and sociolinguistics. You will conduct small research projects employing different methods to examine and understand how language is used in daily interactions.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3649.
Assessment
- ExercisesExercise28%
- Research ProjectWritten54%
- Case studyWritten18%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
observe and analyse Japanese language use;
- 2
apply a range of theories and analytical methods to various aspects of Japanese communication, society and culture;
- 3
relate observation and analysis of language practices to their own experiences and communication in Japanese;
- 4
employ concepts and terminology used within different linguistic disciplines;
- 5
design and implement an independent research project that includes: formulation of research questions, methodologies, data management and analysis.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Where it fits
ATS3649 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Satoshi Nambu
- Dr Shimako Iwasaki
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Satoshi Nambu
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3649?
ATS3649 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3649 offered?
ATS3649 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ATS3649?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3649 have an exam?
No. ATS3649 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3649?
ATS3649 is part of Global Asia and Japanese studies.