Elaboration (2) ACLJAC137
noticing and comparing their own and one another’s ways of communicating, identifying any elements that reflect cultural differences or influences of other languages, including those from the Asia region
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAC137 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU138
recognising that there are 19 distinct consonants in Japanese (k, g, s, sh, z, j, t, ch, ts, d, n, h, f, b, p, m, y, r, w) and five vowels (a, i, u, e, o)
Elaboration | ACLJAU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU138
understanding the system of basic Japanese sound combinations, that is, a vowel can be attached to most consonants to produce a kana
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU138
understanding that vowel length can differentiate words in Japanese, for example, ‘e’ (え) for a picture and ‘ee’ (ええ) for ‘yeah’
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU138
recognising the concept of the minimum unit of rhythm in Japanese (‘foot’ or フット) and that one foot in Japanese consists of two moras, for example, ごちそうさま is pronounced as a three-foot word ごち・そう・さま
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLJAU138
demonstrating understanding of the differences in pronunciation of English and Japanese versions of loan words such as バナナ、ペット、サッカー
Elaboration (4) | ACLJAU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU139
learning how to use the character chart as a systematic framework for reading and writing
Elaboration | ACLJAU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU139
understanding that there is a stroke order for both kana and kanji
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU139
recognising that Japanese has various printed fonts and that handwritten forms of several characters differ from the printed versions in most fonts, for example, き、さ、ふ、ら、り
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU139
learning to read and write words using kana
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU140
developing metalanguage for communicating about language, using concepts such as parts of speech, for example, ‘noun’, ‘verb’ and ‘adjective’
Elaboration | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU140
understanding the rules of Japanese word order (subject + object + verb), the use of associated particles は、を、と、も、に, and the use of が in formulaic expressions, for example, noun が すき です。
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU140
describing actions using verb ます form, for example, すし を たべます。
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU140
understanding the rules for conjugating verbs, such as ～ます、～>ましょう、～ました、～ません
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLJAU140
understanding that Japanese uses name + suffix instead of pronouns when referring to other people, for example, John くん、はなさん、 Grant せんせい
Elaboration (4) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLJAU140
indicating time and frequency using expressions such as まいにち、ときどき
Elaboration (5) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLJAU140
describing people, animals, places and things using adjective–noun phrases, for example, 大きい 目、おいしい もも
Elaboration (6) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLJAU140
understanding time words associated with days of the week, months of the year and seasons
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACLJAU140
building vocabulary that relates to familiar environments in daily life and personal worlds and that can be used for cross-curricular content learning
Elaboration (8) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (9) ACLJAU140
beginning to use counters in Japanese, for example, ～人、～さい、～月
Elaboration (9) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum