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
Years 5 and 6 Japanese
The nature of the learners At this level, students are widening their social networks, experiences and communication repertoires in both their first language and Japanese. They continue to need guidance and participate in structured, collaborative tasks …
Years 5 and 6 | 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
Achievement Standard Japanese Years 3 and 4
By the end of Year 4, students interact with the teacher and peers in regular classroom routines and structured interactions. They understand and respond to instructions related to classroom organisation and activities, for example, ペア に なって ください。大きい こえ で いって ください。. …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLJAU124
Recognise that there are differences in how language is used in different cultural and social contexts, such as ways of greeting and addressing people[Key concepts: variation, context, culture; Key processes: exploring, identifying, comparing]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLJAU124 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLJAC130
Locate and process specific points of information in familiar types of written, spoken, multimodal and digital texts associated with people, places and objects[Key concepts: information, research, data; Key processes: locating, collecting, classifying, …
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLJAC130 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLJAU144
Understand that the ways people use language reflect where and how they live and what is important to them[Key concepts: cultural expression, values, respect, gestures; Key processes: observing, comparing, discussing, interpreting]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLJAU144 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLJAC181
Engage in discussions and comparisons of young people’s interests, activities and lifestyles[Key concepts: perspectives, relationships, youth culture, social practices; Key processes: discussing, describing, reciprocating]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLJAC181 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU122
understanding the use of common suffixes such as さん or くん or titles such as せんせい to address and refer to other people, for example, Luke くん and White せんせい
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU122 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU126
exploring the meaning of ‘culture’, how it involves visible elements, such as ways of eating or symbols such as flags, and invisible elements, such as how people live, how they think about themselves and others and how they relate to their environmen …
Elaboration | ACLJAU126 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAC136
considering how some aspects of Australian ways of communicating such as greetings, responding to thanks or using direct eye contact may be interpreted by people from a Japanese cultural background
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAC136 | 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 (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 (1) ACLJAU142
noticing differences in the ways in which both Japanese and English speakers communicate with different people, for example, with young children, with unfamiliar adults or with elderly people
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU142 | 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 ACLJAU144
understanding that language carries information about the people who use it and that common expressions often reflect cultural values, for example, the importance of respect for older people is reflected in terms of address in Japanese
Elaboration | ACLJAU144 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAC146
planning and organising activities such as a class event, visit or performance, using language related to place, people, time and numbers and creating promotional materials, for example, たいこ の えんそう、木(もく)よう日(び)、十一時、たいいくかん
Elaboration | ACLJAC146 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAC148
surveying and compiling information about young people’s interests and preferences in different contexts, such as favourite activities, television and websites, preferred means of transport or communication, or leisure activities at different times of …
Elaboration | ACLJAC148 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAC155
exploring the idea of stereotypes and how people think about others from different cultural backgrounds
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAC155 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU158
describing locations of homes, people, animals and items, using basic structures, for example, noun は place に あります。 noun は place に います。
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU158 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum