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6-9/1974

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OE ASIAN STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF JAPANESE

AN1.nJAL REPORT 1 973

1. General Co4l!Ilents

The main concern of the Department of Japanese is the effective teaching of Japanese to English speakers who begin with no previous knowledge of the language.

The pass course is designed to produce competence in modern Japanese; it also provides an introduction to the literary and linguistic background of modern Japan. Its aim ie to bring students to a stage at which, after a short period of experience in the country, they will be competent and use­ful linguists.

The honours course provides undergraduate training for those intending to specialize in Japanese language and/or literature. The research work of the Department emphasises applied linguistics and methodology and is directed at present to the improvement of teaching techniques and the preparation of .textbooks and improved teaching materials.

2. · Courses

The unit Introduction to Japanese Literature, first taught in 1970, was reactivated with considerable success. The Department was very fortunn.te to have attracted Mr Roger Pulvers, a person of considerable literary talent, who was able to give this course, which is taught to second-year students through English translations, a real literary content: It is hoped that the course uill in future be made more widely available to all students with an interest in comparative literature or Japanese culture.

The Summer Intensive '..Japaneso Lane;unge Course was again provided in January in conjunc~ion with the Centro for Contin­uing Education. It was directed by Professor E.S. Crawcour with the assistance of members of the Department (Mr Pulvers, Miss 8nito, Mr Shiga and Miss Kono,). The Department places on record its gratitude to Mr P. Grundy· of C.C.E. whoso ho.nd~ ling of the ·administrative side of the course contributed significantly to its success.

During the year Professor Joseph Roggendorf of Sophia University, Tokyo visited the Department for one term and gave a course to honours students on contemporary Japanese intell­ectual movements.

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3. Enrolmunts o.nd Exo.mino.tion R0su.lts·

Enrolments o.nd results .in Jo.pa.nqsu I o.nd Jo.po.nose: III we:ru similo.r to thu previous yuo.r. An unusually high fo.ilure: ro.tv in Jo.po.n0so II wo.s bo.la.ncud .. to. somo . uxttint by o. highur unrol­mont end byttor rosults in Jo.pa.noso II H. Thora woro no students in Ja.po.nusu IV this yua.r . Though rcgrotto.blu, this is rogo.rdod o.s undursto.nda.blo, since Jo.po.n0so -IY spc:cio.liscs in lo.ngu.o.gu and litora.turo o.nd good students' interests o.ro often wide:r thnn this. As usual students of tho Depa.rtmont topped tho Austra.li o.-wido competition for Jo.pa.nose University Education Scholarships .

4. Student Pa.rticipo.tion

Moutings.of sto.ff a.nd students wcru hold ooch torm and resulted in mutuo.l bonofit. Following up lnst yoo.r's discuss­ions of possibilitius for study in Jo.pan during thu undor­gro.duo.te course, o. small numbor of studunts studied in Jo.po.n during tho yuo.r o.nd will rosumu thuir studios in the Dopo.rt­mont in 1974.

5. Work of Gra.duc.to Studonts

.·Miss · Holun Bryant's M. A.(Asia.n Studius) thusis on Noh music wo.s prosuntud a.nd a.ccuptod subjuct to somu a.mondmonts .

Miss B.M. Bnile:y (nuo Bodo.rt) ho.d hur M.A .(Asio.n Studios) course suspundud for po.rt of tho yoo.r to onnblo hor to o.ccom~ pany hur husband o.broo.d but ho.s ma.du good progruss.

Mr Honsho.ll, a 1st Clo.ss gro.dunto of thu School of Orionto.l o.nd Asio.n Studius, London ho.s boon o.ccupte:d o.s a. Ph D. co.ndido.to.

6. Sto.ff

Professor E.S. Cro.wcour, B . A.(Mulb.), M. A.(Co.ntc.b .), Ph D.(ANU) Ruo.dor: Dr A •. !:..lfonso, M. A.(Mich .. ), Ph.Lic.,D.Phil.(Comillns) Locturor: Miss A. So.ito, B . A.( Kobo Women's CoJ_loge) Lecturer: Mr R . S . Pulvors, B . A .(Co.l .), M.A .(Ho.rvo.rd) Senior Tutor: Mr H. Kaneko, LL.B.(Chuo) Rosoo.rch Asoiota.nt: Mr K. Shigo., B. A .(Yokoho.rnn) To~poro.ry Roouo.rch Aooiota.nt: Mioo I. Kono, B.A.(Shown Uomon'o

. · Univorsi ty) to August. Tompor.o.ry Tutor: .Mios s . Goto, B.A. (Sa.crod Hoa.rt, Tokyo),

M. <l.(Goorgotown) from 12-8-73 •

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7 . Sto.ff Novoaont

Miss I Kono returned to Jo.pan o.ftor a. yoo.r o.nd n hnlf in the Dopo.rtmont sponsored by the Jo.po.nose riinistry of Foreign Affairs , o.nd wo.s roplc.c od by Miss S. Goto who co.me for six months under the o.uspic os of the Jo.pun Foundation.

Dr . A. Alfonso spent twelve months on study leave rnn.inly in the United Sto..tos where ho wo.s o. Visiting Prof­essor o.t the University of Ponnsylvnnio. o.nd conducted rosoo.rch o.t Princeton University under o. ero.nt from the Fo.rd Foundo.tion. Wh:..lo in the Uni tod Sto.tos Dr .Alfonso ma.do o. Gu.rvey o1 Jo.po.nose lo.ngun.ge too.chine in that country for the Joint Committee on Jo.po.nose Studios of the S.S . R . C. o.nd A . C . L . S . a.nd wrote a. report on the subject which will be c ome a classic in its field . On his wo.y back ho visited Jo.pun ·whore ho co.thorod mn.torio.l for a. report on the too.ching of Jo.po.nose to Dnclish spooking students in Jo.po.n .

