Japanese
What's it all about?
Students acquire communication skills in Japanese. Based on the knowledge and contents they learned in Year 7, 8 and 9 levels, they develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students’ horizons about the personal, social, cultural and employment opportunities that are available in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. The interdependence of countries and communities requires people to negotiate experiences and meanings across languages and cultures.
What type of things will I do?
By the end of Level 10, students use Japanese to share information, experiences and views related to their social worlds using rehearsed and spontaneous language. They use correct pronunciation, including that of borrowed words, and adopt appropriate rhythm and phrasing to allow for others.
In addition, students produce informative and imaginative texts, appropriate to audience and purpose, in a wide range of format, such as diary entries, letters and brochures. Students understand the functions of the different scripts within text, for example, hiragana for grammatical elements; katakana for borrowed words and some onomatopoeia; and kanji for nouns, verbs, adjectives and some adverbs.
What will I learn?
TOPICS
Hobbies and interests
Describing personality and appearance
Activities you can do in Japan (4 seasons)
Giving directions (Travelling)
What can this lead to?
POSSIBLE PATHWAY |
YEAR COURSES OFFERED |
YEAR 10 Japanese |
YEAR 11 |
YEAR 12 |
Why choose this subject?
Choose this subject if you are interested in learning about Japanese language and culture.