Japanese - Elective subject
Japanese culture influences many areas of contemporary Australian society, including the arts, design, technology, fashion, popular culture and cuisine. Students build on their mastery of hiragana and katakana and understand sound variation in the pronunciation of borrowed words. They use a greater number of kanji and increasingly apply their understanding of known kanji to predict the meaning of unfamiliar words Students expand the range and nature of their learning experiences and of the contexts within which they communicate with others. They have a growing awareness of the diversity of languages, cultures, and forms of intercultural communication. Students become more fluent and accurate in both spoken and written language production. They gain more control of grammatical and textual elements. They use expressive and descriptive language to discuss feelings, opinions and experiences.
TOPICS
| | TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | TERM 4 |
YEAR 9 | Staying Healthy In this unit, you will be learning about food in Japan and staying healthy. | Travel Trends In this unit, you will be learning about travelling in Japan. You will learn about various places in Japan and what tourists like to do in the places. | Where do you shop? In this unit, you will compare an Australian Shopping centre to a shopping centre located in Japan. | Entertainment In this unit you will be learning about entertainment in Japan. You will look at various types of entertainment throughout the term. |
YEAR 10 | Education In this unit, students focus on schooling systems in Australia and Japan | Home Stay In this unit, students explore home life in Japan and the similarities and differences with Australian home life. | Best Jobs In this unit, students will focus on part time jobs, career aspirations and future goals. | Teenage Life In this unit, students will explore the ways in which people communicate about youth-related social issues in Japan and Australia.
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ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Students are assessed on two strands of criteria: COMMUNICATING and UNDERSTANDING. There are a number of sub-strands that exist under these criteria:
| COMMUNICATING: | UNDERSTANDING: |
| Socialising | Systems of language |
| Informing | Language variation and change |
| Creating | Role of language and culture |
| Translating | |
| Reflecting | |
Students will engage with a range of language-learning texts and supporting materials, such as textbooks, modified and authentic texts, film/video clips, media texts and online materials. They also draw increasingly on texts produced for young people in Japan, such as short stories, songs, poems, films, video clips, blogs and social media texts.