Foundation to Year 2 Japanese

The nature of the learners Children enter the early years of schooling with established communication skills in one or more languages and varying degrees of early literacy capability. For young students, learning typically focuses on their immediate …

Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Japanese Foundation to Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students interact with the teacher and peers through play- and action-related language. They use formulaic expressions and appropriate gestures in everyday interactions such as exchanging greetings and farewells, for example, …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLJAC113

Convey factual information about self, family, friends and significant objects, using simple statements, gestures and support materials[Key concepts: self, family, immediate environment; Key processes: naming, labelling, presenting, describing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLJAC113 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLJAC119

Use simple statements and gestures to express aspects of self, such as membership of family, friendship, gender, school/class or cultural groups[Key concepts: identity, self, group, communication; Key processes: describing, explaining, identifying]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLJAC119 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLJAC127

Interact with the teacher and peers to exchange information about self, family, friends and favourite things, and likes and dislikes, and to express praise, support and respect for others[Key concepts: communication, information, self, family, respect; …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLJAC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACLJAC109

describing friends, favourite things and objects, using visual, concrete and digital support material, for example, これ　は　ねずみ　です。ちいさい　です。かわいい　です。 はいいろ　です。 すいか　です。おいしい　です。 ちいさい　目(め)　です。

Elaboration (5) | ACLJAC109 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLJAC113

making simple spoken statements about friends, family or favourite characters, for example, げんき、やさしい、おもしろい、つよい、しずか, using images or support materials

Elaboration (4) | ACLJAC113 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC118

comparing aspects of Australian and Japanese children’s lifestyles, such as ways of playing games じゃんけん、eating food (using chopsticks and formulaic language) or addressing family members and friends

Elaboration (1) | ACLJAC118 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC127

exchanging information and building vocabulary to communicate about self, friends or family, using simple statements such as かぞく　は　六人　です。おとうさん　と　おかあさん　と　おねえさん　と　ぼく　と　いもうと　と　あかちゃん　です。いもうと　 は　五さい　 です。おかあさん　は　やさしい　です。

Elaboration (1) | ACLJAC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLJAC131

describing family members and friends, identifying relationships such as お母(かあ)さん, using simple descriptive, modelled language and supporting resources, for example, これ　は　わたし　の　お父(とう)さん　です。Ken　です。お父(とう)さん　は　やきゅう　が　すきです。お父(とう)さん　は　やさしい　です。

Elaboration | ACLJAC131 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC137

sharing ideas about their family cultures, creating visual or digital representations of their families, friendship groups and communities, and listing key terms and expressions associated with each group

Elaboration (1) | ACLJAC137 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLJAU142

reflecting on how they communicate with their own family and friends and with people less close to them, noticing differences in language use and communicative behaviour

Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU142 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACLJAC145

recounting experiences with own family and friends, for example, 土(ど)よう日(び)　に　ともだち　と　うみ　に　いきました。たん生日(じょうび)　に　ケーキ　を　たべました。

Elaboration (5) | ACLJAC145 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU160

observing how language use reflects respect and social distance, such as showing respect for authority figures, for example, しつれいします。よろしく　おねがいします。, or expressing familiarity with friends by using first names rather than surnames

Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU160 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLJAC164

creating displays, presentations or performances for family, friends or the school community to showcase their progress in learning and using Japanese

Elaboration (3) | ACLJAC164 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLJAU178

explaining variation in language use between people of different ages and relationships, for example, 母(はは), お母(かあ)さん and ～先生, ～さん; avoiding あなた when showing politeness; the frequent use of わたし to avoid foregrounding oneself; using ～くん or ～さんwhen speaking …

Elaboration | ACLJAU178 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLJAC001

describing aspects of their personal worlds, for example, friends, family, pets, teachers, school and interests, using expressions such as noun は　adjective　です。わたしの　ともだちは　おもしろい　です。

Elaboration (4) | ACLJAC001 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLJAC002

working together to create displays, presentations or performances to showcase their Japanese learning for family, friends or school community

Elaboration | ACLJAC002 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLJAC008

collaborating with peers and the teacher to translate and interpret familiar texts in Japanese such as emails and phone conversations between friends or self-introductions, noticing similarities and differences between Japanese interactions and their …

Elaboration | ACLJAC008 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU016

identifying language use associated with gender, age, social status or the purpose of interaction, for example, ぼく、 わたし、 はい、 うん、 こんにちは、 ハロー、 さようなら、 バイバイ、 and recognising the importance of using appropriate forms of address when interacting with different …

Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU016 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum