This course offers an in-depth exploration of contemporary socio-cultural issues in Japan using Japanese as a medium of communication. You will engage with a variety of topics, gaining a comprehensive understanding of current situations, challenges, and events in Japanese society. You will critically analyse and discuss these topics through the lenses of the cultures and societies with which you are connected.

Through the studies of selected texts from diverse sources, you will further enhance your Japanese reading, writing and presentation skills.

This course is for students who have completed ARTS3632 or equivalent and seek an in-depth understanding of Japan’s current issues. If this is your first time taking a Japanese course at UNSW, you must fill in the placement questionnaire available at https://www.unsw.edu.au/arts-design-architecture/our-schools/humanities-languages/student-life/resources-support/language-placements.