Professor Cro.wcour hns o.ccoptod o. post in the InstitQto of Advanced Studies o.nd will lco.vo tlc Department eo.rly in 1974 .

B. Visitors

Their Imperio.l Highnesses the Croun Prince o.nd Princess of Jo.pan visited the Dopo.rtmont in Muy o.s po.rt of their visit to the University .

Professor Joseph Roggondorf of Sophia University visited the Department as ~sio.n Studios Visiting Follow for the first term and ao.vo both lo.neunco o.nd cultural courses . Mr To.kalmshi of the lJo.tionnl Lo.nguo.eo Rosco.rch Institute , Tokyo po.id o. short visit and lectured to . honours students .

In December the Managing Director of the Jo.pan Founda­tion , Mr S . Saiki visited the Depo.rtmont .

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lJo now research wo.s begun during the yeo.r .

10 . Other Activities

Professor Cro.wcour completed his term o.s Deo.n of the Faculty of Asian Studios in September. Professor Cro.wcour wo.s o. mombor of o. throe-week study mission to Jo.pan for the Trade Dovolop~ont Council o.nd o.ccoptod invitations to lecture in Melbourne , Sydney and Brisbone during the your.

Towards tho end of the yeo.r Dr Alfonso o.cccptod o. commission from the Australian Department of Education (following o. unnmimous rccommondo.tion by roproscnto.tivos of all states) to prepare o. high school textbook of Jcpa~0se for use throughout Australia. . ·

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11. Fino.l Romo.rks

Since this is the lost Annual Report I shall submit o.s Hco.d of the Deportment of Jo.po.nose I should like to express my gro.ti tude for the opportunities :-:hich o.ppoint­mont tq n foundation chair brings with it. It has been o. challenging o.nd enjoyable eight yea.re nnd I loovc only beco.use of pressure of other responsibilities. The lo.st eight yeo.rs hove soon many changes, neo.rly a.J.:l for the better. While tho Dcpo.rtment is still compo.ro.tively wea.k

·on tho litoro.ture sido, it hos developed o lo.nguo.go teo.ch-ing progro.m tho t is rucognized o.s being of ·world clo.ss. I believe thot this present be.lo.nee (or lack of bola.nee) reflects tl:D needs of tho students o.nd of the community. The outsto.nding progress in the lo.nguo.go teo.ching field hoe been very largely duo to the work of Dr 1U:fonso. I co.nnot o.dvquntely expross my gratitude to him o.nd to other members of the Dopo.rtment £or their support during my headship.

12. Publications

Pulvers, R .. , "Molnncholio. 11, o. short story, Canberra. Times,

Juno 1973.

Pulvore, R., "Jo.po.n 1 s 1lo.r o:f Rosos" , o.rticlo a.bout contomp­orary Jo.po.nose theatre, Austro.lio.n Thoo.tre Review, Vol. 1 • No . 1 • Sept. .1 973, publlilhed by the Interno.tio:nnl Theo.t-re Institute, Sydney.

Pul vors, R $ , "Bones II , 0. play, La rJJn.mn. Theo. t:..~e, Melbourne , December 1973.

Pulvcrs, R., "Go.rem.a. Girdio", street thc..:o.tro commissioned by the Depo.rtmont 0£ the Co.pito.l Territory , produced by tho Austro.lio.n Theo.tro llorkshop , Co.nborro., Doc. 1973.

Witkicwicz S.I., tra.ns. Pulvers, R., "Two-Hoo.dod Co.lf" Tra.nslntod from Polish, produced by thu Totem Thco.trc, .ii..lico Springs; tro.nslo.tion o.nd tro.vel gro.nt from thu Austr~lio.n Council for the Arts.

Professor E.s~ Cro.wcour, Hoo.d, Depo.rtme:·'lt ,of' Ja.120.noso~

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THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF JAPANESE ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE

% of' number onrollod ;;; of' number sitting

1 2 3 4

Enrolled Subject a.s a.t Sitting Unsta.go or unit 30.4.73

J.L\.P I 32 27 5 1 OOl"b 845~ 1 6~6

J.A.P II 21 18 3 1 OO~b 867~ 14~~

JAP IIH 7 7 1001~ 1005~

JAP III 11 9 2 100% 82% 18%

J !-i..P IIIH 4 4 100% 100%

INT. JAE 9 8 1 LIT. 100~~ 89~b 11 ~

LITERARY 3 3 J.L"Jl. 100% 1005b

Enrollc.;d (a.s a.t 30.4.:z3l

Fi:nn.l Honours

Masters Qunlif'ying

J.V10.stcrs Degroou 1 Full-time

J?h.D.

5

Fa.ilurc

5 16~;;

9 43%

Sittin_g

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Sitting HD D CR PM p N

27 3 10 5 4 5 100% 11 r;; 375~ 19.% 15% 18}b

18 2 2 2 3 9 100% 11 % 11 ~~ 11 ~b 17); 50%

7 2 4 1 100% 29% 571b 147~

9 1 4 1 3 100% 11 ~~ 4476 11 % 34%

4 2 2 1007~ 50% 50%

8 1 3 3 1 89% 11 5~ 33% 33% 11 %

3 2 1 1007;; 67% 335b

Rusults