ATS1141 Japanese introductory 1 (Monash University): rated 3.8/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
ATS1141 is a Monash University course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Arts and Social Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 日语入门1
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
ATS1141 has 10 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "You should definitely try to learn hirigana really fast, we haven’t started looking at katakana but I’m pretty sure we are supposed to start learning it soon. Also we’ve basically just learnt really basic introductions like “nice to meet you” and stuff 😭 this week they taught u…"
On Reddit: "hey! i would say even as a complete beginner it's a pretty easy unit. if you wanna give yourself a head start, i'd recommend studying how to read katakana and hiragana before the unit starts (though you will spend the first 2 weeks learning it)! the learning team are really good…"
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Q: Is ATS1141 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ATS1141, and when is it offered?
A: ATS1141 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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