Japanese provides students with the
opportunity to reflect on their understanding
of the Japanese language and the
communities that use it, while also assisting
in the effective negotiation of experiences
and meaning across cultures and
languages. Students participate in a range of
interactions in which they exchange
meaning, develop intercultural
understanding and become active
participants in understanding and
constructing written, spoken and visual texts.
Students communicate with people from
Japanese-speaking communities to
understand the purpose and nature of
language and to gain understanding of
linguistic structures. They acquire language
in social and cultural settings and
communicate across a range of contexts for
a variety of purposes.
Students experience and evaluate a range
of different text types; reorganise their
thinking to accommodate other linguistic
and intercultural knowledge and textual
conventions; and create texts for a range of
contexts, purposes and audiences.
Pathways
| Objectives
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A course of study in Japanese can establish a basis for further education and employment in many professions and industries, particularly those where the knowledge of an additional language and the intercultural understanding it encompasses could be of value, such as business, hospitality, law, science, technology, sociology and education.
| By the conclusion of the course of study, students will:
- •Comprehend Japanese to understand information, ideas, opinions and experiences
- Identify tone, purpose, context and audience to infer meaning, values and attitudes.
- Analyse and evaluate information and ideas to draw conclusions and justify opinions, ideas and perspectives
- Apply knowledge of Japanese language elements, structures and textual conventions to convey meaning appropriate to context, purpose, audience and cultural conventions.
- Structure, sequence and synthesise information to justify opinions, ideas and perspectives
- Use strategies to maintain communication and exchange meaning in Japanese.
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Structure
Unit 1
| Unit 2
| Unit 3
| Unit 4
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私のくらし
My world
- Family/carers and
friends
- Lifestyle and leisure
- Education
| 私達のまわり
Exploring our world
- Travel
- Technology and
media
- The contribution of
Japanese culture to
the world
| 私達の社会
Our society
- Roles and
relationships
- Socialising and
connecting with my
peers
- Groups in society
| 私の将来
My future
- Finishing secondary
school, plans and
reflections
- Responsibilities and
moving on
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Assessment
Schools devise assessments in Units 1 and 2 to suit their local context.
In Units 3 and 4 students complete four summative assessments. The results from
each of the assessments are added together to provide a subject score out of 100.
Students will also receive an overall subject result (A–E).
Summative assessments
Unit 3
| Unit 4
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Summative internal assessment 1 (IA1):
• Examination — short response
| 15%
| Summative internal assessment 3 (IA3):
• Extended response
| 30%
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Summative internal assessment 2 (IA2):
• Examination — combination response
| 30%
| Summative external assessment (EA):
• Examination — combination response
| 25%
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Prerequisite: Minimum Pass Grade in Year 10 Japanese
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