JAPN1401 Japanese 1 (University of Western Australia): rated 3.8/5 overall across 19 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
JAPN1401 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Social Sciences in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 日语1
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides an introduction to contemporary spoken and written Japanese. The main objective of the unit is for students to develop the basics of everyday communication and communication skills in Japanese by the end of the semester.
JAPN1401 has 19 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 4.2 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 12 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.2 stars); 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "Don’t do it…unless you have taken Japanese in high school before, this course will be super hard. I had to drop out."
On Reddit: "I did the unit in my undergrad. Very straight forward and relatively easy unit if you already know how to write and read hiragana/katakana. You learn and are tested on 15-20 kanji. It's basic grammar like adjectives + nouns, possessive, destination/location, 'and', listing items…"
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is JAPN1401 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 19 reviews: usefulness 4.2/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches JAPN1401, and when is it offered?
A: JAPN1401 is taught by the School of Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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